Can Food Really Be Medicine? Transforming Health Care One Bite at a Time – Diagnosing Health Care Video Podcast
Podcast - 2024 Election Impacts on Food and Agriculture Policy
GLP-1 Drugs and Cultivated Meat: What’s the Impact on the Food and Agriculture Industry?
Video: Food for Thought and Thoughts on Food: Innovating USDA Science with Sanah Baig, Deputy Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics
Food for Thought and Thoughts on Food: A Discussion on Scaling in Food and Other Industries
A Look Into the FDA and USDA Regulatory Regimes
How Restaurants Are Adapting to the Post-COVID World
Cybersecurity Threats Facing Food and Agribusiness Companies & the Preparation and Protection Safeguards to Help Mitigate Them
Stoel Rives | Deeply Rooted Podcast S2E5: Jeffrey Chang, President of FPS Food Process Solutions, On Starting a Commercial Manufacturing Business as an Immigrant and the Opportunities for the Industry
[Podcast] Cellular Agriculture and the Evolving Legal/Regulatory Landscape: A Conversation with Ahmed Khan
USDA FSIS Proposes to Declare Salmonella an Adulterant in Breaded Stuffed Raw Chicken Products
I Wish I Knew What I Know Now: Conversations with AGG on FDA Issues - Business Divorces in the Food and Supplements Space
The Buzz, An Economic Development Podcast | Episode 50: Nexsen Pruet Attorneys Julie mEdich and John Skvarla
The Responsible Corporate Officer Doctrine and the Food, Beverage and Agribusiness Industry — What You Need to Know
Analyzing the Growing Complexity of Food Law, Industry Advances and the Road Ahead Under a New Administration
From Regenerative Agriculture to Transparent Processes — Organic Farming and Supply Chain Challenges and Opportunities
From FDA to USDA – the Alphabet Soup of Regulatory Agencies and How the Government Has Permitted Some Flexibility During the Pandemic
From Business Viability and Cashflow Analysis to First Payment Rights — Restructuring and Bankruptcy Considerations for the Food, Beverage and Agribusiness Industry
From Farm to Shelf – COVID’s Impact on Global Supply Chains
Episode #3 - Taufeek Shah of Lola's Fine Hot Sauce: From Farmer's Markets to Supermarkets
On April 30, 2025, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled that advertising food products containing botanicals with health claims is not permitted until the European Commission has granted the permission...more
On April 10, 2025, the FDA held a public webinar on the updated criteria for companies to use the “healthy” nutrient content claim. This webinar tracked the final rule issued on December 27, 2024....more
The FDA recently issued a final rule, which updates the definition for the implied nutrient content claim “healthy.” The definition change aims for “healthy” to be consistent with current nutrition science and Federal dietary...more
Following the social isolation and public health concerns associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, many Americans reevaluated their health and wellness priorities, creating new opportunities for food systems companies to...more
Last week, we blogged about an environmental ESG NAD challenge brought by an advocacy group; this week features a blog about an animal welfare ESG NAD challenge also brought by an advocacy group. The challenge was...more
The Ninth Circuit recently affirmed the dismissal of a putative class action alleging Trader Joe’s misled consumers by representing its Alkaline Water product as “ionized to achieve the perfect balance.” In rejecting...more
LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - USDA Receives Hundreds Of Comments On Hemp Interim Rule - Two weeks after opening a comment period on an interim final rule on hemp farming, the U.S. Department of Agriculture...more
LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - L.A. Proposal Would Require Vegan Option on Menus - A Los Angeles councilperson has reportedly introduced a motion that would require entertainment venues and other establishments...more
LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - Senate Bill to Investigate PFAS Introduced - Sens. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Gary Peters (D-Mich.) have introduced legislation that would providing...more
LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - ASA Upholds Complaints Against Ads Targeting Children - The U.K. Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld the Obesity Health Alliance’s complaints against advertisements...more
LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - FDA Commissioner Questions Milk Standards Enforcement - At a speaking engagement, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb reportedly expressed that the...more
Each month we will be sharing the PC Food Litigation Index, a summary of latest class action filings in the food and beverage industry. This data is compiled by Perkins Coie based on a review of dockets from courts...more
Subway Sweepstakes Ads Lacked Adequate Disclosures, CARU Finds - After reviewing an ad for Subway’s “Fresh Fit for Kid’s Meal” featuring premium toys and offering a sweepstakes for a tablet, the Children’s Advertising...more
Part 1: Current Trends and Ingredient Claims - Class-action lawsuits involving the false advertising of food products continue to be one of the most active areas in class litigation. Originally published in Update...more
The Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) held that the restrictions on promoting foodstuffs with nutrition and health claims not only apply to communications addressed to the general public but also to communications...more