Food & Beverage Litigation & Regulatory Update

Category: Issue 514

  • House Members Ask FDA to Relax Approach to Menu Labeling

    A number of U.S. House of Representatives members have written to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Margaret Hamburg to express concern over proposed regulations that would implement the Affordable Care Act’s requirements pertaining to the nutrition labeling of standard menu items at chain restaurants. In their February 14, 2014, letter, they claim that FDA’s…

  • Class Claims HPP-Treated Fruit Drinks Cannot Carry “Raw” Labeling

    A California resident has filed a putative nationwide class action against Suja Life, LLC, alleging that the company, which advertises and labels its juice products as “raw” and “cold-pressed,” misleads consumers because it uses a high pressure processing (HPP) treatment that alters the nutrients and live enzymes that raw-product purchasers wish to consume. Heikkila v.…