PERKINS COIE IS PLEASED TO PUBLISH ITS Q4 FOOD AND CPG LEGAL TRENDS REPORT.
This report is a bite-sized version of our annual year in review, providing timely insights on trends so far this year. In Q4 2023, the Consumer...more
1/23/2024
/ Beverage Manufacturers ,
Class Action ,
Cosmetics ,
Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Food Labeling ,
Menu-Labeling ,
Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (MoCRA) ,
Nutritional Supplements ,
Personal Care Products ,
Product Packaging ,
Proposition 65 ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements
The USDA and the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) have set forth the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard (“the Rule”) for labeling food products that have been genetically modified. The Rule requires food...more
5/7/2018
/ Bioengineering ,
Comment Period ,
Crops ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Food Labeling ,
Food Manufacturers ,
Food Marketing ,
GMO ,
New Rules ,
Nutrition Facts Labels ,
Public Comment ,
USDA
RECENT SIGNIFICANT FILINGS -
Courts Lift Stays After FDA Stalls in Giving Guidance on ECJ -
Perera v. Pac. Foods of Or., Inc., No. 3:14-cv-2074 (N.D. Cal.): In this putative class action alleging violations of...more
1/28/2016
/ Class Action ,
False Advertising ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Food Labeling ,
Food Manufacturers ,
Food Marketing ,
Misleading Impressions ,
Monster Energy Drinks ,
Natural Products ,
Subway ,
Trader Joes
This Newsletter Aims to keep those in the food industry up to speed on developments in food labeling and nutritional content litigation.
RECENT SIGNIFICANT RULINGS -
Class Certification Denied In Popcorners “All...more
8/26/2015
/ All Natural ,
Article III ,
Breach of Warranty ,
Burger King ,
Children's Products ,
Class Action ,
CLRA ,
Declaratory Relief ,
False Advertising ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Food Labeling ,
Gerber ,
GMO ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Injury-in-Fact ,
Johnson & Johnson ,
Kellogg Company ,
Misleading Impressions ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Natural Products ,
Nestle ,
Preemption ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Standing ,
Trans Fat
THIS NEWSLETTER AIMS to keep those in the food industry up to speed on developments in food labeling and nutritional content litigation.
RECENT SIGNIFICANT RULINGS -
District Court Dismisses and Stays False...more
8/3/2015
/ All Natural ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
CLRA ,
Colgate ,
ConAgra ,
Dole Food ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Food Allergies ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Food Labeling ,
Food Manufacturers ,
Food Marketing ,
FRCP 23 ,
Gerber ,
Heinz ,
Hersheys ,
Kraft ,
Natural Products ,
Organic ,
Predominance Requirement ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Unfair Competition ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
In This Issue:
- Recent Significant Developments And Rulings
..Voluntary Dismissal in Frito-Lay Pretzel Case
..Court Denies Motion to Dismiss in Florida "Natural" Action
..Court Embraces Standing...more
9/25/2014
/ Anheuser-Busch ,
CLRA ,
Dismissals ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Food Labeling ,
Food Manufacturers ,
Frito-Lay ,
GMO ,
Kashi ,
Kellogg Company ,
Nutrition Facts Labels ,
Preemption ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Red Bull ,
Wine & Alcohol
In This Issue:
- Recent Significant Rulings
..Court Dismisses Some of Plaintiff’s Claims In Pretzel Class Action
..Courts Increasingly Rely on FDA Notice to Stay or Dismiss ECJ Claims
..Court Dismisses...more
In This Issue:
- Recent Significant Developments and Rulings
..Class Certification Denied in Ben & Jerry’s “All Natural” Ice Cream Case
..FDA Responds to Court Referrals Regarding “Natural” and...more
In This Issue:
- Recent Significant Developments and Rulings
..Court Denies Class Certification in Class Action Suit Against Ben & Jerry’s
..FDA Declines to Revise Policy on “Natural” Food Labels
..Court...more
In This Issue:
- Recent Significant Developments and Rulings
..Court Dismisses Food Labeling Complaint Because Plaintiff Can’t Be Misled By Something He Didn’t Read
..Chipotle Defeats Class Certification in...more
In This Issue:
- Recent Significant Developments and Rulings
..Class Certification Denied in Case About Coffee
..Court Dismisses Case Attacking Gerber’s Overall Marketing Message
..Court Denies Smucker’s...more
In This Issue:
- Recent Significant Developments and Rulings
..VitaRain “Natural” Caffeine Claims Against Costco Rules Preempted
..Court Refuses To Certify Most “All Natural” Claims Against Kashi and Bear...more
8/5/2013
/ Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Consumer Protection Act ,
Dismissals ,
False Advertising ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Food Labeling ,
Food Safety ,
FSMA ,
Jurisdiction ,
Preemption ,
Soda Bans ,
Vacated
In This Issue:
- Recent Significant Developments and Rulings
..Court Grants Preliminary Approval of Settlement in ConAgra’s “All Natural”
Potato Class Action
..“All Natural” Case Involving GMOs Stayed to...more