A Los Angeles, nationally-distributed food company, received a class action demand letter saying its most important product, was labeled “No Sugar Added,” in violation of federal law. The Food Lawyers were retained to defend the case. Federal labeling regulations are voluminous, detailed and complex. Also, one regulation will reference another that completely changes the meaning of the first one. Navigating them is not a task for the inexperienced. The Food Lawyers pointed out to plaintiff’s counsel that it didn’t understand a nuance of 21 C.F.R. § 101.60(c)(3) that made our client’s labeling proper. Plaintiff abandoned its case without the payment of any settlement money.
