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New lawsuits filed: cochineal extract in Starbucks products, salmonella in pet food and eggs, Frito-Lay challenge to order for production of employment data
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- June 8 2012
A California resident has filed a putative class action against Starbucks Corp. alleging that the company deceived consumers by failing to disclose that some of its products were made with cochineal extract, a common food-coloring ingredient made from crushed insects
OSHA revises HCS to align with UN global chemical labeling system
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- April 6 2012
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has revised its Hazard Communications Standard (HCS) to align with the United Nations’ global chemical labeling system
Chicago jury awards $30.4 million to diacetyl-exposed factory worker
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- August 20 2010
According to a news source, a man who worked in a Chicago-area plant for eight years and was diagnosed with bronchiolitis obliterans has been awarded $30
NIOSH seeks comments on criteria for setting occupational diacetyl exposure limit
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- July 29 2011
The National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety (NIOSH) will hold a public meeting August 26, 2011, to solicit public input on a draft document titled “Criteria for a Recommended Standard: Occupational Exposure to Diacetyl and 2,3-pentanedione.”
Recently filed lawsuits: death in a chocolate factory, demand for documents in NYC “man drinking fat” ads, new claims that Wesson Oil is not “100 natural”
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- July 15 2011
The parents of a 29-year-old who died after he fell into a vat of chocolate have filed a wrongful death action in a Pennsylvania state court against the company that owned the plant where he worked and a number of other defendants involved in manufacturing the allegedly faulty equipment that purportedly led to the accident
Second Circuit affirms dismissal of state tort claim as preempted by CAA
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- July 27 2012
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the dismissal by a district court of eight consolidated complaints filed by New York City bus company employees claiming that manufacturers of diesel-fuel engines and of buses employing those engines were liable for injuries allegedly resulting from plaintiffs’ inhalation of diesel exhaust fumes
Insurer claims policy does not cover diacetyl claim damages
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- March 4 2011
An insurer that issued commercial umbrella policies to a company that makes flavorings ingredients, including those used in butter-flavored microwave popcorn, is seeking a declaration that it has no obligation under those policies to defend or indemnify the company in lawsuits alleging respiratory injury from exposure to diacetyl
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- Jurisdiction - USA
- Author - Mark Anstoetter
- Workarea - Employment & Labor
- Workarea - Product Liability