Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP | Canada, USA | 28 Apr 2017
A Massachusetts house bill proposing a one- and two-cent tax per fluid ounce of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) has been withdrawn during a state…
Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP | USA | 8 Aug 2014
A plaintiff has accused cereal company Organic Milling of mislabeling its Nutritious Living Hi-Lo brand cereals as "100% natural" despite allegedly…
Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP | USA | 2 May 2014
The Environmental Working Group (EWG) has issued its 2014 Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce, which ranks pesticide contamination in "48…
Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP | USA | 12 Oct 2012
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has revised its green marketing guidance “to help marketers avoid making misleading environmental claims” about their products.
Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP | USA | 14 Oct 2011
The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) has consolidated six actions questioning the “100% Natural” claims for Wesson oil products before a multidistrict litigation (MDL) court in California.
Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP | USA | 15 Jul 2011
A multidistrict litigation court in Missouri has denied motions for class certification in 24 transferred cases against companies that make baby bottles and sippy cups allegedly containing bisphenol A (BPA).
Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP | USA | 15 Jul 2011
Bayer CropScience has agreed to pay up to $750 million to settle the claims of rice farmers who allege that the company’s genetically engineered (GE) rice contaminated their conventional crops and led to market losses when some countries closed their borders to U.S.
Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP | USA | 18 Mar 2011
EPA has announced new Energy Star standards for TVs, and cable and satellite boxes.
Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP | USA | 8 Oct 2010
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has determined that its "Green Guides," which "help marketers avoid making deceptive claims by outlining general principles that apply to all environmental marketing claims," should be retained and updated.