General Mills has finally prevailed in a false advertising lawsuit* over sugar levels in its cereals after three years of legal wrangling, with the judge concluding that the plaintiffs "cannot plausibly claim to be misled."
The legal dispute over the ‘natural’ credentials of LaCroix sparkling beverages is heating up with brand owner National Beverage Corp urging a court in Illinois to enter a protective order shielding it from discovery that it claims would compel it to...
Farmers trying to transition to organic but in need of more personalized agronomic and technical support than available soon could have another resource with the expansion of a new train-the-trainer program supported by the Organic Trade Association.
The Grocery Manufacturers Association already is delivering on its promise made last week to deliver “aggressive and effective promotion” of the consumer packaged goods industry with the publication yesterday of new research that attributes one in 10...
A new study by American researchers backs up an open request by Scott Gottlieb – then US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner – last year for feedback on mandating warning labels for sesame.
NSF International has just updated its Non-GMO certification scheme and logo. FoodNavigator-USA (FNU) caught up with Sarah Krol (SK), global managing director of food safety product certification to find out what this means... and whether firms are ready...
The US Dietary Guidelines, which are updated every five years, were created more than 40 years ago as a way to help all Americans eat healthier based on current scientific data, but since its inception a large and vulnerable group has been left out –...
Impossible Foods is gearing up for the September launch of its plant-based burgers into retail after receiving the green light from the FDA to use its star ingredient – soy leghemoglobin – as a color additive. It also announced a co-manufacturing deal...
In an editorial published yesterday former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said the agency needs to act quickly on CBD, but must not compromise on its mission of safety in doing so.
With the addition of two executives to the Grocery Manufacturers Association’s leadership team, the once-beleaguered trade group continues to rebuild and reinvent itself under the leadership of new CEO Geoff Freeman, who took the helm last August after...
FDA said today it will have an update on a new regulatory structure for CBD by early fall. The announcement came via a press release on another warning issued to a CBD marketer making illegal disease claims.
CBD snack and beverage brand Weller has raised $3m in a funding round led by venture capital firm Brand Foundry Partners, which the company will put towards scaling up production and increasing marketing efforts to meet high consumer demand.
A law (Act 501) coming into force in Arkansas on July 24 puts plant-based brands between a rock and a hard place by restricting the use of 'meaty' terms to products derived from slaughtered animals, alleges a new lawsuit filed by Turtle Island...
An Illinois federal judge says she recognizes LaCroix’s frustration with what it believes to be an “entirely frivolous” lawsuit querying its all-natural credentials, but says there are no grounds to sanction the plaintiff, as the company has demanded.
