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New York Assembly considers banning sodium in all restaurant foods
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- March 12 2010
New York Assemblyman Felix Ortiz (D-Brooklyn) has reportedly introduced legislation (A.B. A10129) that would bar restaurants from using salt “in any form” during food preparation
FTC announces plan to study food, beverage marketing targeted to kids
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- May 28 2010
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced its intention to issue compulsory process orders to 48 food and beverage manufacturers, distributors, marketers, and quick service restaurant companies for information on their marketing activities and expenditures targeted toward children and adolescents
San Francisco considers restricting restaurant toy giveaways; advocacy group calls for end to action-figure happy meal promotion
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- August 13 2010
Three elected San Francisco officials recently introduced legislation to amend the city's health code by restricting restaurant toy giveaways to only those meals that meet stringent nutritional guidelines
Sodium content claims against Denny’s dismissed
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- April 16 2010
A federal court in Illinois has dismissed putative class claims alleging that Denny’s Corp. fails to inform consumers that some of its menu items contain excessive levels of salt
RICO claims against Applebee’s and Weight Watchers dismissed
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- April 16 2010
A federal court in Kansas has dismissed a putative class action filed against Applebee’s International, Inc. and Weight Watchers International, Inc., finding that the claims raised under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) were not sufficiently alleged
New York bills address trans fats and HFCs in foods sold statewide
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- April 16 2010
Assembly members have introduced a bill (A10665) similar to legislation in effect in New York City, that would restrict the use of artificial trans fats in foods sold in restaurants and retail food stores
FDA proposes two information collections related to menu labeling law
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- November 5 2010
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed two new information collections related to voluntary registration, recordkeeping and mandatory third-party disclosure under section 4205 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010
Menu labeling claims under Prop. 65 can proceed in California
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- November 5 2010
The California Supreme Court has denied a petition for review filed by fast food restaurants seeking to overturn an intermediate appellate court ruling allowing further proceedings on claims that they violated Proposition 65 by selling grilled chicken products to consumers without appropriate warnings about carcinogens created by the cooking process
Santa Clara County, California, bans toys in restaurant meals
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- April 30 2010
The California county that helped lead the national push for menu labeling has reportedly approved an ordinance (NS-300-820) that would prohibit restaurants from using "incentive items" to promote meals deemed high in calories, salt or fat
CSPI urges restaurant chains to stop using artificial trans fat
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- April 30 2010
The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) has called on three national restaurant chains to follow the steps of other food establishments by no longer using artificial trans fat in their fare
