Tag: PHO
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Preliminary Approval Given to Quaker Oats “Trans Fat” Settlement
A federal court in California has preliminarily approved the settlement of class claims that Quaker Oats violated consumer protection laws by labeling its snack bars and instant cereal products as “wholesome” with “0g Trans Fat” when they actually contain “unhealthy” ingredients, such as partially hydrogenated vegetable oils (PHOs). In re Quaker Oats Labeling Litig., No.…
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FDA Extends Comment Period on Trans Fat in Processed Foods
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has extended until March 8, 2014, the period for submission of comments and scientific data pertaining to its preliminary determination that partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs), the primary dietary source of artificial trans fat in processed foods, are not “generally recognized as safe” (GRAS) for use in food. FDA…
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FDA Opens Comment Period on GRAS Status of Trans Fats
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) “has tentatively determined that partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs), which are the primary dietary source of industrially produced trans fatty acids, or trans fat, are not generally recognized as safe (GRAS) for any use in food based on current scientific evidence establishing the health risks associated with the consumption…
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Nonagenarian Researcher Sues FDA for Failing to Ban Artificial Trans Fats
Four years after filing a citizen petition with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seeking a prohibition on the use of partially hydrogenated oils containing artificial trans fat in food for human consumption, 98-year-old University of Illinois Emeritus Professor of Comparative Biosciences Fred Kummerow has filed a lawsuit seeking an order compelling an agency…
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Consumer Claims Fruit Snack Marketing is False and Misleading
According to news sources, a New York woman is seeking $5 million in damages in a putative class action against General Mills, alleging that the company falsely promotes its Fruit Roll-Ups® and other fruit snacks as nutritious and healthy while failing to properly disclose to consumers that partially hydrogenated oil is a product ingredient. McClure…
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Chocolate Drink Makers Sued for Alleged Misleading Marketing Claims
The attorneys for a woman who recently reportedly sued General Mills for failing to properly disclose that its fruit snack products contain partially hydrogenated oil also represent a man who has filed similar claims against the companies that make and sell Yoo-Hoo®, a chocolate beverage. Dahl v. Mott’s LLP, No. __ (E.D.N.Y., filed June 29,…