Food & Beverage Litigation & Regulatory Update

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  • PCRM Sues Federal Agencies Seeking to Maintain Existing Federal Cholesterol Intake Guidelines

    The nonprofit advocacy group Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) has brought suit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California seeking to prevent the U.S. Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Health and Human Services (HHS) from adopting a recommendation of the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC). The DGAC is a…

  • Organic Egg Production Target of Cornucopia Institute Analysis

    A new Cornucopia Institute report examines four methods of organic egg production—pasture-based with mobile housing, “pasture raised” using fixed housing with access to adjacent pastures, fixed housing with minimum outdoor access and industrial scale. Titled “Scrambled Eggs: Separating Factory Farm Egg Production from Authentic Organic Agriculture,” the analysis also discusses animal welfare standards and evaluates…

  • Hampton Creek Can Keep “Just Mayo” Name, FDA Announces

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has reportedly reached a deal with Hampton Creek, maker of eggless spread Just Mayo®, allowing the company to keep the name of its product but requiring changes to its packaging. Just Mayo® labels will now feature larger words touting its features, including “egg-free” and “spread and dressing,” and…

  • USDA Investigating American Egg Board over Campaign Against Just Mayo

    The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has reportedly launched an investigation into the American Egg Board (AEB) following the release of emails that allegedly revealed a concerted campaign against Hampton Creek, the manufacturer of an egg-free mayonnaise-like spread called Just Mayo. According to The Guardian, the announcement comes after calls for…

  • FDA Issues Final Rule on Mica-Based Pearlescent Pigments in Distilled Spirits

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a final rule allowing “the safe use of mica-based pearlescent pigments prepared from titanium dioxide and mica as color additives in certain distilled spirits.” Mica-based pearlescent pigments are currently approved as color additives in many foods and beverages, including distilled spirits containing “not less than 18…

  • American Egg Board Campaigned Against Just Mayo, Emails Reveal

    Weeks after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sent Hampton Creek Foods a letter warning that its Just Mayo is misbranded because it does not contain eggs, emails obtained through the Freedom of Information Act reportedly indicate that the American Egg Board (AEB) and a public relations firm made a concerted effort to remove…

  • Safeway Recall Notification Putative Class Action Paused During Search for New Plaintiffs

    Finding a lack of standing, a California federal court has dismissed the named plaintiffs of a putative class action against Safeway alleging that the company should have notified customers who purchased dangerous products through information gathered from its loyalty-card program. Hensley-Maclean v. Safeway, Inc., No. 11-1230 (N.D. Cal., order entered June 29, 2015). Details about…

  • Putative Class Action Filed Against “Just Mayo”

    A Florida consumer has filed a proposed class action against Hampton Creek, maker of vegan spread “Just Mayo,” in Florida state court alleging that the product is falsely labeled and advertised because it does not contain eggs. Davis v. Hampton Creek Inc., No. 2015-5993-CA (Fla. 11th Jud. Cir. Ct., filed March 13, 2015). The complaint…