Category: Issue 429
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Court Affirms $2 Million Supply Chain Damages Award from 2008 Contaminated Beef Recall
A federal court in Minnesota has determined that General Mills Operations, LLC was entitled to an award of prejudgment interest of 10 percent per year from the date it provided a written notice of claim to the company that supplied it with contaminated beef products subject to a recall in 2008. Gen. Mills Operations, LLC…
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Organic Farmers Fail to Show Controversy, Patent Invalidation Suit Against Monsanto Dismissed
A federal court in New York has dismissed, for lack of jurisdiction, the claims filed by numerous organic farming interests seeking a declaration that they are not infringing Monsanto’s genetically modified (GM) seed patents, the patents are invalid and unenforceable and the company would not be entitled to remedies against them. Organic Seed Growers &…
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California Legislation Would Limit Sale of Sports Drinks in Schools
California Assembly Member Das Williams (D-Santa Barbara) recently introduced a bill (A.B. 1746) that would restrict the sale of sports drinks from middle and high schools throughout the state. If enacted, the legislation would prohibit the sale of “electrolyte replacement beverages” during school hours as of July 1, 2013. “Sports drinks are an inappropriate option…
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Danish Minister Calls for Improved EU Animal Welfare Standards
Danish Food and Agriculture Minister Mette Gjerskov has reportedly urged the European Union (EU) and its member states to support improved animal welfare standards. In January 2012, the European Commission released a new animal welfare strategy, details of which were covered in Issue 425 of this Update. Speaking to an international conference in Brussels, Belgium,…
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CDC Report Highlights Sugar Consumption of Kids and Adolescents
A recent data brief issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has suggested that children and adolescents consume more added sugar calories from food as opposed to beverages. According to the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), which relied on data from the National Health and Examination Survey, “Boys consumed more calories…