Category: Issue 577
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Challenge to Jim Beam® “Handcrafted” Label Dismissed
A California federal court has dismissed a putative class action alleging that Jim Beam Brands and Beam Suntory Import mislabel Jim Beam® bourbon bottles because the label calls the product “handcrafted” despite its machine-based manufacturing process. Welk v. Beam Suntory Imp. Co., No. 15-0328 (S.D. Cal., order entered August 21, 2015). The plaintiff had alleged…
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“Freshly Baked” Bread Lawsuit Dismissed Against Supermarkets
A New Jersey federal court has dismissed putative class actions against Whole Foods Market Group Inc., Wegmans Food Markets Inc. and Acme Markets Inc. alleging that they misrepresented their bread products as “freshly baked” or “baked in-store” despite actually being frozen, processed or baked elsewhere. Mladenov v. Wegmans Food Mkts. Inc., No. 15-0373 (D.N.J., order…
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ATSDR Issues Perfluoroalkyls Profile for Renewed Public Comment
Citing a “plethora of new data” published since issuing its toxicological profile for perfluoroalkyls in 2009, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) has reissued the profile seeking additional information about the alleged health effects of exposure to the synthetic chemicals. PFOA and PFOS are the two perfluoroalkyls produced in the largest amounts…
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FDA Cracks Down on Sales of Pure Powdered Caffeine
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued five warning letters to the distributors of pure powdered caffeine, citing two fatalities linked to caffeine toxicity as evidence that the products “are dangerous and present a significant or unreasonable risk of illness or injury to consumers.” Equating 1 teaspoon of pure caffeine to 25 cups…