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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 1, 2019

Notable Ruling: No Article III Standing to Challenge Krill Oil Label Claims

 On March 25, 2019, Judge Gary L. View blog post
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March 22, 2019

Notable Ruling: Glyphosate Verdict—Implications for Food Litigation

 As you all know, the Northern District of California jury found earlier this week that Monsanto's Roundup herbicide product was a "substantial factor" in causing a plaintiff's non Hodgkin lymphoma. The defendants and industry were all very optimistic that the trial, which focused solely on causation and not knowledge or company conduct, would result in an impartial scientific analysis. View blog post
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February 20, 2019

Food Litigation Year in Review 2018

 Perkins Coie is pleased to present its third annual  View blog post
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February 6, 2019

PC Food Litigation Index: December 2018

 Consumer class action suits continue to target food products that plaintiffs allege don't actually contain the ingredients highlighted in their labels. View blog post
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December 31, 2018

Industry Insights: What Does the 2018 Farm Bill Mean for the Hemp and CBD Businesses?

 On December 20, 2018, President Trump signed the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (popularly known as the 2018 Farm Bill) into law.
  • Among the broad-ranging provisions included in the law, it legalizes the cultivation and sale of hemp at the federal level, effective January 1, 2019.
  • Hemp and cannabidiol (CBD) businesses have thrived in numerous state jurisdictions in which
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December 6, 2018

PC Food Litigation Index: November 2018

 Each month we will be sharing the PC Food Litigation Index, a summary of latest class action filings in the food and beverage industry. View blog post
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November 29, 2018

Notable Ruling: What's In Your Water?

 In its recent ruling in Weiss v. View blog post
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November 8, 2018

Notable Ruling: Alien Tort Statute Focus in Aiding and Abetting

 On Tuesday, October 23, 2018, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an important opinion reviving a decade-old Alien Tort Claims Act (ATS) suit based on alleged aiding and abetting slave labor in cocoa farms on the Ivory Coast. Doe 1 v. Nestle, et al., No. 17-55435, 2018 WL 5260852 (9th Cir. Oct. 23, 2018). View blog post
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November 6, 2018

PC Food Litigation Index: October 2018

 Each month we will be sharing the PC Food Litigation Index, a summary of latest class action filings in the food and beverage industry. View blog post
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November 5, 2018

Industry Insights: The New Nutrition Facts Panel

 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is implementing changes to the Nutrition Facts Panel for food and beverage labels. Manufacturers are required to comply with the new requirements by January 1, 2020, although manufacturers with less than $10 million in annual food sales have an additional year, until January 1, 2021. View blog post
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October 19, 2018

Industry Insights: Fit for Fido? The Rise Of 'Natural' Pet Food Claims

 Sixty-eight percent of households in the United States — or approximately 85 million families — own a pet, according to the 2017 to 2018 National Pet Owners Survey conducted by the American Pet Products Association. Because most pet owners treat their pets as members of the family, it is no surprise then that what they feed their pets is as important to them as what they feed their family. View blog post
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October 9, 2018

PC Food Litigation Index: September 2018

 Each month we will be sharing the PC Food Litigation Index, a summary of latest class action filings in the food and beverage industry. View blog post
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October 1, 2018

Industry Insights: Significant Increase in Prop 65 Actions

 On September 18, Patrick Thompson, Steven Hwang and Cassandra Abernathy led a 60 minute webcast to discuss key developments and trends in food litigation. One of the major trends discussed was the significant increase in Prop 65 notices. View blog post
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September 28, 2018

Industry Insights: The Rise of Natural Pet Food Claims

 On August 1, plaintiff and putative class representative Markeith Parks sued celebrity chef Rachael Ray's dog food brand Nutrish® alleging that the products are falsely labeled and marketed as "natural." The complaint states that Nutrish® contains the chemical glyphosate, which Parks alleges is "unnatural."[1] Given Rachael Ray's national fame, this case has caught the attention of multiple media View blog post
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September 12, 2018

Back to School: Food Litigation Trends Webinar

 With summer drawing to an end and the kids going back to school, it's time to check in on the latest food litigation trends. View blog post
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