Food & Beverage Archive » February, 2014

Food & Beverage - February, 2014

103 articles

• Tobacco Plain Packaging Divides WTO At IP Council Meeting
• 7th Circ. Maintains Liquor Liability Exclusion
• Buffalo Trace Whiskey Sues Over Rival's 'Bison Ridge' Product
• PepsiCo Says No To Activist's Snack Spinoff Proposal
• EPA Asks 5th Circ. To Flip Gulf Dead Zone Ruling
• McDonald's, Others Escape Cancer Warning Suits Once Again
• Bumble Bee Faces Failure-To-Warn Suit Over Mercury In Tuna
• K&L Gates' $24M Malpractice Deal OK'd In Le-Nature's Case
• Deals Rumor Mill: WhatsApp, Jos. A. Bank, Carlyle
• White House, FDA Overhaul Nutrition Label Guidelines
• Nestle, Hershey, Mars Melt Chocolate Antitrust Claims
• Wash. Pols Advance Bill Delaying Marijuana Tax Breaks
• Seafood Co. Says Contractors Cost It $10M In Military Sales
• Workers Can Choose Not To Use FMLA Leave, 9th Circ. Says
• AAI Says Sysco's $3.5B US Foods Buy Will Harm Competition
• White House To Announce Updates To Nutrition Labels
• The Unstoppable Trailblazer: Judge Shira Scheindlin
• GMO Labeling Bill Unveiled In Calif.
• K&L Gates Co-Defendant Balks At $24M Malpractice Deal
• No TPP Deal Yet For US, Japan As Sens. Demand Ag Reforms
• Listeria Death Prompts Cheese Recall
• Cosan Offers $3B For Brazilian Railroad Operator ALL
• US, Canada Strike Deal To Standardize Meat Cut Names
• Supreme Court Boots $25M Pilgrim's Pride Antitrust Row
• Kroger Settles 'Popcorn Lung' Row After Landmark Award
• Neb. Justices Say Sex Assault Judgment Sunk By Bankruptcy
• FDA Sued Over 'Safe' Designation Of Food Additives
• Walgreen, Others Drop National Food Claims In Egg MDL
• EPA Pitches New Rules, Age Limit For Pesticide Use On Farms
• Potential Tax Change Could Cost Ag Industry $4.8B: Report
• Brazil Drags US Back To WTO In Long-Running Cotton Fight
• FDA Agrees To FSMA Rollout Deadlines In Settlement
• NY Appeals Court OKs License For Union Square Restaurant
• Activist Renews Push For PepsiCo To Spin Off Snack Unit
• Quantum Foods Seeks Ch. 11 Protection, Biz Sale
• 9th Circ. Flips Ruling Trimming Atty Fees In Liquor Co. OT Suit
• FDA, Consumer Groups Settle FSMA Rollout Spat
• Jim Beam Maker Can't Shake $100M Whiskey Contract Suit
• Enfamil Maker Starts FCPA Probe Into China Unit
• NLRB Judge Finds Grocery Chain's Arbitration Deal Unlawful
• 9th Circ. Sides With Coca-Cola Bottler In $19M Wage Suit
• FDA Urged To Back Off Menu Labeling Changes
• Australia, S. Korea FTA To Have Agriculture, Services Benefits
• Germany Fines Sugar Cos. €280M Over Cartel
• EU Draws Line On Food, Enviro Regs In US Trade Talks
• Deals Rumor Mill: Tyson Foods, Peugeot, Starwood
• Calif. Lawmaker Wants Warning On Sugary Drinks
• High Court Asked To Weigh Reimbursement For H-2 Workers
• Arbitration Loss Sends Swine Genetics Co. Into Ch. 11
• Almond Co. Fights 'Diamond' Trademark Infringement Claim
• JPML Nixes Cargill's Truvia Suits Consolidation Attempt
• Chobani To Donate Yogurt Shipment Intended For Olympians
• 'All Natural' Labels Don't Deceive Consumers, Flax USA Says
• PepsiCo Refuses Activist Push To Spin Off Snack Unit
• Enfamil Maker Fights Bid To Reinstate Infant Death Suit
• Hungry For Cash, Casual Dining Cos. May Flock To Ch. 11
• Grupo Bimbo's $1.7B Canada Bread Buy Stokes Expansion
• OSHA Lays Out Rules For Food Safety Whistleblowers
• Deals Rumor Mill: Carlyle, Blackstone, Giant Interactive
• Cohen Milstein Joins Forces With Fla.'s Leopold Law
• Keurig Hit With Antitrust Suit Over Alleged Coffee Monopoly
• FTC Says 1st Amendment Doesn't Shield Pom's Health Claims
• Nestle Swaps L'Oreal Stake For Skin Care JV in $8.9B Deal
• 9th Circ. Asked To Revive $19M Coca-Cola Pay Stub Suit
• Whole Foods Sued Over Worker Background-Check Procedure
• Fed. Circ. Nixes Chinese Co.'s Try For New Garlic-Duty Review
• Mars Recalls Rice After Rash Outbreaks At Schools
• Guac Maker Yucatan Can't Shake Cane Juice Labeling Suit
• TransCanada Asks Texas Justices To Ax Landowner's Appeal
• Brand Battles: Anheuser-Busch, 7-Eleven, Instagram
• White House Plugs Plan To Boost Exports By Rural Biz
• Int'l Beef Groups Say TPP Should Cut 'Sensitive' Ag Tariffs
• Trader Joe's Pays $3.4M To End Suit Over 'All-Natural' Claims
• Sager Creek Nabs Defunct Allens With $160M Bid
• ConAgra Violates FDA Labeling Rules, 9th Circ. Told
• Starbucks, Green Mountain Dodge Instant Tea Patent Suit
• 11th Circ. Affirms Toss Of Guatemalan Workers' Torture Case
• Food Giants Push For Federal, Voluntary GMO Labeling
• Deals Rumor Mill: Sprint, KKR, Carlyle
• USDA Rolls Out 7 Regional 'Climate Hubs' For Farmers
• DOL Can Issue H-2B Visa Wage Rule, 3rd Circ. Says
• Law Firm Beats Mushroom Distributor's Malpractice Suit
• FDA Pushes For $225M In User Fees To Finish FSMA
• Coca-Cola Drops $1.25B For Stake In Green Mountain Coffee
• Labeling Beverages And Supplements Post-FDA Guidance
• Steptoe Snags Veteran Policy Atty From Patton
• Polsinelli Adds New FDA Practice Head In DC
• AB InBev Swallows NY Craft Brewer As Drink Sector Stays Hot
• Disputed Duties On Chinese Off-Road Tires Will Stay Put
• 21 States Tell 3rd Circ. EPA Water Standards Violate CWA
• Senate Sends $956B Farm Bill For Obama's Approval
• Calif. Justices Asked To Revive Target Coffee Tax Suit
• Senate To Vote On $956M Farm Bill Tuesday
• Hot Dog On A Stick Files Ch. 11 Due To Costly Leases
• In-House Counsel Name Client-Friendly Litigators
• Tempt Hempmilk Accused Of Bogus Sugar Labeling
• Gruma Can't Rely On FDA To Nix Labeling Action, Judge Told
• US Questions India Subsidies As WTO Starts Work On Ag Deal
• Investor Class Action Against Stevia Supplier Nixed
• FDA Floats Criteria To Gauge Food Contamination Risks
• Jack Link's Loses Bid For Lower Tariff Rates On Jerky
• Deals Rumor Mill: Jos. A. Bank, Lenovo, Nestle
• Navajo Nation Taxes Junk Food, Makes Healthy Food Tax-Free