Food & Beverage Litigation & Regulatory Update

Category: Issue 358

  • FDA Issues Terms for Voluntary Compliance with Menu Labeling Regulations

    The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a notice specifying the terms and conditions for voluntary compliance with section 4205 of the Affordable Care Act of 2010, which established nutritional labeling requirements for chain restaurants with more than 20 locations and vending machine operators with more than 20 machines. Other retailers not covered by…

  • APHIS Announces Biennial Review and Reorganization of Select Agent and Toxin List

    The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking under the Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002, soliciting feedback on the list of select agents and toxins that could pose “a severe threat to animal or plant health, or to animal or plant products.” APHIS…

  • FTC Chair Testifies About Aggressive Children’s Privacy Agenda

    During a recent Senate committee hearing on consumer privacy, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Jon Leibowitz described “aggressive” efforts the agency has undertaken to protect children’s online privacy. He referred to actions taken over the past decade against website operators that collected information from children without parental consent, as required by federal law. Among the…

  • Senator Leahy Proposes Jail Time for Food Contaminators

    Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) has introduced legislation that would give federal prosecutors the authority to seek prison sentences up to 10 years for those who “knowingly place contaminated food products into the nation’s food supply.” Explaining his reason for introducing the Food Safety Enhancement Act (S.3669), the senator referred to the Salmonella contamination of peanut…