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Stay in Snapple “natural” beverage lawsuit extinguished
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- USA
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- October 22 2010
A federal court in New Jersey has granted the defendant's unopposed motion to extinguish the stay in a lawsuit contending that Snapple beverage products are falsely advertised as "natural" because they contain high-fructose corn syrup, a purportedly non-natural ingredient
Consumer interests seek FTC investigation of digital youth marketing; Doritos targeted
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- October 21 2011
Several consumer advocacy organizations have filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) based on a report that “identifies, analyzes, and documents a set of digital marketing practices that pose particular threats to children and youth, especially when used to promote foods that are high in fat, sugars, and salt, which are known to contribute to child and adolescent obesity.”
Rudd Center study suggests FOP cereal box claims are misleading
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- USA
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- August 19 2011
Yale University’s Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity has published a study claiming that parents misinterpret nutrition-related health claims used on children’s cereal boxes
Court orders attorney to cease Facebook criticism of halal fraud settlement
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- USA
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- February 15 2013
A Michigan court has reportedly entered an order specifying what will appear on the Facebook page of the attorney who filed a complaint seeking
Conference to examine marketing obesity prevention
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- USA
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- July 30 2010
DTC Perspectives Inc. has announced the 2010 Marketing Disease Prevention in America (MDPA) Conference, which will discuss how health care marketing can effectively address obesity prevention
CMAJ editorial urges energy drink regulation
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- USA
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- July 30 2010
"Caffeine-loaded energy drinks have now crossed the line from beverages to drugs delivered as tasty syrups," opines a July 26, 2010, Canadian Medical Association Journal editorial, which recommends "strict regulations" and warning labels comparable to those required for caffeine tablets
District court orders Pelman parties to refile class certification pleadings
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- March 26 2010
The U.S. district court judge now presiding over the obesity-related claims in Pelman v. McDonald’s Corp. has ordered the parties to refile a number of documents previously submitted on motions addressing class certification
FDA revises qualified health claims for selenium dietary supplements
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- October 8 2010
According to counsel for a company that makes dietary supplements containing selenium, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has agreed to allow the company to make qualified health claims for the products that include brief disclaimers
“Happy Meals” lawsuit filed in California
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- USA
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- December 17 2010
Seeking to represent a class of California children younger than age 8 and their parents, the mother of a 6-year-old girl has reportedly filed a putative class action against McDonald’s Corp., alleging that it baits children by advertising its “unhealthy Happy Meals” with toys and thus “has helped create, and continues to exacerbate, a super-sized health crisis in California.”
Ohio AG brings consumer sales practices action against Dannon
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- December 17 2010
The same day that the Federal Trade Commission announced a settlement over alleged deceptive advertising claims for DanActive beverage and Activia yogurt, Ohio’s attorney general filed a lawsuit alleging that The Dannon Co. has violated the state’s Consumer Sales Practices Act (CSPA) by failing to substantiate the health-related claims it makes for the products
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- Author - Mark Anstoetter
- Firm Name - Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
- Jurisdiction - USA