Category: Issue 405
-
Processed Red Meat Consumption Allegedly Linked to Type 2 Diabetes
A recent Harvard School of Public Health study has allegedly identified a “strong association” between red meat consumption, especially processed red meat consumption, and Type 2 diabetes. An Pan, et al., “Red meat consumption and risk of type 2 diabetes: 3 cohorts of US adults and an updated meta-analysis,” American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, August…
-
Insects Touted as Sustainable Protein Source
“Insects—part delicacy, part gag—are chic again,” contends New Yorker staff writer Dana Goodyear in an August 15, 2011, article examining the rise of entomophagy, or insect-eating, among U.S. gourmands, sustainability proponents and more adventurous diners. According to Goodyear, “The current vogue reflects not only the American obsession with novelty and the upper-middle-class hunger for authenticity…
-
Food Policy Issues to Be Focus of October 2011 Conference
The Consumer Federation of America will hold its 34th Annual National Food Policy Conference on October 3-4, 2011, in Washington, D.C. Topics will include imported food safety, federal legislative priorities, food marketing and social media, and the global food system.
-
Rudd Center Announces Fall 2011 Seminar Series
Yale University’s Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity has announced its fall 2011 Seminar Series featuring the interdisciplinary work of public policy and health advocates, as well as legal and industry insights. Speakers in the series will include (i) Legacy President and CEO Cheryl Healton (Lessons Learned from the Tobacco Wars for Products Which…
-
IOM Report Targets Legal Strategies for Addressing Childhood Obesity Prevention
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) recently issued a summary of an October 21, 2010, workshop titled “Legal Strategies in Childhood Obesity Prevention,” where public policy experts and stakeholders discussed national, state and local health initiatives that employ legal strategies “to bring about change as well as the challenges in implementing these changes.” The workshop summary…
-
Philippine Banana Workers Seek Damages for DBCP Exposure
Hundreds of individually named Philippine banana plantation workers alleging physical and mental injury from exposure to pesticides have filed suit against a number of agricultural and chemical companies in a California state court seeking compensatory and punitive damages. Macasa v. Dole Food Co., No. BC467134 (Cal. Super. Ct., Los Angeles Cty., filed August 8, 2011).…
-
New Class Actions Deem Coconut Water’s Health Claims Misleading
A California resident has filed a pair of putative class actions in state court against companies that market their coconut water with purportedly exaggerated nutrient claims and overstated hydrating benefits or as a miracle cure for a host of medical problems. Shenkman v. All Mkt., Inc., No. BC 467166; Shenkman v. One World Enters. LLC, No.…
-
False Diet-Drink Claims Fail, Plaintiff Did Not Track Caloric Intake
A California consumer who alleged that he gained weight while using a diet drink has reportedly failed to demonstrate that he has standing to pursue putative class consumer-fraud claims against the manufacturer because he did not keep track of his caloric intake when he used the product. Fletcher v. Celsius Holdings, Inc., No. BC439055 (Cal. Super.…