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The 1938 Act provides much of the statutory framework that exists today. In 20 chapters, this Act defines food, among other regulated areas, and proper food labeling. For instance, 21 USC § 403, Misbranded Food, states, "A food shall be deemed to be misbranded: (a) (1) If its labeling is false or misleading in any particular…
Federal sentencing of Mary Mahoney’s Old French House restaurant in Biloxi happened this week over mislabeling imported seafood as Gulf fresh.
At the time, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration executed a search warrant at the restaurant. A note taped to the green gate outside the building said, “Mary Mahoney’s will be closed today ...
A Mississippi seafood distributor and two managers pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiring to mislabel seafood and commit wire fraud by marketing frozen imported fish as more expensive local species ...
In 1946, Congress enacted the Lanham Act in order to govern the use of trademarks.Among its stated aims was the regulation of "commerce within the control of Congress by making actionable the deceptive and misleading use of marks in such commerce," [5] and provision was made for civil enforcement actions to be available for private parties in the federal courts.
For example, a court has upheld an FDA ruling that for a product to be sold as cream cheese, it must contain a specified minimum percentage of milk fat, and a maximum level of moisture. [24] Incorrectly identifying a food by a name for which a standard of identity has been established is considered a form of misbranding.
(Reuters) -Major food companies, including Kraft Heinz, Mondelez and Coca-Cola, were hit with a new lawsuit in the U.S. on Tuesday accusing them of designing and marketing "ultra-processed" foods ...
Examples of brand names which have proved unsuitable for use in most English-speaking countries have included: [3] Alu-Fanny, a French aluminium foil; Barfy, a brand of frozen hamburgers in Argentina; Bimbo, a Mexican brand of bread; Calpis, a Japanese soft drink; Crapsy Fruit, a French breakfast cereal; Atum Bom, a Portuguese brand of tinned tuna