16 Apr, 2024 Is "Goodness and Nutrition" a Claim Requiring Substantiation? By Jeff Greenbaum Dole markets a variety of fruit products – such as Fruit Bowls in Gel, Fruit Bowl Parfaits, and Canned Juices – with various...
11 Nov, 2023 Planning to Advertise That Your Thanksgiving Turkeys Were "Thoughtfully Raised"? By Jeff Greenbaum We're well into November – and Thanksgiving is less than two weeks away. It's a perfect time, then, to talk about turkey advertising. A...
30 Oct, 2019 Federal Labeling Laws vs. State False Advertising Laws: The Ongoing Preemption Battle By Terri Seligman Readers of this blog know that we frequently cover cases where a defendant claims that its compliance with various federal labeling...
11 Apr, 2019 Preemption and Lack of Standing Bar Lawsuit Over the Use of "Natural" By Jeff Greenbaum A recent lawsuit about the name of Hormel's "Natural Choice" meat products provides some interesting guidance on two important...
04 Jan, 2019 A Trail Of Breadcrumbs...To The Tribunal By Terri Seligman You know that any decision that begins with the following sentence is not going to end well for the defendant food manufacturer: “Trans...
13 Apr, 2018 Court Says Some LED Bulb Claims Are Preempted by EPCA By Jeff Greenbaum In Young v. Cree, Inc., the plaintiff brought a putative class action alleging that Cree made false claims about the LED bulbs that it...