Food & Beverage Litigation & Regulatory Update

Category: Issue 532

  • Senators Seek Update on FDA Plan to Combat Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

    U.S. Sens. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) have written a July 28, 2014, letter to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Margaret Hamburg, requesting additional information about how the agency plans to implement and evaluate new policies designed to combat the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Noting that “four times as…

  • House Lawmaker Introduces National Soft Drink Tax

    U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) has reportedly introduced legislation (H.R. 5279) seeking to implement a nationwide sugar-sweetened beverage tax. Dubbed the SWEET Act, the measure “would institute a tax of 1 cent per teaspoon of caloric sweetener such as sugar or high-fructose corn syrup,” according to a July 30, 2014, press release. Revenue raised by…