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Red Flags Over Red 40: Heightened Regulatory Scrutiny on Use of Artificial Food Dyes

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The regulatory landscape for consumer-packaged goods (CPG) brands is shifting, with artificial food dyes emerging as a central focus of both state and federal scrutiny. Recent actions by the federal and state governments,...more

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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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General Mills Agrees to Stop Using Artificial Dyes After Texas AG’s Biting Investigation

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Texas AG Ken Paxton announced that General Mills, Inc. has agreed to remove artificial dyes from its products to resolve an investigation into the company’s alleged misrepresentations about the health of its products in...more

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Trial Court Strikes Down California’s Prop 65 Acrylamide Warning Requirements

A Federal District Court in California has ruled that Proposition 65 warning requirements for dietary acrylamide are unconstitutional. The California Chamber of Commerce (“CalChamber”) sued five years ago challenging the...more

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Recent Investigations by the Texas Attorney General Piggyback on Federal ‘Make America Healthy Again’ Initiatives

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton recently announced that his office is investigating some of the country’s most ubiquitous home brands — including Colgate-Palmolive, Proctor & Gamble, and General Mills — for allegedly...more

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Healthy or Not? FDA Explains New Standards in Latest Webinar

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On April 10, 2025, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a pre-recorded webinar outlining the updated "healthy" nutrient content claim rule. As we previously discussed, the rule will go into effect on April 28,...more

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Texas AG Has No Taste for Kellogg’s Alleged Misrepresentations about Artificial Dyes

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Texas AG Ken Paxton has opened an investigation into WK Kellogg Co. in connection with allegations that the company misrepresented whether its products contained artificial dyes and preservatives in violation of state...more

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Q4 2024: Food and CPG Legal Trends

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We are pleased to share our Q4 Food and Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) Legal Trends report. This report is a bite-size version of our annual year in review, providing timely insights on legal trends in the space. In Q4 of...more

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New York Attorney General Sues JBS for its Climate Claims

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New York State Attorney General Letitia James has filed a lawsuit against beef producer JBS in state court. The allegations center around JBS’s allegedly misleading marketing claims related to its commitment to reduce climate...more

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Alert Newsletter: Challenge To Coffee-Causes-Cancer Label To Continue, Possibly Resolve Dozens of Lawsuits Against Businesses

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Challenge To Coffee-Causes-Cancer Label To Continue, Possibly Resolve Dozens of Lawsuits Against Businesses - Legal Newsline - A California federal court has refused to throw out a lawsuit that challenges the state’s...more

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California Chamber of Commerce Challenges Proposition 65 Acrylamide Warning for Foods

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On October 7, 2019, the California Chamber of Commerce (“CalChamber”) filed a lawsuit against California Attorney General Xavier Becerra in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California. The lawsuit seeks to...more

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Should Food Products With Acrylamide Be Exempted From Proposition 65?

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On October 7, 2019, the California Chamber of Commerce filed suit against the State of California requesting that a federal district court enjoin the State and private enforcers from requiring Proposition 65 warnings on foods...more

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California Chamber of Commerce Challenges Prop. 65 Warning for Acrylamide in Food and Beverage Products

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The California Chamber of Commerce has filed a lawsuit seeking to prevent the state from “enforcing a requirement to provide a false, misleading, and highly controversial cancer warning for food and beverage [] products that...more

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Food & Beverage Litigation Update l July 2019 #3

LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - AGs Submit Comment to FDA on Cannabis - A group of 38 state attorneys general have submitted a letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in response to the agency’s...more

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