USDA Withdraws Organic Livestock and Poultry Rule -
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has issued a final rule withdrawing the Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices Rule, leaving existing organic regulations in...more
3/19/2018
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Livestock Protocol ,
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Wendy's
US, EU Near Agreement on Shellfish Trade -
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed to allow the import of raw bivalve molluscan shellfish—including clams, mussels, oysters and scallops—harvested in the...more
3/12/2018
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Natural Products ,
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UK ,
Yelp
Proposition 65 -
After California voters approved the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 (Prop. 65), the state’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) began publishing a list of...more
12/28/2017
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Drinking Water ,
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Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Food Supply ,
Genetically Engineered Animals ,
GMO ,
Natural Products ,
Pesticides ,
Product Labels ,
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Safe Drinking Water Act ,
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A state senator in Pennsylvania has reportedly announced plans to introduce a bill that would bar any municipality in the state from levying a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs). If enacted, the bill could invalidate the...more
12/11/2017
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Department of Labor (DOL) ,
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Food Service Workers ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
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Grocery Stores ,
Natural Products ,
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Popular ,
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Restaurant Industry ,
Soda Tax ,
Tip Credit ,
Tip-Pooling ,
Tipped Employees ,
Wage and Hour ,
Whole Foods
NOSB Votes to Continue Allowing Hydroponics -
The National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) has reportedly voted to continue allowing food grown in water-based nutrient solutions to be labeled “organic,” rejecting a...more
11/6/2017
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Copyright Litigation ,
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Farms ,
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Food Labeling ,
GMO ,
Health Claims ,
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Lanham Act ,
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Organic ,
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UK ,
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Furans in Baby Food May Pose Health Risk, EFSA Reports -
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has issued an assessment of the risks of furans and related compounds 2- and 3-methylfurans, concluding that they pose a...more
10/30/2017
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Nutritional Supplements ,
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Supply Chain ,
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Trains ,
Transit Authority ,
Transportation Industry ,
USDA ,
Wine & Alcohol ,
WTO
Chicago Repeals SSB Tax After Two Months of Enforcement -
Chicago officials have voted to repeal a sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) tax approved in November 2016 by the Cook County Board of Commissioners but delayed by a...more
10/16/2017
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Burger King ,
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Energy Drinks ,
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Repeal ,
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SCOTUS ,
Soda Tax ,
Tipped Employees ,
Tips ,
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As plant-based beverages appear on more store shelves, the definition of “milk” has become the center of a dispute involving legislatures, regulators, litigators and industry groups. Shook Partners Katie Gates Calderon and...more
8/28/2017
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Red Bull ,
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JAMA Study and Editorial Call for Improvements in Cosmetic Regulation and Surveillance -
In response to a study analyzing adverse events for cosmetics and personal care products, the Journal of the American Medical...more
7/19/2017
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Cosmetics ,
Dietary Supplements ,
EU ,
European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
JAMA ,
Microbeads ,
Natural Products ,
Personal Care Products ,
Pollution Control ,
Product Packaging ,
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Cruz-Alvarez and Canfield Examine Recent Ruling on Website Access for Visually Impaired -
Food and beverage companies offering retail sales on the web are facing a wave of lawsuits filed by visually impaired plaintiffs...more
7/17/2017
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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
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Food Labeling ,
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Lead ,
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Sales Tax ,
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Winn-Dixie Stores
FDA Delays Compliance Date for Nutrition Facts Labeling -
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that it will postpone the deadline for food companies to use a revised Nutrition Facts label on packaged...more
6/19/2017
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Chipotle Grill ,
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USDA
Brazilian Meatpacker to Pay $3.2 Billion to Settle Bribery Charges -
The holding company of Brazilian meatpacker JBS SA has reportedly agreed to pay a $3.2billion fine for the company’s involvement in a graft and bribery...more
6/5/2017
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