by Lauren Handel | Mar 24, 2023
“But my competitor says ‘X’ on its label. Why can’t I?” I often hear this right after I’ve told a client that ‘X’ is not allowed under FDA food labeling regulations. I have a standard response: “Do you see people driving 80 when the speed limit is 60?” The fact that...
by Lauren Handel | Oct 19, 2022
The Food and Drug Administration recently published a proposed regulation to redefine “healthy” as an implied nutrient content claim for food. The proposal revamps the criteria a food must meet to qualify for use of the claim “healthy” (or...
by Lauren Handel | Oct 17, 2022
Thanks to Startup CPG for inviting Lauren Handel to do this webinar on minimizing the risks of food labeling litigation. Watch the video to learn more about this type of litigation and what kinds of label claims and other issues are most commonly targeted by class...
by Lauren Handel | Jun 21, 2019
Ten states have now passed laws prohibiting the misrepresentation of foods as “meat” if they are not derived from animal carcasses. Similar bills were introduced in several other states this year. These laws present fascinating (for me, at least) First...
by Nicole Civita | Feb 3, 2019
The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) of the United States Department of Agriculture issued the final National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard (NBFDS), which will require food manufacturers, importers and other entities to indicate on a product’s label...
by Nicole Civita | Sep 20, 2018
California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has overhauled the “clear and reasonable” warning regulations for the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act (Prop. 65), effective August 30, 2018. The new approach is designed to...
