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Eggs-aggeration: Goop Settles With California District Attorneys Over Misleading Health Claims
The California Food, Drug, and Medical Device Task Force announced a settlement this week with Goop, the lifestyle brand founded by Gwyneth Paltrow, which we’ve written about here and here . The complaint alleges that…
FDA & FTC Issue Joint Warning Letters to Companies Marketing Products to Overcome Opioid Addiction and Withdrawal
The FDA & FTC today posted warning letters to 11 marketers and distributors of opioid cessation products, alleging that such products were unapproved new drugs that violated the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act…
Genetically Modified – Naturally!
On October 25, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts dismissed a consumer class action under Massachusetts law, contending that Wesson vegetable oil is falsely labeled “100% natural” because it…
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing, but It’s Not an Ingredient
The Food and Drug Administration has made the news lately for disapproving a Massachusetts bakery's inclusion of "love" among the listed ingredients in its granola products. Nashoba Brook Bakery produces breads and…
Three Reasons “Natural” Class Actions Are Here to Stay
In a review of new class action cases filed against in 2017, we counted at least 11 actions in the food industry alone alleging that a product was not “natural” or “all-natural” as claimed in its advertising or…