Tag: trans fat
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FDA Announces Information Collection on Food Labeling Regulations
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget a proposed information collection related to food labeling regulations. According to FDA, these regulations govern the submission of food labeling petitions and require food producers to: (i) disclose specific information about themselves or their products on labeling; (ii) retain records…
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AMA Adopts Policies on Trans and Saturated Fat Labeling, Obesity Reduction
The American Medical Association (AMA) has adopted new public health policies concerning the reporting of fats on nutrition labels and obesity reduction. During its June 14, 2010, annual meeting, AMA urged the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to adopt more “precise processes” to measure trans and saturated fat content in foods. Under current FDA guidelines,…
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Food Makers and Chain Restaurants Improving Product Quality
According to research recently conducted by Harvard’s Medical School and School of Public Health in collaboration with the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), food manufacturers and chain restaurants have responded to trans fat restrictions and bans by improving the quality of the foods rather than simply reverting to the use of saturated…
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Federal Court Dismisses “I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter” Case
A federal district court in California has dismissed claims against the company that makes the product “I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter,” finding that, while not preempted under federal labeling law, the complaint failed to allege facts “plausibly suggestive” of a claim entitling the plaintiff to relief under the U.S. Supreme Court’s recently adopted Twombly/Iqbal pleading…
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CSPI Urges Restaurant Chains to Stop Using Artificial Trans Fat
The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) has called on three national restaurant chains to follow the steps of other food establishments by no longer using artificial trans fat in their fare. “Bob Evans, White Castle, and Long John Silver’s are now the roguish outliers among the restaurant industry,” said CSPI Executive Director…
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New York Bills Address Trans Fats and HFCS in Foods Sold Statewide
Assembly members have introduced a bill (A10665) similar to legislation in effect in New York City, that would restrict the use of artificial trans fats in foods sold in restaurants and retail food stores. Sponsored by Assemblymen Felix Ortiz (D-Brooklyn) and Richard Gottfried (D-Manhattan), the trans fat bill would not allow the use or sale of…
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Class Action Filed Against FDA-Targeted Companies over “0g Trans Fat” Claim
A New York resident has filed a false-advertising class action in a California federal court against the companies that make certain ice cream products labeled with the statement “0g trans fat.” Carrea v. Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream, No. 10-1044 (N.D. Cal., filed March 11, 2010). Seeking to certify a nationwide class of ice cream purchasers,…
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Quaker Oats Targeted by Trans Fat Class Action in California
Two California residents have filed a false advertising complaint on behalf of themselves and a nationwide class of consumers against The Quaker Oats Co., alleging that the company falsely labels Chewy Granola Bars® as “0g trans fat” when they actually contain “dangerous amounts of artificial trans fat, a toxic product that causes cancer, diabetes, and…