Brooks Law Digest: Dairy/Milk

Oregon House Bill 2924 would prohibit the Department of Environmental Quality and the State Department of Agriculture from issuing or renewing a license or permit to allow the construction or operation of a new industrial dairy, an addition to an existing industrial dairy, or an addition to an existing dairy if the addition would cause the dairy to become an industrial dairy.

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

Employees of Saputo Dairy Foods have filed a proposed collective and class action against the company, alleging that the dairy producer failed to pay them proper regular and overtime wages

Virginia House Bill 1750 would create the Dairy Producer Margin Coverage Premium Assistance Program in order to assist dairy producers in the state.

A new article published in the Journal of Dairy Science examines consumers’ perceptions regarding the sustainability of both traditional dairy and plant-based dairy products, finding that consumers tend to find plant-based dairy products more sustainable and ethical.

Caru SPCA, represented by the Animal Legal Defense Fund and Talkov Law Firm, has filed suit against Dick Van Dam Dairy, arguing that the dairy’s treatment of cows as revealed in a recent undercover investigation violates California animal cruelty codes and the San Jacinto Municipal Code.

The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine has filed suit against the Food and Drug Administration, claiming that the agency’s failure to respond to the organization’s petition requesting that the agency require a breast cancer mortality risk warning on all dairy cheese products amounts to a violation of the Administrative Procedure Act’s proscription against “unreasonable delay.”

A federal court in California has granted Miyoko’s request for a preliminary injunction barring the state from barring the company using terms like “dairy” and “butter” on its products. In the lawsuit, Miyoko’s contends that such a step would violate the company’s First Amendment rights.

A federal court in California granted Miyoko’s request for a preliminary injunction barring the state from barring the company using terms like “dairy” and “butter” on its products. In the lawsuit, Miyoko’s contends that such a step would violate the company’s First Amendment rights.

Community Association for Restoration of the Environment, Friends of Toppenish Creek, and Center for Food Safety have filed suit against Sunnyside Dairy, alleging the company’s waste management practices violate the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.