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Tofurky Mounts Free Speech Challenge Against Arkansas Meat Label Law
ACLU, GFI, and Animal Legal Defense Fund Lawsuit Defending Tofurky’s First Amendment Rights Comes Amid Multi-State Censorship EffortsJuly 22, 2019 Press Release -
Challenging Arkansas’ Meat Labeling Law
The Animal Legal Defense Fund filed a federal lawsuit challenging an Arkansas law that prohibits plant-based and cultivated-meat producers from, among other things, using “meat” terminology because their products do not come from a slaughtered animal. -
Ninth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Almond Milk Labeling Lawsuit
In an unpublished opinion issued December 20, 2018, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of a class action against Blue Diamond Growers. The lawsuit alleged that the company’s almond milk products were mislabeled under FDA law.February 25, 2019 Animal Law Update -
Missouri Passes Unconstitutional Law Restricting the Marketing of Alternative Meat Products
Missouri passed a law that prohibits many products — including plant-based and cellular meat — from identifying themselves as “meat.” The new legislation, which became effective on August 28, 2018, carries criminal penalties of prison time and fines.November 8, 2018 Animal Law Update -
Coalition Urges Court to Stop Enforcement of Missouri’s Unconstitutional Meat Advertising Law
Last night, a coalition of organizations asked the court to immediately stop enforcement of a new Missouri law that prohibits “misrepresenting” a product as “meat” unless it comes from a slaughtered animal.October 31, 2018 Press Release -
Animal Advocacy Groups and Food Law Center Urge FDA Not to Bow to Industry Pressure to Restrict Plant-Based Dairy Labels
Urging the FDA not to restrict labeling terms on plant-based dairy products as it reevaluates the Standards of Identity for products like milk and yogurt. Plant-based dairy producers already use truthful and non-misleading terms to describe their products.October 12, 2018 Press Release -
Urging the FDA Not to Restrict Plant-Based Dairy Labels
The Animal Legal Defense Fund, Compassion Over Killing, and UCLA’s Resnick Center for Food Law & Policy submitted joint comments urging the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) not to restrict labeling terms on plant-based dairy products…
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Challenging Trader Joe’s Misleading Egg Carton Labeling
The Animal Legal Defense Fund filed a consumer protection lawsuit in California Superior Court against Trader Joe’s Company on behalf of a Trader Joe’s egg purchaser. The action sought to stop Trader Joe’s from deceptively labeling…
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Tell Missouri Legislators to Support Humane and Healthy Plant-Based Producers
We need your help to defeat Senate Bill 627, House Bill 2607, and House Committee Bill 16 - a series of dangerous bills in the Missouri legislature.March 28, 2018 News -
Court Greenlights Deceptive Advertising Case Against Hormel “Natural Choice” Products
Hormel “natural” meats actually come from factory farms that confine animals indoors in cramped, unsanitary conditions and use additives, hormones, and antibiotics.September 21, 2017 Press Release
