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Consumer Class Action
A class claims in court that Unilever falsely labels its I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter cooking spray as containing zero calories and zero grams of fat, though it contains 1,160 calories and 124 grams of fat per 12-ounce bottle, by using unreasonably small serving sizes.
Read moreFishy Prices
Canned tuna giant StarKist agreed Thursday to plead guilty to a single felony count of price-fixing. It faces a criminal fine of up to $100 million.
Read moreWe Can Feed 10 Billion People by 2050, If We Change Our Ways
Despite grim news about climate change, a new study indicates certain shifts in what food we consume and how we handle food waste could make feeding the world sustainable in the coming decades.
Read moreUK Court Rules Bakery Didn’t Discriminate in ‘Gay Cake’ Case
Britain’s Supreme Court on Wednesday reversed a lower court ruling and ruled that a bakery owned by a Christian family didn’t discriminate against a gay customer when it refused to make a cake bearing a slogan supporting same-sex marriage.
Read moreStarbucks
A federal class action claims Starbucks misrepresents that its white chocolate drinks, including the Toasted White Chocolate Doubleshot Energy Drink, contain white chocolate.
Read moreSalmonella Outbreak
A Nevadan claims in a federal complaint that he was one of 57 people in 16 states who contracted Salmonella Newport poisoning this summer from 6.9 million pounds of contaminated beef provided by Phoenix-based JBS Tolleson Inc.
Read moreOhio Dairy Loses Fight Against Wisconsin Butter Law
The Seventh Circuit upheld a Wisconsin law that requires all butter sold in the state to be graded, rejecting an artisanal dairy maker’s claim that the government has no business setting flavor standards for butter.
Read more1 in 3 Adults Eats Fast Food Each Day, CDC Says
Fast food fed one out of three adults in the United States, and consumption tended to increase along with income, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Wednesday.
Read moreStudy: More People Will Eat Bugs if They’re Up-Marketed as Luxury Item
With six legs, antennae and wings, insects are not the first thing people think of when looking for a protein alternative. But new research indicates bugs may be an easier sell when they’re priced and presented as a luxury food.
Read moreSeafood Processor Pleads Guilty to Massive Crab Meat Switcheroo
A Virginia seafood processor has pleaded guilty to falsely labeling millions of dollars worth of foreign crab meat as a “product of the USA,” the Justice Department announced Wednesday.
Read moreSwiss Reject Bids to Improve Food Quality, Protect Farmers
Swiss voters on Sunday roundly rejected two proposals aimed at protecting Swiss farmers and ensuring that food from both domestic and foreign producers is healthier, more environmentally sound and animal-friendly.
Read moreSalmonella Outbreak
Two federal lawsuits claim Kellogg’s Honey Smacks cereal is the likely source of a Salmonella Mbandaka outbreak that’s affected 73 people in 31 states; the cereal was recalled on June 14, and the CDC reports 130 cases in 36 states.
Read moreWhole Foods Market
Whole Foods Market California and two affiliates reached a $1.6 million deal Thursday to settle complaints from 22 district and city attorneys that they illegally handled and disposed of hazardous wasted across state lines.
Read moreAnimal-Rights Group Stumbles in Halal Meat Labeling Spat
Halal beef from cows that are not stunned prior to slaughter can still be marketed with an “organic farming” label, an EU magistrate determined Thursday, siding against French animal-rights activists.
Read moreOdwalla Labels
A federal judge refused Wednesday to dismiss a class action alleging that Odwalla misled customers by labeling its products “100% Juice” with “No Added Sugar.”
Read moreIndonesia Imposes Moratorium on New Palm Oil Plantations
Indonesia’s president has signed a moratorium on new palm oil development and ordered a review of existing plantations, an official said Thursday, in a blow to an industry blamed for environmental destruction and worker exploitation.
Read moreCargill Class Action
Cargill Meat Solutions will pay $1.5 million to settle charges of discriminating against African and Muslim employees, the EEOC announced Friday.
Read moreSeventh Circuit Takes Up Fight Over Butter Grading
The Seventh Circuit heard oral arguments Thursday in an artisanal butter maker’s challenge to a Wisconsin law that requires all butter sold in the state to be graded on taste.
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