Category: Issue 702
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U.K. Launches Consultation on Allergen Labeling
The U.K. Food Standards Agency has opened a public consultation on labeling allergens on prepared food products. The consultation applies to foods “prepacked on the premises in anticipation of an order, before being offered for sale,” such as “fresh (uncooked) pizzas from the deli counter,” “boxed salads,” “hot foods such as rotisserie chicken or wedges,”…
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The Lancet Issues Report on Obesity, Undernutrition and Climate Change
The Lancet Commission has issued a report on “The Global Syndemic,” a combination of “three pandemics—obesity, undernutrition, and climate change.” The report was intended to focus on obesity as the Commission did in similar reports issued in 2011 and 2015, but the authors apparently found the roles of undernutrition and climate change to be key…
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Nebraska Bill to Define Meat As Animal-Derived Reintroduced
Nebraska State Sen. Carol Blood has reintroduced her bill to define “meat” as a product derived from animals following a withdrawal of her previous bill. The updated proposal would define meat as “any edible portion of any livestock or poultry carcass or part thereof and does not include insect-based, plant-based, or lab-grown food products.” The…
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EU Challenges U.S. Olive Tariffs in WTO Dispute
The European Union has requested a World Trade Organization consultation with the United States to address the imposition of tariffs on Spanish olives in August 2018. The United States reportedly applied countervailing and anti-dumping tariffs of 34.75 percent to the import of Spanish black olives on the grounds that Spanish growers receive benefits from the EU…
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Ninth Circuit Rules for Retail Associations on San Francisco SSB Ad Regulations
An en banc U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has held that a district court abused its discretion by denying the American Beverage Association and the California Retailers Association a preliminary injunction that would prevent San Francisco’s ordinance regulating advertisements for sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) from taking effect. Am. Beverage Ass’n v. City &…
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Ghirardelli, Russell Stover Settle With California DAs
Ghirardelli and Russell Stover have agreed to pay $750,000 to settle allegations brought by the district attorneys of several California counties, according to a Yolo County press release. The California counties alleged that the chocolate companies “packaged certain chocolate products in oversized containers which can give consumers the misleading appearance that they are purchasing more…
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“All Natural” LaCroix Flavors Are “98% Synthetic,” Putative Class Action Alleges
Two consumers have alleged that National Beverage Corporation misleads buyers of LaCroix sparkling water because it advertises the products as “all natural” and “100% natural” while they contain flavors composed of “between 36% and 98% synthetic ingredients.” Graham v. Nat’l Beverage Corp., No. 19-0873 (S.D.N.Y., filed January 29, 2019). The complaint cites the Center for…
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Plaintiff Alleges Coconut Oil Misrepresented as “Healthy”
A consumer has filed a putative class action alleging that Barlean’s Organic Oils misrepresents the health benefits of its coconut oils because “coconut oil is actually inherently unhealthy, and a less healthy option” when compared to “butter and various cooking oils.” Testone v. Barlean’s Organic Oils LLC, No. 19-0169 (S.D. Cal., filed January 24, 2019).…