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Updates on advertising law and privacy law trends, issues, and developments

Food and Personal Care Product Litigation and Regulatory Highlights – March 28, 2022

This month’s update kicks off spring with a Best in Show throwback ad comparing dog flea and tick medication, pivots to claims for survivalist ready-to-eat meals (don’t even try to act like you saw that coming),…

Food Industry Litigation and Regulatory Highlights, July – September 2021

If the summer slide and the start of school kept you too busy to follow what’s going on in the food scene, we hear you! Catch up on key developments below in this issue of our Food Industry Litigation and Regulatory…

US, Canada Reach Agreement on Organic Ruminant Stocking Rates

The Agriculture Marketing Service of the United States Department of Agriculture announced an agreement reached with Canada’s Food Inspection Agency that will provide U.S. organic dairy, beef, sheep, goat and bison…

New USDA Final Rule Raises Nutrition Quality Standards for Meals Served at School

On January 25, 2012, the Food Nutrition Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) issued a final rule that substantially modifies the menu planning and nutrition requirements for the National School Lunch…

USDA Publishes Two Proposed Rules Regarding Ingredients in Organic Food Products

Today the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) published two proposed regulations that will affect companies that produce and market organic food products. One proposed…