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Texas AG Spurs National Reform for General Mills

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Texas Attorney General (AG) Ken Paxton announced that General Mills has agreed to remove petroleum-based artificial dyes from its cereals and school food products throughout the U.S. by summer 2026, and from its entire U.S....more

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Notable Ruling Roundup - June 2025 #2

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Our notable ruling roundup aims to keep our readers up to date on recent rulings in the food & consumer packaged goods space. John Daly, et al. v. The Wonderful Company, LLC, No. 1:24-cv-01267 (N.D. Ill. – March 3, 2025):...more

Freiberger Haber LLP

Licorice Sticks and New York’s General Business Law

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In Libman v. Hershey Co., 2025 N.Y. Slip Op. 31769(U), (Sup. Ct., N.Y. County May 5, 2025) (here), the motion court was asked to consider whether a front-of-the-package label on the Twizzlers candy wrapper violated General...more

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

Ninth Circuit Finds Protein False Labeling Cases Are Preempted

On August 14, 2023, a panel of judges for the United State Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a published opinion affirming dismissal of two complaints alleging that food product labels advertising the amount of...more

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Weekly Notable Ruling Roundup - June 2023 #2

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Our weekly roundup aims to keep our readers up to date on recent notable rulings in the food & consumer packaged goods space. Kasama Brand v. KSF Acquisition Corp. dba Slimfast, No. 3:22-cv-00392-LAB-JLB (S.D. Cal. –...more

Proskauer - Advertising Law

Let it “Bee”: Ninth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Trader Joe’s Manuka Honey Advertising Suit

A Ninth Circuit panel recently affirmed dismissal of a putative consumer class action alleging Trader Joe’s misleadingly labeled its store brand honey as “100% New Zealand Manuka Honey,” where plaintiffs’ pollen content...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Meatless Meat Update - UPDATED November 2020

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We have blogged on several occasions, most recently on June 4, 2020, about state laws attempting to shield traditional producers of meat and poultry from competition from producers of plant- and cell-based meat. These...more

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Food & Beverage Litigation Update l December 2019

LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - FDA Issues Warning Letters, Consumer Update On CBD, Sparking Litigation Against CBD Cos. - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a consumer update on cannabidiol...more

McGuireWoods LLP

New Flavor of Labeling Lawsuits: Plaintiffs Allege False Vanilla Claims

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Those who work in food labeling litigation are used to seeing vanilla complaints — that is, standard pleadings asserting the same allegations about label statements again and again. A new trend, however, has spawned several...more

Proskauer - Advertising Law

Second Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Truffle Kerfuffle

Last year, we wrote about Jessani et al v. Monini North America, a case in the Southern District of New York in which the court dismissed as a matter of law plaintiffs’ complaint alleging that Monini falsely advertised its...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Food and Beverage Law Update: June 2018

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Wage and Hour - Decision Upholds Class Action Waivers in Arbitration Clauses, Resolves Circuit Split - The U.S. Supreme Court issued a long-awaited decision in Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis on May 21, 2018, holding that...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Class Dismissed

The Last Straw: Northern District of New York Chucks “Garden Veggie Straws” Case

On April 17, 2018, the Northern District of New York dismissed a false advertising case against the Hain Celestial Group, Inc. based on the allegedly misleading packaging of Hain’s “Garden Veggie Straws.” Solak v. Hain...more

Proskauer - Advertising Law

Snack Bar Class Action is KIND-ly Stayed Pending USDA Regulation on Bioengineered Food

Earlier this month, Judge William H. Pauley III in the Southern District of New York stayed a lawsuit against the snack bar maker KIND LLC, styled as a class action, alleging that KIND falsely marketed its products as “all...more

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Not So Sweet: The Debate Over Evaporated Cane Juice

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FDA’s final guidance expresses its view that the phrase “evaporated cane juice” is false and misleading. “Evaporated cane juice” has become a popular ingredient in everything from yogurt to cookies, attracting consumers...more

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Sugar Rush: FDA Rejects Use of “Evaporated Cane Juice” to Describe Sweeteners

For years, food companies have been using the term “evaporated cane juice” in the ingredients list on food products. This has resulted in a number of lawsuits by consumers claiming that the term misled them into thinking...more

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