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Federal Judge Enjoins Prop 65 Glyphosate Warning
February 27, 2018, Covington Alert
Yesterday (February 26, 2018), six days after hearing the motion, Judge William B. Shubb of the U.S. District Court granted, in part, a preliminary injunction, enjoining California’s Proposition 65 warning requirement for glyphosate. The court concluded that the Plaintiffs had demonstrated a likelihood of success on the merits that the State’s glyphosate warning requirement violates the First Amendment by compelling Plaintiffs to make false and misleading statements about their products.
January 23, 2017, Covington Alert
On Friday, President Trump (through his Chief of Staff) issued a memorandum directing all federal agencies to place a freeze on new or pending federal regulations so that the Trump Administration can review them. This alert explains the scope of this action and analyzes its potential impact on key food regulatory initiatives.
January 5, 2017, Covington Alert
Yesterday, FDA issued a long-anticipated draft guidance intended to help industry comply with the agency’s May 2016 final rules modernizing nutrition labeling. Presented in a question-and-answer format, the draft guidance (Q&A Draft Guidance) provides information related to the compliance date, labeling of added sugars, rounding of the declaration of ...
November 2, 2016, Covington Alert
Last week, FDA released a draft guidance1 clarifying requirements for the “disclosure statement” provisions of its four major Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) rules. Entities subject to these provisions must disclose, in documents accompanying the food, that certain hazards have not been controlled. The draft guidance provides insight into the circumstances ...