Food & Beverage

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Latest News in Food & Beverage

  • November 09, 2026

    USTR Keeps China Import Relief As Trade Talks Continue

    The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative took steps Monday to extend the product exclusions for certain Chinese imports from tariffs installed during President Donald Trump's first term, and to delay another two months port fees and tariffs on cranes associated with China's shipbuilding sector, according to published notices.

  • November 09, 2026

    Fla. Judge Finds H-2A Wage Rule Suit Moot After Replacement

    A Florida federal judge granted the Trump administration's push to dismiss a lawsuit challenging a Biden-era rule that increased wages for foreign farmworkers in light of a new interim rule that has been issued.

  • November 09, 2026

    Wash. Judge Faults DOL's Approval Of Farm Wage Survey

    The U.S. Department of Labor acted unlawfully in approving a state wage survey that split farmworkers' piece-rate pay into separate categories, a Washington federal judge ruled, but he rejected a farmworkers union's other challenges to the agency's wage rules.

  • November 06, 2026

    McDonald's Falsely Touts 'Sugar Free' Coffee Bevs, Suit Says

    McDonald's "sugar free" McCafé coffee beverages actually have up to 18 grams of sugar due to dairy, consumers alleged Friday in a proposed false advertising class action filed in Illinois federal court, saying the fast-food chain's use of the "sugar free" term violates federal regulations and consumer protection laws.

  • November 06, 2026

    Ex-Cruise Line Server Says Reporting Assaults Got Her Fired

    American Cruise Lines fired a server after she reported being repeatedly sexually assaulted by the vessel's executive sous chef, and the company ignored warning signs about him beforehand, according to a lawsuit filed Friday in Georgia federal court.

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Areas of Coverage

  • AGENCIES
  • U.S. Food and Drug Administration
  • U.S. Department of Agriculture
  • Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
  • Farm Service Agency
  • Food and Nutrition Service
  • Food Safety and Inspection Service
  • Grain Inspection, Packers, and Stockyards Administration
  • U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
  • State and international food and beverage regulators
  • POLICY & REGULATION
  • Food safety regulation
  • Labeling requirements
  • Food import bans and trade restrictions
  • Antitrust and consumer protection controls
  • ENFORCEMENT
  • Food and beverage recalls
  • Food safety actions
  • Merger reviews
  • LITIGATION
  • Mass torts
  • Food safety suits
  • Labor and employment issues
  • International trade disputes
  • Agricultural commodities trading suits
  • Antitrust disputes
  • Breach of contract suits
  • Insurance coverage disputes
  • Environmental issues
  • Bankruptcy proceedings
  • TRANSACTIONS
  • Mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures
  • Share buybacks and stock splits
  • Franchise agreements and real estate deals
  • PROFILES
  • Personnel moves
  • Profiles of food and beverage practices

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  • Executives and attorneys in the food and beverage industries
  • Information experts at law firms, agencies, and companies
  • Policymakers at federal and state agencies
  • Judges and court staff across the U.S.
  • Professors, students, and library staff at every accredited law school in the U.S.
  • Attorney and law firm marketing professionals