Carrie Akinaka

Mar 6, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Carrie Akinaka |David Biderman |Barak A. Cohen

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce the launch of our eighth annual Food & Consumer Packaged Goods Litigation Year in Review. Accompanying the 2023 report are infographics that highlight key litigation outcomes, filing data, and industry trends.

Feb 20, 2024 | mondaq.com | Brian Sylvester |Thomas Tobin |Carrie Akinaka |Anne Guilyard

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released an  updated list of guidance documents that the agency plans to publish in draft or final form throughout 2024. Notable guidance topics for 2024 include the following: Lead levels. As part of FDA's  Closer to Zero action plan, FDA intends to finalize its draft guidance on action levels for lead in food intended for babies and young children. The current draft guidance was published in January 2023. Arsenic and Cadmium levels.

Nov 8, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Carrie Akinaka |David Biderman |Kristine Kruger

This report is a bite-sized version of our annual year in review, providing timely insights on quarterly trends. In Q3 2023, the Consumer consumer Packaged packaged Goods goods (CPG) industry continued to face a meaningful threat of class-action activity, with continued filings against companies in the food, beverage, and personal care spaces. Recent months have also seen significant regulatory developments relevant to food, beverage, and CPG companies on both the federal and state levels.

Sep 6, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Carrie Akinaka |David Biderman |Kristine Kruger

Perkins Coie is pleased to announce the launch of our first midyear Food and Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) Legal Trends Report. This report is a bite-sized version of our annual year in review, providing timely insights on legal trends in the space. In the first half of 2023, the CPG industry continued to face a meaningful threat of class-action activity, with continued filings against companies in the food, beverage, and personal care space.

Jul 21, 2023 | mondaq.com | Brian Sylvester |Thomas Tobin |Carrie Akinaka

On July 12, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a public inventory of certain food ingredients that the agency has determined are unsafe because they are unapproved food additives that are not Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) when used as intended. FDA developed this inventory as part of its post-market surveillance of food ingredients.