27 Dec, 2024 Is Your Food Product ‘Healthy’ Under the FDA’s Revised Definition? By Kate Patton Terri Seligman The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it has issued a final rule to update the “healthy” claim that marketers can use on...
06 Oct, 2023 Where's the Beef? By Jeff Greenbaum What are advertisers' obligations when showing pictures of their products in advertising? Are they required to depict their products...
08 Sep, 2023 Suit Over “Protein-Packed” Label Proceeds Against Chip Maker By Ariel Radow “Protein-packed” chips: are they actually a good source of protein, or misleading? A California judge allowed claims to proceed against...
30 Mar, 2023 “No Preservatives” Deceptive Labeling Suit Set to Proceed Against Toast-Maker By Ariel Radow Bready or not, here they crumb! A New York federal judge said that plaintiffs can continue their proposed class action against T....
23 Mar, 2023 Suit Over Gut-Health Label Claims Proceeds Against Juice Maker By Ariel Radow NextFoods Inc. failed to get the claims dismissed that its GoodBelly Probiotic JuiceDrinks product labeling misleads consumers into...
16 Mar, 2023 Oreo Wins Suit Over Fudge-Covered Cookie Ingredients By Ariel Radow Last week, a New York judge permanently tossed a false advertising lawsuit against Oreo-maker Mondelez Global, LLC over its Fudge Covered...
16 Feb, 2023 Court Dismisses Class Action Over Fanta’s “100% Natural” Labeling By Ariel Radow Don’t you wanna, wanna another false advertising suit involving a “100% natural” claim? Last week, a New York federal court dismissed a...
11 Jan, 2023 A Sweet Outcome for Mondelez in Shortbread Cookie Suit By Ariel Radow Last week, the Western District of New York dismissed a proposed class action against Mondelez Global over its Lorna Doone shortbread...
06 Jan, 2023 Target’s “Natural Flavor” Fruit Punch Product Not Deceptive, Court Says By Ariel Radow Should a reasonable consumer believe that a “natural flavor”-labeled fruit punch water enhancer is free from artificial flavors? Not...
02 Dec, 2022 Mozzarella Sticks Suit Proceeds Against Manufacturer, but not TGI Friday’s By Ariel Radow Earlier this week, an Illinois federal judge allowed a class action lawsuit against the manufacturer of “TGI Friday’s Mozzarella Stick...
27 Oct, 2022 Smashburger Settles Consumer Beef Over its “Double the Beef” Burger Advertising By Ariel Radow Smashburger has agreed to pay $5.5 million to settle a class action lawsuit over its “Triple Double Burgers” which were promoted as...
06 Oct, 2022 Is “Smoked” Gouda Really Smoked? Judge Narrows Class Action Over Kroger’s Cheese Claims By Ariel Radow A Wisconsin federal court narrowed a proposed class action against Kroger Co. over its “Private Selection” artificially flavored “smoked”...
02 Oct, 2022 FDA Proposes New Definition for "Healthy" By Jeff Greenbaum Last week, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration proposed a new rule that would revise when the term "healthy" can be used on food...
29 Sep, 2022 NFTs, Food, and Alcohol, all at GALA's Annual Advertising Law Conference By Jeff Greenbaum At next month's Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance annual advertising law conference, Global Advertising in an Age of Crisis and Change,...
19 Sep, 2022 “Veggie” Products: Made from Vegetables, or Simply a Meatless Substitute? By Ariel Radow A California federal judge permanently threw out a proposed class action against Kellogg, deciding that its use of the term “veggie” in...
13 Sep, 2022 Court Finds for KIND in "All Natural" Snack Bar Label Consumer Deception Suit By Ariel Radow On Friday, a New York federal court decertified a class action suit against KIND LLC, holding that the plaintiffs failed to show how...