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Food & Water Watch Inc. (FWW) has filed a lawsuit alleging that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has "engaged in dilatory and obstructionist tactics" to avoid fulfilling the ...

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. has agreed to pay $6.5 million to settle allegations that it misleadingly marketed its food as free of genetically modified organisms (GMOs).

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has conducted a study on how "use by" and "best by" dates on food products could be improved to reduce food waste.

Mississippi's bill restricting the use of animal-derived food products to describe plant-based foods, which has been in effect since July 2019, has reportedly received proposed amendments...

A plaintiff has alleged that Frito-Lay North America Inc. fails to include a mandated front-of-package disclosure that its Cheddar and Sour Cream...

Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has reportedly called for action from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in response to a study purportedly showing that 95% of baby foods contained at...

State attorneys general from sixteen jurisdictions are pushing the Federal Trade Commission to extend its Rule on Unfair and Deceptive Fees to cover online food delivery platforms. The coalition raises concerns about drip pricing, dynamic pricing algorithms, and personalized pricing practices that may prevent consumers from making informed purchasing decisions in this rapidly growing industry.

Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) laws have been passed in the following eight states (with many also finalizing administrative regulations to implement the program)...

Rule 23(b)(3) Damages. In an action challenging The Salvation Army's policy at its adult rehabilitation centers that prevented individuals...

Two consumers have filed a putative class action alleging that Tropicana misleads consumers by implying that its products are natural despite containing malic acid. Willard v. Tropicana Mfg. Co.,...

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the SAFE Banking Act, which allows financial-service firms to work with "cannabis-related legitimate businesses and service providers,"

The University of Connecticut's Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity has released a report on the state of nutrition and marketing for beverages targeted to children.

A group of researchers from universities in Belgium, India, Switzerland and the United States have published a study examining...

Miyoko's Kitchen Inc. has filed a lawsuit asserting that California infringed its First Amendment right to free speech by requiring the removal...

Class Action Fairness Act. The Fourth Circuit held: (1) for purposes of CAFA's local-controversy exception, the term "citizen" carries...

Numerosity Requirement for Settlements. The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia denied a motion for final approval of a class action settlement against the City of Morgantown...

The Ninth Circuit held that if a plaintiff files a lawsuit in state court seeking only equitable relief and the case is properly removed to federal court, a defendant can defeat remand on equitable jurisdiction grounds by waiving the adequate-remedy-at-law issue.

Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc. has agreed to pay $5.4 million to settle claims that it misleadingly advertised its beverages as lacking artificial flavors despite containing malic avid.

U.S. Sens. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and Katie Britt (R-Ala.) have introduced legislation they assert would improve U.S. Food and Drug Administration...