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3 Jun 2010, 5:43 pm
By Ricardo Carvajal – Kellogg Company has agreed to FTC’s expansion of the settlement order that the company entered into in July 2009 regarding false claims that Frosted Mini-Wheats improve children’s attention (see our prior post here). [read post]
24 Oct 2011, 5:02 pm
By Ricardo Carvajal – The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a district court’s dismissal of an action alleging consumer fraud in food labeling claims for fiber. [read post]
9 Sep 2010, 12:25 pm
By Ricardo Carvajal – In late August, FDA issued warning letters to Unilever and Dr. [read post]
1 Jun 2012, 1:08 am
By Ricardo Carvajal - FDA denied a citizen petition submitted by the Corn Refiners Association ("CRA") which asked FDA to authorize the use of “corn sugar” as a common or usual name for high fructose corn syrup ("HFCS"), and to amend certain regulations that reference “corn sugar” so as to eliminate those references or replace them with the term “dextrose. [read post]
8 Nov 2010, 11:53 am
By Ricardo Carvajal – A California district court dismissed a class action lawsuit alleging that baked-goods products manufactured by Hostess Brands, Inc. are marketed in violation of California law because they are promoted as containing “0 grams of Trans Fat” despite containing partially hydrogenated oils. [read post]
22 Aug 2012, 7:31 pm
By Ricardo Carvajal & Diane B. [read post]
13 Jan 2011, 2:10 pm
By Ricardo Carvajal & Wes Siegner – As we would wager is true of all major pieces of legislation, the Food Safety Modernization Act (“FSMA”) can be expected to have significant unanticipated consequences. [read post]
17 Jul 2009, 9:27 am
" Hat tip to Ricardo Carvajal for another great blog. [read post]
4 Jul 2012, 7:27 pm
By Ricardo Carvajal - We raised this question at the recent ABA Section of Litigation Food & Supplements Second Annual Workshop as a way of commenting on emerging threads of resistance to the imposition of greater food safety-related requirements at all levels of government, but especially at the federal level. [read post]
2 Mar 2012, 1:22 am
By Ricardo Carvajal - Last November, we noted that FDA’s regulation requiring the display on cigarette packages of graphic warnings intended to dissuade would-be smokers appeared in jeopardy at the hands of U.S. [read post]
10 Mar 2011, 9:47 pm
By Ricardo Carvajal - In an upcoming issue of the Federal Register, FDA is announcing a public meeting scheduled for March 29 to solicit comment on the import safety provisions of the Food Safety Modernization Act ("FSMA"). [read post]
11 Sep 2011, 1:10 pm
By Ricardo Carvajal – That question is presented in class actions recently filed against ConAgra Foods, Inc. in California and New York. [read post]
30 Oct 2011, 6:35 pm
By Ricardo Carvajal – NIH and USDA announced a joint workshop on Using Nanotechnology To Improve Nutrition Through Enhanced Bioavailability and Efficacy. [read post]
20 Nov 2011, 2:01 pm
By Ricardo Carvajal – Late last month, a district court issued a ruling of interest in a Lanham Act case brought by sugar producers and trade associations against corn refiners and the Corn Refiners Association ("CRA") over their marketing of high fructose corn syrup ("HFCS"). [read post]
12 Feb 2012, 2:27 pm
By Ricardo Carvajal – In a decision sure to bring joy to the U.S. [read post]
5 Jan 2011, 2:15 pm
By Ricardo Carvajal – The Food Safety Modernization Act ("FSMA") is now law. [read post]
19 Jun 2012, 1:03 am
By Ricardo Carvajal – In a relatively rare example of a request for regulatory action intended to benefit a specific racial or ethnic group, a coalition of businesses and nonprofits submitted a food additive petition (see here and here) asking FDA to amend the food additive regulation for folic acid to permit its addition to corn masa flour – a staple among populations of Latin American descent. [read post]
23 Mar 2011, 7:38 pm
By Ricardo Carvajal – The Supreme Court affirmed a 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision that allows a securities fraud class action to go forward against Matrixx Initiatives, Inc. [read post]
9 Apr 2012, 5:30 pm
By Ricardo Carvajal – Warning letters issued by FDA since late February provide an indication of the types of violations that could trigger reinspection fees under the authority provided by the Food Safety Modernization Act (“FSMA”). [read post]
1 Jul 2010, 5:15 pm
By Ricardo Carvajal – The Supreme Court overturned a district court decision, affirmed by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, that enjoined the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service ("APHIS") from partially deregulating Roundup Ready Alfalfa ("RRA") and prohibited the planting of RRA until APHIIS completes an Environmental Impact Statement ("EIS") as required under the National Environmental Policy Act ("NEPA"). [read post]
