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  • Podcast: Food Lawsuits on the Rise

    Shook Partner Cary Silverman joined the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform’s (ILR’s) Oriana Senatore for an episode of the organization’s podcast Cause for Action to discuss his work preparing “The Food Court: Developments in Litigation Targeting Food and Beverage Marketing.” Senatore asks Silverman,  “Can you give us a flavor for this litigation? What types…

  • The Food Court: Developments in Litigation Targeting Food and Beverage Marketing

    Shook Partner Cary Silverman, Partner Jim Muehlberger and Of Counsel Adriana Paris have authored a report on behalf of the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform on food and beverage marketing. The executive summary appears below, with permission from the Institute for Legal Reform. For additional reading on this subject, please see Muehlberger and Silverman’s…

  • Webinar: That FDA Inspection Question You’ve Always Wanted to Ask

    Shook Of Counsel John Johnson III will join AIB International’s Judi Lazaro for the second webinar in a series on answering frequently asked questions about the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. During the webinar, Johnson and Lazaro will ask each other questions, then they will end the session with an open Q&A. Join the session…

  • Look Beyond the Label: How the FASTER Act Impacts Food Manufacturing

    By Anna El-Zein and John Johnson III Sesame is the ninth Major Food Allergen with the passage of the Food Allergy Safety, Treatment, Education, and Research Act (FASTER) Act on April 23, 2021. Starting on January 1, 2023, any food “introduced or delivered for introduction into interstate commerce” must appropriately declare the presence of “sesame”…

  • FDA Launches Food Traceability Challenge

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has “launched a challenge to spur the development of affordable, tech-enabled traceability tools to help protect people and animals from contaminated foods by enabling the rapid identification of their sources and helping remove them from the marketplace as quickly as possible.” The agency has asked “food technology solution…

  • JBS Targeted by Cybercriminal Group

    A Russian cybercriminal group known as a “ransomware as a service” organization attacked JBS SA, the world’s largest meat processor, according to the FBI. The attack led several of the company’s meat processing plants to halt production for several days. While JBS is “the largest food manufacturer yet to be hit by ransomware,” according to…

  • FDA Issues Compliance Guide on Aflatoxins

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a compliance policy guide on aflatoxins in human food. “Aflatoxins may occur in food as a result of mold growth in susceptible raw agricultural commodities,” the guide explains. “The growth of molds that produce aflatoxins is influenced by environmental factors such as temperature, humidity, and extent…

  • Report Examines Rise of Class Actions in New York

    Shook Partner Cary Silverman has authored a report exploring the rise in class actions filed in New York, which, he explains, “is largely a result of lawsuits targeting businesses that sell food and beverages.” Class Action Chaos: The Rise of Consumer Class Action Lawsuits in New York, created in partnership with the New York Civil…

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