02 Apr, 2024 FDA trying to add uniformity to post-market safety review list by adding chemicals targeted by state bans. By Paul Benson Two months ago, I posted about states banning certain food additives and how doing so can fracture the efforts to create uniformity in...
19 Mar, 2024 Largest study on ultra-processed foods is "highly suggestive" and "suggestive" of multiple adverse health outcomes. By Paul Benson I've posted a lot about ultra-processed foods (UPF) because there is a plethora of articles in the popular literature about the...
15 Mar, 2024 Microplastics and nanoplastics: what are they and what are their risks? By Paul Benson New research in the journal Frontiers suggests that broken down plastics can be carriers of a range of endocrine disrupting chemicals...
13 Mar, 2024 False advertising lawsuit alleges there are undisclosed pesticides in Cheerios. Further proof of the creativity of the plaintiffs' bar. By Paul Benson I've posted frequently about what seems to be the never-ending litany of false advertising lawsuits against food and beverage...
11 Mar, 2024 Nutrition labels on wine appears to be inevitable. Is that a good or a bad thing? By Paul Benson I think it is only a matter of time before American consumers see nutrition labels on wine. The European Union recently mandated it,...
06 Mar, 2024 FDA says PFAS is no longer used in food packaging. What's next? By Paul Benson It seems like I can't open a legal publication in the food and beverage or product liability space, and not see something about PFAS....
04 Mar, 2024 France bans the use of "meaty" terms in plant-based products. Will other countries follow suit? By Paul Benson While the United States and many other countries wrestle with how plant-based products designed to substitute as meats should be labeled...
23 Feb, 2024 ESG (environmental, social, and governance) lawsuits predicted to increase in 2024. By Paul Benson I've posted about “greenwashing” litigation in the past and how these cases began to proliferate in 2023. Experts are now predicting that...
04 Feb, 2024 New Illinois and New York laws would ban 5 food additives, further fracturing uniform U.S. food policy. By Paul Benson In a number of my posts, I have bemoaned the regulatory compliance difficulties encountered by food and beverage companies doing business...
29 Jan, 2024 Clean up your website! What you say on it matters to the FDA and other government agencies. By Paul Benson I often get hired to help our clients decide what should and should not be included on their product labels. What facts about the product...
18 Jan, 2024 Much to my surprise, sugar taxes appear to be working to reduce consumption. By Paul Benson I have admittedly been a long-time skeptic that taxes on the foods and beverages some consider unhealthy would be effective. But in May...
14 Jan, 2024 "Ag-gag" laws are alive and well (at least for now) in Iowa. By Paul Benson If you're a food and beverage lawyer-geek like me, you find “ag-gag” laws fascinating. That's because their legitimacy involves...