Tag: California
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Ninth Circuit Affirms Invalidation of California Slack-Fill Law as Applied to Meat and Poultry Products
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a lower court’s decision that California cannot enforce its statute regulating the empty space between a product and its packaging against producers of meat and poultry products, finding that the Federal Meat Inspection Act (FMIA) and the Poultry Products Inspection Act (PPIA) preempt the statute. Del Real…
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New Data Eases Concerns over Arsenic Content of California Wine
Refuting earlier claims that California wines allegedly contain “dangerously high” levels of arsenic, a new study has concluded that inorganic arsenic in blush, white and red California wines “does not represent a health risk for consumers.” Dennis Paustenbach, et al., “Analysis of Total Arsenic Content in California Wines and Comparison to Various Health Risk Criteria,”…
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Consumer Lawsuit Targets “Healthy” Coconut Oil Claims
A consumer has filed a putative class action against Carrington Tea Co. alleging the company advertises its coconut oil as “a healthy alternative to butter and various cooking oils, despite that coconut oil is actually inherently unhealthy, and a less healthy option to these alternatives.” Boulton v. Carrington Tea Co., No. B609360 (Cal. Super. Ct.,…
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Grated-Parmesan Tests by Bloomberg Business Prompt Mislabeling Lawsuit, Retailer Response
A consumer has filed a lawsuit against Kraft Heinz Foods Co. alleging the company sells its grated Parmesan as “100% Grated Parmesan Cheese” despite containing “significant amounts of adulterants and fillers,” including cellulose, or “wood pulp.” Lewin v. Kraft Heinz Foods Co., No. 16-0823 (N.D. Cal., filed February 18, 2016). The lawsuit comes in the…
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California Court Allows Snoop Dogg’s Suit Against Pabst to Continue
A California state court has reportedly rejected Pabst Brewing Co.’s attempt to dismiss a lawsuit brought by Snoop Dogg asserting the rapper is entitled to a portion of the proceeds obtained through the $700 million sale of the company in 2014. Spanky’s Clothing Inc. v. Pabst Brewing Co. LLC, No. BC584365 (Cal. Super. Ct., Los…
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Labeling Claims Dismissed in Taco Shell Trans Fat Suit
A California federal court has dismissed portions of a lawsuit alleging that B&G Foods mislabeled its taco shells as containing “0g Trans Fat” despite the product’s use of partially hydrogenated oil as an ingredient. Walker v. B&G Foods, No. 15-3772 (N.D. Cal., order entered February 8, 2016). Five of the plaintiff’s seven claims involved alleged…
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Cal/EPA Solicits Info About Nickel, PFOA and PFOS for Potential Listing Under Prop. 65
The California Environmental Protection Agency’s (Cal/EPA’s) Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has announced the development of hazard identification materials for nickel and nickel compounds, perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and its salts, and pefluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and its salts to assist in the agency’s consideration of the chemicals for possible listing under the Safe Drinking Water…