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Brooks Law Digest: Labeling Restrictions

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New York Considers Restricting the Term “Milk”
January 6, 2021

New York Assembly Bill 507 would prohibit the use of the term “milk” on any products that do not contain dairy.

Upton’s and PBFA to Appeal Denial of Preliminary Injunction for Oklahoma Law
November 24, 2020

Upton’s Naturals Co. and the Plant Based Foods Association have said that they will appeal to the Tenth Circuit an order by a federal judge refusing to grant a preliminary injunction to block the enforcement of an Oklahoma law that bars plant-based foods being labeled with terms often used to refer to meat products, such as “burger.”

Groups File Complaint with FTC Against Cargill for Deceptive Labeling of Turkey Brands
November 24, 2020

Richman Law Group, on behalf of Animal Equality, Family Farm Action Alliance, Venceremos, Mighty Earth, Organic Consumers Association, and Socially Responsible Agricultural Project has filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission, alleging that Cargill uses misleading marketing campaigns to suggest that two of its brands involve higher animal welfare standards, better treatment of workers, and more sustainable environmental practices than they actually do

Plant-Based Meat Labeling Rules
November 16, 2020

An article by Shareefah Taylor in the University of Massachusetts Law Review examines the contradictions between state and federal regulations for plant-based meat alternatives.

Texas Bill Would Restrict Labeling of Cellular Agriculture
November 13, 2020

Texas House Bill 316 would ban labeling or advertising any products that are plant-based or produced by cellular agriculture as “meat,” “beef,” “chicken,” “pork,” or other common variations.

Texas Considers Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling for Meat
November 13, 2020

Texas House Bill 261 would require that any beef and pork products displayed for sale include a label stating the products’ country of origin.

GFI and ALDF Challenge Louisiana Labeling Law
October 7, 2020

The Good Food Institute and the Animal Legal Defense Fund have filed suit under the First Amendment challenging a Louisiana law that imposes fines for alternative protein products labels with terms usually associated with meat, such as “burger” or “sausage.”

FDA Seeks Input on Cultured Seafood Products
October 7, 2020

The Food and Drug Administration is seeking input on the labeling of food containing cultured seafood cells. The agency is accepting comments until March 8, 2021.

New Report on Labeling of Plant-Based Foods
September 18, 2020

A new report from the World Resources Institute analyzes the kind of language to use and to avoid in order to make plant-based foods appealing to more consumers.

Upton’s and PBFA Challenge Oklahoma Labeling Law
September 16, 2020

Upton’s Naturals and the Plant Based Foods Association have filed suit against the state of Oklahoma, bringing a First Amendment challenge to the state’s law that requires disclaimers on plant-based products that use a term normally associated with conventional meat.

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