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How do you protect your recipe? What does it even mean to “protect” a recipe? As a food or beverage business, your recipe may be one of your most valuable business assets. So how do you prevent others from using your...

“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...

It started when I read Michael Pollan’s book, The Omnivore’s Dilemma. I always had an interest in food as someone who loves to cook and eat. Reading that book made me see food as central to so many things I care about:...

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...

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...