Tag: California
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Center for Food Safety Alleges Children’s Foods Violate Prop. 65
The Center for Food Safety has filed a lawsuit alleging Dr. Praeger’s Sensible Foods Inc. violates California’s Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act (Prop. 65) by failing to warn consumers that its children’s food products contain levels of acrylamide in excess of 0.2 micrograms per day. Ctr. for Food Safety v. Dr. Praeger’s Sensible Foods,…
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Court Denies Motion to Dismiss Kombucha Putative Class Action
A California federal court has denied a motion to dismiss a putative class action alleging deceptive labeling and advertising of Yogi Green Tea Kombucha, ruling that whether a reasonable consumer believes that kombucha should contain live organisms is a question of fact. Cohen v. East West Tea Co. LLC, No. 17-2339 (S.D. Cal., entered August…
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Advocacy Groups Sue USDA For Failure to Implement GMO Labeling Act
The Center for Food Safety and the Center for Environmental Health have filed a lawsuit alleging that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) failed to comply with mandatory deadlines established by the 2016 Federal Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standards Act, which would require labeling of foods that contain genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Ctr. for Food Safety…
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Shook Attorneys Present Part I of Webinar Series on Navigating Prop. 65
Shook Partners Frank Rothrock, Naoki Kaneko and Chris Johnson, with Associate Emily Weissenberger, have presented a webinar on California’s Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act (Prop. 65). Available on demand, the webinar covers an overview of Prop. 65 and strategies for managing its regulatory scheme.
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Trader Joe’s Manuka Honey Is Impure, Lawsuit Alleges
Three plaintiffs have filed a projected class action alleging Trader Joe’s Co.’s “100%” Manuka Honey contains about 60 percent manuka honey. Moore v. Trader Joe’s Co., No 18-4418 (N.D. Cal., Oakland Div., filed July 20, 2018). The consumers allege that they paid a premium for the honey, which purportedly provides antibacterial benefits, because the jars…
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California Bans New Soda Taxes
California Governor Jerry Brown has signed the Keep Groceries Affordable Act, a statute preventing local agencies in the state from imposing taxes or fees on groceries, including “carbonated and noncarbonated nonalcoholic beverages,” until January 1, 2031. The law, which exempts taxes that do not specifically refer to groceries as a target classification, also invalidates any…
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Lawsuit Challenges Kerrygold Butter’s Made From “Grass-Fed Cows” Claim
A consumer has filed a putative class action alleging Ornua Foods North America misleadingly marketed its Kerrygold butter as produced from grass-fed cows because the cows are fed for part of the year with soy, corn and other grains. Myers-Taylor v. Ornua Foods N. Am., No. 18-1538 (S.D. Cal., filed July 6, 2018). The plaintiff asserts Ornua…
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Lawsuit Challenges “Alkaline” Water Claims
A consumer has filed a putative class action alleging Trader Joe’s Co. misleads consumers with its alkaline water, which the company purportedly markets as “ionized to achieve the perfect balance.” Weiss v. Trader Joe’s Co., No. 18-1130 (C.D. Cal., S. Div., filed June 26, 2018). The complaint asserts that Trader Joe’s charges a premium for…