Tag: additive
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Shook Partner Discusses US, EU Additive Lawsuits in Law360
Shook Partner Connor Sears has authored “Food, Drug, Cosmetic Cos. Should Expect More Additive Suits” for Law360. In the article, Sears explores the recent spate of litigation alleging that additives approved for use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are causing harm to consumers because the same additives are not approved for use in certain…
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Advocacy Groups Urge FDA to Ban Food Additive Use of BPA
Several advocacy groups, including the Environmental Defense Fund, Consumer Reports and Environmental Working Group, have filed a petition with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) “requesting that the agency remove its approvals of the use of bisphenol A [BPA] . . . because recently published scientific studies show that the exposure from those food additive…
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Health Advocacy Groups Submit Citizen Petition on Food Additives
Several advocacy groups, including the Environmental Defense Fund, American Academy of Pediatrics, Center for Food Safety and Consumer Reports, have submitted a citizen petition urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to “define key terms essential to consider the cumulative effect of a food additive, food contact substance, generally recognized as safe substance, or…
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EFSA Issues Opinion on Titanium Dioxide as a Food Additive
Following the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety’s opinion suspending the sale of food products containing titanium dioxide—a food additive appearing in chewing gum, sauces and baked goods—the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has issued a statement asserting that no further research has been published that would cause the agency to…
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Poll Finds Americans “Closely Divided” on Health Risks from Food Additives
A Pew Research Center poll has reportedly found that Americans are “of two minds about food additives” because about half “say the average person faces a serious health risk from food additives over their lifetime (51%) while the other half believes the average person is exposed to potentially threatening additives in such small amounts that…
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Advocacy Groups Sue FDA To Compel Decision on Food Additive Petition
Seven advocacy groups, including the Center for Science in the Public Interest, Natural Resources Defense Council and Center for Food Safety, have filed a petition for a writ of mandamus seeking to compel the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to issue a decision on a 2015 petition asking FDA to withdraw its approval of…
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EFSA Reevaluates Silicon Dioxide Safety
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has issued a scientific opinion reevaluating the safety of silicon dioxide used as a food additive, concluding that the available information is insufficient to confirm the current acceptable daily intake. The panel reportedly found no indication of adverse effects or genotoxicity, but it questioned a long-term study indicating silicon dioxide…
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Vodka Maker Sues to Allow Health-Related Claims
The makers of vodka infused with chemicals that purportedly reduce the risk of alcohol-related damage to DNA have filed a lawsuit against the Treasury Department and the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) seeking to include health-related claims in product labeling and advertising. Bellion Spirits, LLC, v. United States, No. 17-2538 (D.D.C., filed…