The USDA’s National Organic Program (“NOP”) recently issued draft guidance (here, here, and here) that organic and nonorganic food manufacturers alike should be aware of. In addressing what is required to certify a product as “organic,” the NOP has offered its own definition of “natural” (or “nonsynthetic”), which is “a substance that is derived from… Read More
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Class Action Settlement Regarding Alleged Mislabeling of “Organic” Milk
Posted in False Advertising Claims, MisbrandingA Missouri federal judge has preliminarily approved a class action settlement in a multidistrict litigation involving the alleged mislabeling of organic milk. In re Aurora Dairy Corp. Organic Milk Mktg. & Sales Practices Litig., No. 4:08-md-1907-ERW, D.E. 321 (E.D. Mo. Sept. 14, 2012). Piggybacking on a 2007 report issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture… Read More