Food & Beverage Litigation & Regulatory Update

Tag: D.C.

  • FDA, Advocacy Groups Agree to Stay Lawsuit Over Menu Labeling Compliance Delay

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) and the National Consumers League have filed a joint motion to stay a lawsuit intended to compel the agency to implement the delayed menu labeling rule required by the Affordable Care Act. Ctr. for Sci. in the Pub. Interest v.…

  • Advocacy Group Sues Agencies Over CAFO Approval

    Food & Water Watch has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Farm Service Agency seeking vacatur of agency decisions that guaranteed loans and allowed construction of a concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) in the Choptank River watershed on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. Food & Water Watch v. United States Dep’t…

  • Consumer Group Files FOIA Lawsuit for List of NPIS Participants

    Food & Water Watch, a consumer advocacy group, has filed suit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Food Safety and Inspection Service over the agencies’ denial of the group’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests asking for the names of companies that opted to participate in the New Poultry Inspection System (NPIS).…

  • Advocacy Groups Sue FDA for Menu Info Delay

    The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) and National Consumers League have filed a lawsuit alleging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) decision to delay implementation of rules requiring chain restaurants and food sellers to display nutritional information violated the Administrative Procedure Act. Ctr. for Sci. in the Pub. Interest v. Price, No. 17­-1085 (D.D.C., filed…

  • Mott’s Applesauce Sued Over “Natural” Labeling

    Consumer­ advocacy group Beyond Pesticides has filed suit against the maker of Mott’s applesauce products, alleging the term “natural” on its labels misleads consumers because the products contain the pesticide acetamiprid. Beyond Pesticides v. Dr Pepper Snapple Grp., No. 2017 CA 003156 B (D.C. Super. Ct., filed May 5, 2017). The plaintiff asserts that the…

  • Court Denies Environmental Groups’ Intervention in Seafood Traceability Case

    A federal court has ruled that three environmental groups lack standing to intervene in a lawsuit to block implementation of the Seafood Import Monitoring Program. Alfa Int’l Seafood v. Ross, No. 17­0031 (D.D.C., order entered April 17, 2017). The court held that the Natural Resources Defense Council, Oceana and the Center for Biological Diversity failed…

  • Environmental Groups Seek to Intervene on Seafood Traceability Rule Lawsuit

    Three environmental and conservation advocacy groups have moved to intervene in a lawsuit filed by a group of seafood processing, distribution and retail companies to block implementation of the Seafood Import Monitoring Program. Alfa Int’l Seafood, Inc. v. Sullivan, No. 17-­0031 (D.D.C., motion filed March 7, 2017). Natural Resources Defense Council, Oceana and the Center…

  • Organic Groups Target “100% Pure” Sioux Honey for Glyphosate

    The Organic Consumers Association (OCA) and Beyond Pesticides have filed a complaint against the Sioux Honey Association alleging the company’s Sue Bee® honey products contain the herbicide glyphosate despite being marketed as “Pure” and “Natural.” Organic Consumers Assoc. v. Sioux Honey Assoc. Coop., No. 008012 (D.C. Super. Ct., filed November 1, 2016). The complaint acknowledges…