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Yale alums object to food & beverage corporate sponsorship

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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February 8 2013

A Yale University event for women graduates will feature an address by U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, and some alumnae have

USDA proposes new rules for snack foods in schools

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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February 8 2013

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has proposed new rules that would regulate the nutritional content of snacks, soft drinks and meals sold in

Retired military leaders say American youth “still too fat to fight”

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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October 5 2012

Mission: Readiness, a non-profit organization of senior retired military leaders, has issued a second report claiming that one in four young adults are still “too overweight to enlist.”

Study praises state restrictions on competitive foods in schools

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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August 17 2012

A recent study has reportedly concluded that school children in states with strong restrictions on competitive food sales gained less weight than their counterparts in states with weaker restrictions

Seventh Circuit reinstates claim that jail food violated 8th Amendment

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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March 30 2012

The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed in part a district court dismissal of claims that being fed nutriloaf in a county jail subjected an inmate to cruel and unusual punishment in violation of his Eighth Amendment rights

California legislation would limit sale of sports drinks in schools

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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March 2 2012

California Assembly Member Das Williams (D-Santa Barbara) recently introduced a bill (A.B. 1746) that would restrict the sale of sports drinks from middle and high schools throughout the state

Prison inmates challenge soy in diet as cruel and unusual punishment

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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February 24 2012

Counsel for five current and former Illinois prison inmates has reportedly indicated that four expert witnesses are prepared to testify that the soy in the inmates’ prison diets caused them “irreparable, actual harm,” and thus their litigation against the state, prison wardens and nurses will proceed

USDA revises school lunch standards

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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January 27 2012

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has issued a final rule updating the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs “to align them with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.”

Los Angeles School District bans flavored milk from school menus

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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June 17 2011

The Los Angeles Unified School District has reportedly removed flavored milk from school menus in an effort to combat rising rates of childhood obesity

Hawaii health department encourages less consumption of sugary beverages

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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June 10 2011

The Hawaii State Department of Health (DOH) has launched a public awareness effort advocating consumption of beverages containing less sugar