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Preliminary approval granted for settlement of Frosted Mini-Wheats false ad claims

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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May 10 2013

A federal court in California has rendered its reluctant approval of a preliminary settlement in class litigation against Kellogg Co., alleging that

San Francisco City attorney sues Monster Beverage

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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May 10 2013

San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera has filed a consumer-fraud lawsuit on behalf of the people of the State of California against Monster

Vermont AG signals interest in food marketing to kids

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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April 19 2013

Vermont Attorney General (AG) Bill Sorrell will reportedly join other state AGs for a conference on "the current state of food industry marketing to

UK agency upholds complaint targeting Weetabix app

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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United Kingdom
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February 15 2013

The U.K. Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a complaint lodged by the Family and Parenting Institute (FPI) against Weetabix Ltd.'s

Outdoor food advertising allegedly linked to obesity risk

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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February 15 2013

A recent study has reportedly identified "a relationship between the percentage of outdoor food advertising and overweightobesity." Lenard Lesser

Food fight for Nickelodeon

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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December 7 2012

In the ongoing battle over whether the government should regulate food ads targeting children, the Food Marketing Workgroup (FMW), a coalition of more than 80 health groups and nutritionists, is putting pressure on Nickelodeon and its parent company, Viacom, to adopt nutrition guidelines for foods marketed to children, particularly foods that license Nickelodeon characters such as SpongeBob SquarePants and Dora the Explorer

Markey requests FTC investigation of energy-drink claims

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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December 7 2012

U.S. Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) has written a November 30, 2012, letter to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Jon Leibowitz asking the agency to investigate advertising claims made by energy-drink manufacturers

7UP sodas with antioxidants to disappear from store shelves

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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November 16 2012

Dr. Pepper Snapple Group has reportedly announced that it will remove its 7UP products with antioxidants from the market by early 2013

OPC releases report on self-regulatory marketing in Australia

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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Australia
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November 16 2012

The Obesity Policy Coalition (OPC) has sent a report to Australian officials on the country’s current self-regulatory system for food marketing, which OPC has described as “seriously flawed”

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