Category: Issue 756
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TGI Friday’s Mozzarella Sticks Made with Cheddar, Plaintiff Alleges
A consumer has filed a putative class action alleging that Inventure Foods Inc., which produces the T.G.I. Friday’s line of frozen foods, produces its “mozzarella sticks” with cheddar. Nason v. Inventure Foods Inc., No. 20-10141 (S.D.N.Y., filed December 3, 2020). The plaintiff cites the ingredient list, which lists only cheddar and not mozzarella, and asserts that…
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Turkey Welfare Challenged at Ranches
A plaintiff has filed a putative class action alleging Diestel Turkey Ranch falsely markets its turkeys as “thoughtfully raised on sustainable family farms with plenty of fresh air and space to roam.” Wetzel v. Diestel Turkey Ranch, No. 20-1213 (D.N.M., filed November 19, 2020). The plaintiff argues that Diestel “sources the overwhelming majority of its turkeys…
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FDA Warns Frito-Lay About Allergen Labeling
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned Frito-Lay Inc. about “serious violations of the Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis, and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food regulation” because its investigators found potato chips to be misbranded “in that the finished product labels did not declare a major food allergen (milk)” in addition…
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Lab-Grown Meat Approved in Singapore
Singapore has reportedly approved for sale a lab-grown meat product to be sold as “cultured chicken.” The product, created by Eat Just, has been approved for use in chicken nuggets following a safety assessment submitted to the Singapore Food Agency’s “novel food” working group. The cultured chicken will reportedly sell for a price comparable to…
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Shook Attorneys Present Webinar on Minimizing FDA Enforcement Risk on Food Importers
In spring 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) started regulating food importers under the Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP). FSVP requires a food importer to create a due diligence program to review and approve its foreign suppliers and conduct activities to verify that the food is produced in a manner that provides at…