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Burger King Has Its Way: Vegan Whopper Class Action Suit Dismissed

By Alexandre Gapihan
// July 28, 2020
In an order issued on July 20, Judge Raag Singhal of the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida dismissed a class action lawsuit that claimed Burger King Corporation’s advertising deceived customers by making a “presumption” that its plant-based “Impossible Whopper” patties would be cooked on different grills than those used to cook meats. Williams v. Burger King Corp., Case No. 1:19-cv-24755 (S.D. Fla. July 20, 2020).
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Topics: Food, Franchising, Litigation, Regulatory, Retail

We’re Not in Kansas Anymore – Harvard Law School Petitions FSIS on Cell-Based Meat and Poultry Labeling

By Maria Kalousi-Tatum
// July 27, 2020
Harvard Law School’s Animal Law & Policy Clinic (Clinic) submitted a petition on June 9 to the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), urging it to adopt a labeling approach for the emerging category of cell-based meat and poultry that “does not overly restrict speech and that respects the First Amendment."
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Topics: Food, FSIS, Labeling

FDA and USDA Clarify Cooperation in Protecting Domestic Food Supply Chain

By Maria Kalousi-Tatum
// May 21, 2020
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) have announced a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to help prevent potential disruptions to the food supply chain, particularly fruit and vegetable processing plants, resulting from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
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Topics: COVID-19, FDA

Recipe for Reopening Restaurants and Retail Food Establishments

May 13, 2020
As the public health emergency caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) continuously evolves, the US Department of Agriculture Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are actively releasing new, and updating existing, policy statements and temporary guidance providing flexibility on certain regulatory requirements during the pendency of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Topics: COVID-19, FDA, Retail

FSIS, FDA Announce More Flexibility in Regulatory Requirements During Pandemic

By Alexandre Gapihan
// May 07, 2020
As the public health emergency caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) continuously evolves, the US Department of Agriculture Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are actively releasing new, and updating existing, policy statements and temporary guidance providing flexibility on certain regulatory requirements during the pendency of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Topics: FDA, FSIS, GR, USDA

FSIS, FDA Provide Flexibility with Temporary Guidance

By Alexandre Gapihan
// April 17, 2020
The US Department of Agriculture Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) and US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have released policy statements and temporary guidance providing flexibility on certain regulatory requirements during the pendency of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
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Topics: FDA, FSIS, GR, USDA

FSIS Stresses Continuity and Cooperation

April 03, 2020
The designation of the food industry as critical infrastructure in the context of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has led to necessary and sensible efforts to realign the federal regulatory landscape to facilitate this essential activity, without compromising the public interest.
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Topics: FDA, FSIS

FDA Announces Path Forward to Protect Food Supply During COVID-19 Period

March 22, 2020
FDA Announces Path Forward to Protect Food Supply During COVID-19 Period
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Topics: FDA, Food, Regulatory

FSIS Advises on Animal-Raising Label Claims but Issues Still Exist

March 04, 2020
The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) updated two labeling guidelines involving animal raising claims in December. Labeling Guideline on Documentation Needed to Substantiate Animal Raising Claims (Animal-Raising Claims Guideline) discusses the current requirements for substantiating a variety of animal-raising claims (e.g., Raised without Antibiotics, Grass Fed, Raised Without the Use of Hormones).
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Topics: Food, GMO, USDA

Mexico’s New Labeling Rules Will Impact Marketers and Importers of Prepackaged Foods, Nonalcoholic Drinks

By Alexandre Gapihan
// February 20, 2020
The Mexican Ministry of Economy and Federal Commission for the Protection Against Sanitary Risks approved a project on January 24 to modify the mandatory “Official Mexican Standard NOM-051-SCFI/SSA1-2010, General Labeling Specifications for Pre-packaged, Non-alcoholic Foodstuffs and Beverages” (NOM-051).
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Topics: Labeling, Regulatory
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