Category: Issue 765
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Tootsie Roll Challenges Tootsie Pups
Tootsie Roll Industries has filed a trademark infringement action alleging Lafayette Bay Products, LLC, doing business as Spunky Pup, illegally copied its trade dress by manufacturing and selling a product called “Tootsie Pups.” Tootsie Roll Indus. LLC v. Lafayette Bay Prods. LLC, No. 21-1997 (N.D. Ill., E. Div., filed April 14, 2021). Tootsie Roll Industries…
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Kroger’s Fruit-Flavored Sparkling Water Lacks Fruit, Plaintiff Alleges
A consumer has alleged that The Kroger Co. misleads with its packaging for sparkling water products sold with flavors such as “Black Cherry,” “White Grape” and “Kiwi Strawberry” because the waters are purportedly flavored artificially rather than with extracts of the fruits. Gammino v. Kroger Co., No. 21-2933 (N.D. Cal., filed April 22, 2021). The…
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EFSA Issues Guidance on Date-Marking Additions
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has issued guidance with information advising food business operators on what information should be included on frozen food packaging. The guidance suggests when additional food-safety information should be included, such as a note to only thaw the necessary amount of food and to break up large pieces that have…
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UN Releases Report on Edible Insects and Food Safety
The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization has released a report examining potential challenges in the production of food developed from edible insects. “The farming of insects for food and feed is relatively recent and brings with it both benefits and challenges, some of which this publication explores,” the report states. “The regulatory frameworks that…