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Food & Consumer Packaged Goods Litigation shares timely insights into litigation developments, emerging arguments and challenges facing food and consumer packaged goods manufacturers and related industries.

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April 24, 2020

Industry Insights: Consumer Products Companies Reconfiguring Production Lines to Meet New COVID-19 Needs

Consumers' response to COVID-19 has led to increased demand for personal protective equipment and other much-needed supplies to aid consumers and healthcare professionals in the fight against the disease. Alcohol-based hand sanitizer is one such product, with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommending hand sanitizers when soap and water are not available.

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April 10, 2020

PC Food Litigation Index: Q1 2020

With 61 new filings in the first three months of 2020, 2020 is on-track with 2019 to be a big year in food and beverage litigation.

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March 6, 2020

Industry Insights: Day Two of the 5th Annual Food Law CLE Conference

On March 3, 2020, CLE International held the second day of Food Law: Navigating the Intersection Between Regulation of Litigation. Now in its fifth year, the conference convenes individuals from the plaintiffs' bar, academia, industry, and large law firms. Perkins Coie's David T.

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March 3, 2020

Industry Insights: Day One of the 5th Annual Food Law CLE Conference

On March 2, 2020, CLE International held the first day of Food Law: Navigating the Intersection Between Regulation of Litigation. Now in its fifth year, the conference convenes individuals from the plaintiffs' bar, academia, industry, and l

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February 18, 2020

Food Litigation Year in Review 2019

Perkins Coie is pleased to present its fourth annual Food Litigation Year in Review 2019, offering a summary of the past year's key litigation outcomes,

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January 24, 2020

Industry Insights: Proposition 65 Labeling Responsibilities Finalized for Intermediary Parties and Retail Sellers

California's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) issued finalized amendments on January 14, 2020, to its regulations that will become effective on April 1, 2020. Per OEHHA in its Final Statement of Reasons, the amendments "clarify how intermediate parties in the chain of distribution can satisfy their obligation to provide a warning" under Proposition 65.

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January 6, 2020

Notable Ruling: Reasonable Consumers Not Misled by "Diet" Soft Drinks

The Ninth Circuit delivered a win for food and beverage companies just in time for the new year in a published opinion in Becerra v.

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December 5, 2019

Industry Insights: Multiple CBD Class Actions Filed With More Expected

On the heels of the U.S.

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November 5, 2019

Industry Insights: California Chamber of Commerce Challenges Proposition 65 Acrylamide Warning for Foods

On October 7, 2019, the California Chamber of Commerce ("CalChamber") filed a lawsuit against California Attorney General Xavier Becerra in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California.

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October 8, 2019

Industry Insights: SAFE Banking Act Passes House, Aims to Increase Access of Cannabis-Related Businesses to Banking Services

Late last month, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 595, the Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2019 (the "SAFE Banking Act").

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October 3, 2019

Notable Ruling: D.C. Superior Court Issues Ruling on Standing Under DCCPPA

In an Order issued earlier this week, the D.C. Superior Court entered an important ruling on the District's Consumer Protection Procedures Act (DCCPPA).

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September 11, 2019

PC Food Litigation Index: August 2019

As of August 2019, overall food litigation filings are on pace with those of last year.

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September 10, 2019

Industry Insight: Mississippi Reverses Course on Plant-Based Meat Alternative Labeling

As we reported in July 2019, many states have enacted laws related to the labeling of meat alternative products and limiting their use of meat-like descriptors like burgers or hot dogs.

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August 29, 2019

Industry Insights: Putting “Pure” Claims in Context

In recent years, we have tracked numerous cases that claimed food products marketed as "pure" did not have the marketed levels of purity.

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August 16, 2019

Industry Insights: FDA Sends First Warning Letter Under Recent Rule Regarding Imported Food

The Food Safety Modernization Act ("FSMA") ushered in a sea change in the government's regulation of food safety.