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The Food and Drug Administration has released rules that will require U.S. food manufacturers to make detailed plans to identify and prevent possible contamination risks in food production facilities. As the Washington Post reports, "[t]he new regulations, which will apply to the production of both human and animal foods, mark the first step in a broader effort […]
That's the title of this article by Sherzod Abdukadirov. Here is the abstract: As it becomes clear that the Nutrition Facts panel (NFP) and other information disclosure policies have failed to improve consumers’ dietary choices, many health advocates have declared information-based policies ineffective and instead advocate measures that would manipulate consumers’ choices. In contrast, this […]
Law prof Adam Levitin has written this article in The American Banker called The CFPB's Data Collection Is to Be Applauded. At his blog, Credit Slips, Levitin explains that "the CFPB's data collection … has become the latest inside-the-Beltway attack on the CFPB."
Law professor Diana Sax has written Dietary Supplements Are Not All Safe and Not All Food: How the Low Cost of Dietary Supplements Preys on the Consumer. Here is the abstract: Dietary supplements are regulated as food, even though the safety and efficacy of some supplements are unknown. These products are often promoted as ‘natural’. […]
…is the title of an NPR report this morning discussing what happens what experimenters taped off a portion of consumers' grocery carts and labeled it "fruits and vegetables." The results tell us as much about marketing and the power of suggestion as they do about how health-conscious grocery stores might try to nudge their consumers. […]
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced yesterday: Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) took action against the nation’s two largest debt buyers and collectors for using deceptive tactics to collect bad debts. The Bureau found that Encore Capital Group and Portfolio Recovery Associates bought debts that were potentially inaccurate, lacking documentation, or unenforceable. Without […]
On Saturday, we linked to Jeff Gelles's final consumer column for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Here is his final blog post.
Below are recent announcements about the work of the Department of Justice Consumer Protection Branch: September 3, 2015 – Genzyme Corporation to Pay $32.5 Million to Resolve Criminal Liability Relating to Seprafilm August 27, 2015 – Peruvian Man Charged with Leading Conspiracy to Defraud and Extort Spanish-Speaking Consumers through Call Centers August 17, 2015 – […]
Well, a judge has refused to certify an injunctive class based on “natural” deception where the company changed its practices in response to a CLRA notice letter, prior to the lawsuit. Most courts will hold that this moots an injunctive relief claim (incorrectly, in my opinion, because I don’t trust food companies not to […]