03 Apr, 2022 Is a Claim That a Product is Made Locally Actionable Under the Lanham Act? By Jeff Greenbaum In a long-running dispute between Bimbo Bakeries and United States Bakery, one of the issues was whether U.S. Bakery misled consumers...
05 Oct, 2020 Is "The Original Olympia Beer" Made Near Olympia (Like it Originally Was)? By Jeff Greenbaum Olympia Beer was originally brewed in Tumwater, Washington -- which borders Olympia, Washington. In 1999, Pabst Brewing Company acquired...
03 Jun, 2020 Are GODIVA's "Belgium 1926" Chocolates Made in Belgium? By Jeff Greenbaum GODIVA was founded in 1926 in Brussels, Belgium. According to GODIVA's website, "The underpinning of our incredible chocolate has, and...
24 Dec, 2019 Court Holds Website Disclosure Inadequate For On-Label Claim By Terri Seligman Last May, I blogged about two lawsuits filed against Cento Fine Foods, the largest distributor of San Marzano tomatoes in the US. The...
27 May, 2019 You Say Marzano, I Say... By Terri Seligman Cento Fine Foods, the largest seller of San Marzano tomatoes in the U.S., has been hit with two lawsuits alleging that their canned...
13 Mar, 2019 Is the Tagline "Fresh. Local. Quality." Puffery or a Claim? By Jeff Greenbaum What does it mean to consumers when you claim that your product is locally made? Does it communicate specific information about where...