Aug 31, 2024 USDA Releases New Guidance on Animal-Raising and Environmental Claims By Jeff Greenbaum Last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that it just released updated guidance on making animal-raising and environmental...
Aug 14, 2024 Can You Show Birds Roaming Free When They're Only Raised Indoors? By Jeff Greenbaum Purdue markets “Fresh Line” chicken and turkey products. Although these chickens and turkeys were apparently raised indoors, the product...
Mar 19, 2024 Does Anyone Care That "The Original Olympia Beer" Isn't Made Near Olympia? By Jeff Greenbaum Olympia Beer was originally brewed in Tumwater, Washington -- which borders Olympia, Washington. In 1999, Pabst Brewing Company acquired...
Jan 30, 2024 Is "Earth Friendly" a Claim or Non-Actionable Puffery? By Jeff Greenbaum Rust-Oleum sells a line of Krud Kutter cleaning products, which the company promotes as “non-toxic” and “earth friendly.” A consumer...
May 04, 2023 Does "Just Fruit" Mean That the Product Only Contains Crushed-Up Fruit? By Jeff Greenbaum Supermarket chain Kroger sells a spreadable fruit product called, "Just Fruit." The front of the label describes the product as...
Apr 03, 2023 Michigan AG Takes Issue With Kroger's "Farm Fresh" Claims, But Should She Have? By Jeff Greenbaum The Michigan Attorney General's office recently wrote to Kroger, the supermarket chain, expressing concerns that "Kroger shoppers are...
May 31, 2022 New Regulation on the Labeling of Foods With High Sugar Content, Saturated Fats and Trans Fats in Venezuela By Vanessa Navarro Foods for human consumption with high content of sugar, saturated fats and trans fats must include new labeling. The Ministry of People's...
May 12, 2022 FTC Enters Into $211K Settlement With Clothing Company Over False "Made in USA" Claims By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission announced that it entered into a settlement with clothing company Lions Not Sheep Products and its owner,...
Nov 03, 2019 FDA Puts Homeopathic Industry on Notice – No More Lax Enforcement By Len Gordon By Todd Harrison, Claudia Lewis, and Todd Halpern Agency Denies Industry Petition and Publishes Revised Draft Guidance The U.S. Food and...