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Nancy Doig, James Mattesich; Greenberg Traurig, LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 10, 2012, previously published on February 10, 2012 The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA), the agency responsible for maintaining the list of chemicals subject to California’s Proposition 65, recently adopted a regulation defining the no significant risk level (NSRL) for 4-Methylimidazole (4-MEI) at 29 micrograms per...
|  | Are you I-9 Compliant?
Rebecca C. Black; David R. Fletcher P.A.;
Presentation February 6, 2012, previously published by Florida Restaurant and Lodging Magazine http://www.restaurantandlodging.com/industry-bulletins/are-you-i-9-compliant.html Recently, a small to medium sized independent hotel contacted us because they had received Notices of Intent to Fine (NOIF) from the Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) totaling about $45,000. It was at this point they realized they needed to seek independent help.
| | NAD Finds Support for WhoNu Cookie Nutritional Claims
Roger A. Colaizzi, Gary D. Hailey, Jeffrey D. Knowles; Venable LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 31, 2012, previously published on January 26, 2012 On Wednesday, the National Advertising Division ("NAD") of the Council of Better Business Bureaus announced that it had determined that Suncore Products, LLC can substantiate certain nutritional claims the company made in Internet, print, and television advertisements for its...
| | National Organic Program Proposes to Change Listing of Nutrients That Can be Added to Organic Food
Riëtte van Laack; Hyman, Phelps & McNamara, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article January 17, 2012, previously published on January 16, 2012 USDA’s National Organic Program ("NOP") published a proposed rule that would amend the listing of vitamins and minerals in the National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances (National List). The National List identifies non-agricultural synthetic ingredients that may be used in...
|  | FTC to Issue Mandatory Information Requests to Alcoholic Beverage Companies
Joseph J. Lewczak, Matthew E. Smith; Davis & Gilbert LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 16, 2012, previously published on January 2012 Last year the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it intended to begin a study of the self-regulatory efforts of the alcoholic beverage industry and sought public comments on its proposed collection of data from these companies.
| | The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act: A Year in Review
Robert "Rob" E. Browne, Matthew M. Morrissey, Diane J. Romza-Kutz; Troutman Sanders LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 5, 2012, previously published on January 4, 2012 On January 4, 2011, President Barack Obama signed the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) into law. The FSMA purports to address perceived problems with the American food safety regime by empowering the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with new regulatory and enforcement...
| | Does FDA Have a Definition of “Natural” or Not?
Nicolette R. Hudson, Joan L. Long, Hae Park-Suk, Lynn C. Tyler; Barnes & Thornburg LLP;
Legal Alert/Article December 16, 2011, previously published on December 15, 2011 While the FDA has not officially defined “natural” for use in connection with food and dietary supplements, a recent warning letter provides guidance on what it deems to be an improper use of the term under 21 U.S.C. 343(a)(1). The FDA sent a warning letter to a food manufacturer...
| | Pizza Wars of the Shareholder Kind
Peter A. Mahler; Farrell Fritz, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article December 15, 2011, previously published on December 12, 2011 Who doubts that pizza runs in the veins of New York City inhabitants? According to one recent study by the NYC Economic Development Corporation, the city's five boroughs have almost 1,300 pizzerias. Which neighborhoods have the most? An EDC survey published last week gives top honors to the East...
| | Parties, Alcohol, Liability and More . . . Common Legal Questions on the Use of Community Association Facilities for Social Events
Douglas S. Levy, Kimberley O'Halloran-Cordray; Rees Broome, PC;
Legal Alert/Article December 15, 2011, previously published on November 2011 Several of our community association clients routinely have both official and unofficial events in their common party rooms or clubhouse facilities. Frequently, we must address how these gatherings affect the Association’s liability.
| | FSIS Proposes to Further Expand the Types of Labels that Do Not Require Pre-Market Approval
Riëtte van Laack; Hyman, Phelps & McNamara, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article December 12, 2011, previously published on December 8, 2011 On December 5, 2011, the Food Safety Inspection Service (“FSIS”) of the USDA proposed to amend its regulations concerning label approval of meat and poultry products. The proposed rule would further expand the types of labels that do not require pre-market approval, and would...
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