With the NOSB refusing to forbid hydroponics in organic, it appears that litigation may be imminent.
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With the NOSB refusing to forbid hydroponics in organic, it appears that litigation may be imminent.
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A $250 million shareholder lawsuit against Pacific Foods may end up derailing Campbell’s plans to purchase the company.
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Accused of falsely labeling its products as organic, Babyganics has settled a class action lawsuit for $2.2 million.
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The case against Syngenta for carelessly marketing its GMO-seeds was so convincing that a Kansas jury awarded farmers full damages as well.
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The USDA has not approved its certified transitional program because of concerns over a lawsuit from The Western Organic Dairy Producers Alliance (WODPA), who thinks the department overstepped its authority.
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Last week, The European Court of Justice ruled that vegan products, such as nut milk, can no longer be labeled as “milk,” “cheese,” and “butter,” dealing a marketing blow to the plant-based industry there.
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The organic chip maker is still dealing with a class action lawsuit because it used the words “evaporated cane juice” when referring to evaporated cane sugar or syrup.
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A very good recap from the American Conference Institute food law and regulation forum in Chicago, where things such as “bioengineered” definitions and GMO-labeling laws were debated.
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CNN takes a close look at the lawsuits where Monsanto is being accused of failing to warn consumers that its products may cause cancer.
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Beyond Pesticides has filed a lawsuit against Mott’s claiming false and misleading “natural” labels were used on its applesauce products. These products were found to have contained a toxic chemical, the neonicotinoid insecticide acetamiprid.
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An important bill that would hold biotech companies liable for GMO-contamination has survived a critical deadline in Oregon’s state legislature.
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Dannon believes that it should be able to market its products as “all-natural”, even if the animals producing the milk are consuming genetically-modified feed. Class action lawyers think otherwise.
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Oregon is considering a bill that would allow farmers to sue Monsanto and other seed companies for GMO-contamination, validating the notion that co-existence is not feasible at all.
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Monsanto’s next-generation, super-toxic herbicide called Dicamba is causing many problems already. Farmers in 10 states are suing the company, alleging that it knew illegal spraying of Dicamba would be inevitable.
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As part of the new federal GMO-labeling law, a technological study must be completed by July. However, the USDA is rumored to be having trouble securing funds for the study, potentially putting the new law in jeopardy. If this law does get scrapped, I won’t be shedding a tear. This legislation is a disaster. Read my take on it HERE.
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On the heels of the company firing nine store managers in the Mid-Atlantic region for manipulating the bonus program to their benefit, two former employees have filed a massive class action lawsuit claiming that Whole Foods cheated them and 20,000 other employees out of their earned bonuses.
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A Los Angeles Superior Court just dismissed a lawsuit against Jessica Alba’s The Honest Company for falsely labeling its infant formula as organic. Immediately, the Organic Consumers Association filed an appeal.
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A U.S. Court of Appeals has ruled that local government in Hawaii can prohibit the planting of GMOs, recognizing the potential harm of these crops to farmers and the environment.
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Industry watchdog The Cornucopia Institute has filed a legal complaint against winemaker Bonterra Organic Vineyards, alleging organic misrepresentation.
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Due to the fact that the DARK Act recently passed, The State of Vermont, the Grocery Manufacturers Association and others food groups have agreed to dismiss a federal lawsuit challenging Vermont’s law which would have required GMOs to be labeled. Unfortunately for consumers, the federal law overrides the state law.
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A class action lawsuit against organic infant formula brand Similac was thrown out by a federal judge.
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One important issue being discussed is whether a “GMO-Free” label is legally defensible. Justin Prochnow from Greenberg Traurig gives an interesting analysis.
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A man in Idaho was sentenced to 3 years in prison and faces a $2M fine for falsely labeling conventional alfalfa as organic.
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