In a speech at the National Food Policy Conference in Washington, D.C., U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb reportedly summarized the agency’s plans, including (i) defining “healthy” for use...more
4/2/2018
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Washington Bans PFAs in Food Packaging -
Washington Governor Jay Inslee has signed into law the Healthy Food Packaging Act (H.B. 2658/S.B. 6396), making the state the first in the country to ban perfluorinated chemicals...more
3/26/2018
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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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GMA Conference Panels Explore Trends in Class Actions, Organic Production -
Litigation, increasing online grocery shopping and consumer concerns regarding product ingredients were hot topics at the 2018 Grocery...more
3/5/2018
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Chicago SSB Tax May Cause State to Lose Federal Funding, USDA Warns -
According to a warning letter from the U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA), the sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) tax that
took effect in the Chicago...more
2/27/2018
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Organic Group Objects to Withdrawal of OLPP -
A group of organic food producers, retailers and certifiers has published a full-page advertisement in The Washington Post containing the text of a letter to Secretary of...more
1/22/2018
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Senators Urge USDA to Implement GMO Labeling -
Several Democratic senators, with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), have sent a letter to the head of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) urging Secretary Sonny Perdue to...more
11/13/2017
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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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FDA Announces Final FSMA Produce Safety Rule -
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that the produce safety rule of the Food Safety and Modernization Act of 2010 (FSMA) is now final, establishing...more
9/25/2017
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Wine & Alcohol
FDA Seeks Comment on Regulation Changes for "Meaningful Burden Reduction" -
Implementing an executive order titled "Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs," the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has...more
9/11/2017
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Shook Partners Lindsey Heinz and Katie Gates Calderon, with Associate Hillary Nicholas, have authored an article for Law360 discussing regulations related to the use of photography during a U.S. Food and Drug Administration...more
9/5/2017
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Dominos ,
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Subway ,
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USDA
Chicago SSB Tax May Cause State to Lose Federal Funding, USDA Warns -
According to a warning letter from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) tax that took effect in the Chicago...more
8/14/2017
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NAD Says Aldi Should Change Savings Claims Ads -
The National Advertising Division (NAD) has recommended that Aldi, Inc. discontinue advertising based on a “market basket” comparison that claims consumers could save more...more
6/26/2017
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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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