Category: Issue 560
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Study Measures Exposure to Free and Conjugated Forms of BPA
Canadian researchers have published a study measuring free and conjugated forms of bisphenol A (BPA) and triclosan (TCS) in urinary samples obtained from 2,000 pregnant women enrolled in the Maternal-Infant Research on Environmental Chemicals (MIREC). Tye Arbuckle, et al., “Exposure to Free and Conjugated Forms of Bisphenol A and Triclosan among Pregnant Women in the…
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New Study Alleges Relationship Between Moderate SSB Consumption and Diminished Liver Health; Anti-Sugar Crusader Condemns Industry over Added-Sugar Labeling
A study examining the relationship between sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) consumption and liver health among premenopausal women has reportedly found that habitual, moderate intake “may elicit hepatic lipogenesis.” Maya Shimony, et al., “The relationship between sugar-sweetened beverages and liver enzymes among healthy premenopausal women: a prospective cohort study,” European Journal of Nutrition, March 2015. Relying on…
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Sentences Determined for First Prosecutions in U.K. “Horsemeat Scandal”
According to a Crown Prosecution Service press release, Peter Boddy and David Moss have been sentenced in the first prosecutions stemming from the “horsemeat scandal” of 2013. Moss, the slaughterhouse manager, was convicted of falsifying an invoice during a U.K. Food Standards Agency investigation and received a four-month suspended prison sentence. Slaughterhouse owner Boddy was…
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Townsend Farms and Costco Sued over Hepatitis Outbreak
The estate and survivors of an 89-year-old woman who died after eating imported pomegranate seeds linked to a Hepatitis A outbreak have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Townsend Farms Inc., Costco Wholesale Corp. and others alleging strict liability for a product defect, negligence and breach of implied warranties. Schelitzche v. Townsend Farms Inc., No.…
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Wrongful Death Suit Alleges Quorn® Mycoprotein Caused Fatal Allergy Reaction
The parents of an 11-year-old boy who died in 2013 have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Quorn Foods, Inc. and several distributors alleging that the mycoprotein in a Quorn® Turk’y Burger caused their son to go into anaphylactic shock, which resulted in his death. Bengco v. Quorn Foods, Inc., No. BC576522 (Cal. Super. Ct., C.D.…
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Jury Finds for Heinz in “Dip & Squeeze” Packet Dispute
A federal jury in Pennsylvania has found that H.J. Heinz Co. did not appropriate the idea of a dual-opening condiment packaging, the “Dip & Squeeze” packet, from a man who proposed a similar idea during a meeting with the company. Wawrzynski v. H.J. Heinz Co., No. 11-1098 (W.D. Penn., verdict entered April 1, 2015). The…
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Florida Federal Courts Allow “Natural” Pretzel Challenges to Continue
A Florida federal court has granted in part and denied in part a motion to dismiss a putative class action alleging that Snyder’s-Lance, Inc. misleadingly labels its pretzels and chips as “natural” despite containing “unnatural genetically-modified organisms (‘GMOs’) and, in many cases, other unnatural artificial and synthetic ingredients.” Barron v. Snyder’s-Lance, Inc., No. 13-62496 (S.D. Fla.,…
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Hershey Escapes Chocolate Labeling Suit
A California federal court has granted Hershey’s motion for summary judgment in a lawsuit originally alleging that the company mislabels its Kisses®, cocoa products and Ice Breakers® mints with respect to healthy diet claims, sugar-free claims, serving sizes, and the content of antioxidants, nutrients, vanillin, and polyglycerol polyricinoleic acid. Khasin v. The Hershey Co., No. 12-1862…