Tag: milk
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FDA Warns CytoSport About Muscle Milk® Product Labels
Less than two weeks after a consumer fraud class action was filed in California against the company that makes Muscle Milk® beverages and protein bars, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sent a letter to its CEO warning that the products are misbranded because their labels either prominently feature the word “milk” without containing any…
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Putative Class Claims Fraud in Muscle Milk® Advertising
A California woman has filed a putative nationwide class action against the company that makes Muscle Milk® beverages and protein bars, alleging that promotions touting the products as “high performance” and “nutritious snacks” are false and misleading because they contain as much fat and calories as Krispy Kreme® doughnuts. Delacruz v. Cytosport, Inc., No. 11-3532…
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Los Angeles School District Bans Flavored Milk from School Menus
The Los Angeles Unified School District has reportedly removed flavored milk from school menus in an effort to combat rising rates of childhood obesity. The school board approved a five-year, $100 million dairy contract excluding chocolate and strawberry milk in favor of low-fat and nonfat plain milk, and soy and Lactaid products. Beginning in the…
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Court Gives Preliminary Approval to $30M Settlement of Dairy Antitrust Claims
A federal court in Vermont has certified a class of 9,000 to 10,000 dairy farmers who allege that Dean Foods Co. and others engaged in anticompetitive conduct and given preliminary approval to a settlement reached in December 2010. Allen v. Dairy Farmers of Am., Inc., No. 09-00230 (D. Vt., order entered May 4, 2011). Under…
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Grad Student Uses Breast Milk Cheese to Study Biotechnology Ethics
A New York gallery has reportedly offered cheese made with the breast milk of three nursing women as part of a research project studying the ethics of modern biotechnology. The Lady Cheese Shop, a temporary art installation, recently gave out samples of West Side Funk, Midtown Smoke and Wisconsin Chew made from breast milk, screened…
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China Uncovers More Melamine-Tainted Milk
Chinese authorities have reportedly seized more than 25 tons of melamine-tainted milk powder from Chongqing-based Jixida Food Co. Ltd., detaining three suspects on allegations that the company planned to use the adulterated ingredient in its ice cream. Found in a warehouse, the contaminated stock evidently included some powder purchased approximately one year ago, although officials…
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EPA Excludes Milk, Milk Products from Oil Spill Regulations
EPA has issued a final rule exempting milk, milk product containers and milk production equipment from Oil Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) regulations. Effective June 17, 2011, the rule could potentially save the milk and dairy industries more than $140 million a year by eliminating “unnecessary burdens,” according to EPA. Implemented in the 1970s…
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Cornucopia Institute Asks FTC to Investigate Dean Foods’ Omega-3 Advertising
An organization that promotes family-scale farming and organic foods has called on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate Dean Foods, which purportedly claims that its Horizon “milk with Omega-3 DHA” products support brain and eye development in children and benefit pregnant and nursing women. In its April 21, 2011, letter, the Cornucopia Institute details…