Ad Law Access Podcast

Providing updates and analysis on advertising, marketing, and privacy / data security law.

FDA Updates Draft CPG Regarding Major Food Allergen Labeling and Cross Contact

Kelley Drye
| 4 min

Earlier this week, FDA issued draft guidance for staff updating the agency’s existing enforcement policy regarding major food allergen labeling and cross-contact prevention. The updated guidance reflects the addition…

State AGs and Consumer Protection- What We Learned from... Connecticut Part I

| 9 min

Our State AG webinar series continues with Connecticut Attorney General William Tong and Chief of the Privacy Consumer Protection Section Michele Lucan. During our webinar, the Connecticut AG’s office described their…

Two-Faced? Coppertone Case Tests Whether Factually True Claims are Deceptive

Kelley Drye
| 4 min

Can claims that are factually true still be deceptive? This is the question before a Connecticut federal court. Last summer, Tonya Akes, a consumer, sued Beiersdorf, Inc., maker of Coppertone sunscreen, alleging that…

Advertising Lessons from the Survival Industry

| 5 min

My Patriot Supply (or “MPS”) and 4Patriots both make long-term survival food kits and related products. If a natural disaster strikes, if AI-powered bots wreak havoc on humanity, or if you just want to binge-watch your…

New Law Governing Online Platforms and Sellers Takes Effect in June - Are You Ready?

| 9 min

On June 27, 2023, “online marketplaces” (i.e., online selling platforms like Amazon and EBay) will have some brand new obligations. So will many of the third party sellers that operate on these platforms.