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Health Canada says BPA in canned foods poses no risk; Germany advises manufacturers to find alternatives

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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Canada, Germany, USA
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June 11 2010

Health Canada's Bureau of Chemical Safety has released a survey of bisphenol A (BPA) in canned foods that finds low rates of exposure and no risk to public health

German agency holds forum on safety of recycled food packaging

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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Germany
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November 5 2010

Germany's Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) recently held its Ninth Forum on Consumer Protection in Berlin, where 300 participants discussed the alleged health risks of recycled materials used in food packaging

Germany investigates dioxin-tainted eggs

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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Germany
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January 7 2011

German officials have launched an investigation into an animal feed supplier that allegedly distributed a dioxin-tainted additive to 25 feed manufacturers, who in turn sold products to hundreds of poultry, pork and egg farms in Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Thuringia, Saxony, and Brandenburg

Germany approves feed safety measures

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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Germany
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February 11 2011

The German Cabinet has reportedly approved an action plan proposed by Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection Minister Ilse Aigner that incorporates "tighter rules for dioxin checks into the Food and Feed Code (LFGB)" and proposes several statutory changes to feed production regulations

German authorities eye bean sprouts in deadly E. Coli outbreak

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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Germany, USA
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June 10 2011

German authorities have finally narrowed the field of suspects in an E. Coli outbreak affecting Europe, where a reported 31 people have died from a rare strain of the disease

European Court of Justice decides winemaker cannot label product as “wholesome”

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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European Union, Germany
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September 14 2012

A European Court of Justice panel has determined that a German winemaker may not, under European Union law, place labels on its bottles including the word bekömmlich (meaning digestible, wholesome or nourishing

German court refuses to stop sale of rival capsules compatible with Nestlé coffee machines

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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Germany
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August 24 2012

According to news sources, the Dusseldorf Regional Court has refused a request for preliminary injunction filed by Nestlé seeking to stop competitors from selling capsules that fit its Nespresso coffee makers in Germany

EU threatens regulation to assuage dioxin fears

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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European Union, Germany
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January 14 2011

The European Commission (EC) has reportedly threatened to regulate the animal feed industry after dioxin-tainted eggs from Germany triggered a widespread investigation involving poultry and pork farms across the region

Lindt and Haribo spar over gold-bears and teddies

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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Germany
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November 16 2012

Lindt & Spruengli AG is once again facing trademark litigation over its goldwrapped chocolate candy, this time for its “Teddy,” which Haribo GmbH claims infringes its “Gold-Bears” multi-colored gummy bears product

German antitrust regulator fines chocolatiers over illegal price-fixing cartel

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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Germany
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February 1 2013

According to a news source, Germany's Federal Cartel Office (BKA) has imposed 60 million (US$81.4 million) in fines against 11 chocolate and