Comments on: How to Stop Deceptive Food Marketers? Take Them to Court http://www.eatdrinkpolitics.com/2013/05/06/how-to-stop-deceptive-food-marketers-take-them-to-court/ Michele Simon has been writing and speaking about food politics and food industry marketing and lobbying tactics since 1996. Fri, 01 Jul 2016 15:31:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Health Junkies http://www.eatdrinkpolitics.com/2013/05/06/how-to-stop-deceptive-food-marketers-take-them-to-court/#comment-40225 Health Junkies Fri, 03 Oct 2014 01:45:21 +0000 http://www.eatdrinkpolitics.com/?p=3586#comment-40225 ‘The Food and Drug Administration is unwilling to provide useful guidance on the definition of “natural”’

They are probably being fed money or something to keep quiet and co-operate by these big food companies. Let’s face it, the financial power of the food industry is massive…

You’re doing great work here, I’ve enjoyed reading a few of your articles already – keep up the good work :)

]]> By: Holding Big Food Accountable for False Claims of Responsible Marketing to Children | Eat Drink Politics http://www.eatdrinkpolitics.com/2013/05/06/how-to-stop-deceptive-food-marketers-take-them-to-court/#comment-19256 Holding Big Food Accountable for False Claims of Responsible Marketing to Children | Eat Drink Politics Tue, 17 Dec 2013 04:04:02 +0000 http://www.eatdrinkpolitics.com/?p=3586#comment-19256 [...] industry accountable over junk food marketing to children. However, court action is proving to be a promising tool to stop deceptive food marketing claims like “natural.” Also, food marketers have been taken to [...]

]]> By: Industry Lawyers Tell Big Food How Not to Get Sued | Food Safety News http://www.eatdrinkpolitics.com/2013/05/06/how-to-stop-deceptive-food-marketers-take-them-to-court/#comment-10590 Industry Lawyers Tell Big Food How Not to Get Sued | Food Safety News Wed, 24 Jul 2013 15:36:17 +0000 http://www.eatdrinkpolitics.com/?p=3586#comment-10590 [...] food marketing claims, some offering tips on how to defend against such lawsuits. (I recently wrote about this trend in class actions.) The “natural” cases were clearly a huge concern. One attorney in [...]

]]> By: Industry Lawyers Tell Big Food How Not to Get Sued | Eat Drink Politics http://www.eatdrinkpolitics.com/2013/05/06/how-to-stop-deceptive-food-marketers-take-them-to-court/#comment-10436 Industry Lawyers Tell Big Food How Not to Get Sued | Eat Drink Politics Tue, 23 Jul 2013 23:00:39 +0000 http://www.eatdrinkpolitics.com/?p=3586#comment-10436 [...] food marketing claims, some offering tips on how to defend against such lawsuits. (I recently wrote about this trend in class actions.) The “natural” cases were clearly a huge concern. One [...]

]]> By: What does "Natural" mean on Food Labels? | Young for Life Blog | Marilyn Diamond & Dr. Rock http://www.eatdrinkpolitics.com/2013/05/06/how-to-stop-deceptive-food-marketers-take-them-to-court/#comment-8776 What does "Natural" mean on Food Labels? | Young for Life Blog | Marilyn Diamond & Dr. Rock Sat, 13 Jul 2013 14:17:30 +0000 http://www.eatdrinkpolitics.com/?p=3586#comment-8776 [...] government’s failure to act and growing consumer confusion, private lawyers are stepping in to fill the regulatory gap through lawsuits against companies deceptively using the “natural” [...]

]]> By: Ask a Food Lawyer: What does “natural” mean on food labels? | Eat Drink Politics http://www.eatdrinkpolitics.com/2013/05/06/how-to-stop-deceptive-food-marketers-take-them-to-court/#comment-8486 Ask a Food Lawyer: What does “natural” mean on food labels? | Eat Drink Politics Thu, 11 Jul 2013 16:07:34 +0000 http://www.eatdrinkpolitics.com/?p=3586#comment-8486 [...] government’s failure to act and growing consumer confusion, private lawyers are stepping in to fill the regulatory gap through lawsuits against companies deceptively using the “natural” [...]

]]> By: The Food Movement's Top 10 Legal Crusaders - Organic Connections http://www.eatdrinkpolitics.com/2013/05/06/how-to-stop-deceptive-food-marketers-take-them-to-court/#comment-6903 The Food Movement's Top 10 Legal Crusaders - Organic Connections Wed, 26 Jun 2013 15:42:38 +0000 http://www.eatdrinkpolitics.com/?p=3586#comment-6903 [...] General Mills, and PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay over decep­tive mar­ket­ing prac­tices. As I wrote about recently, many of these cases are gain­ing momen­tum. Stay tuned for more cutting-edge [...]

]]> By: Top 10 Crusaders in the Food Movement – Lawyer Edition | Eat Drink Politics http://www.eatdrinkpolitics.com/2013/05/06/how-to-stop-deceptive-food-marketers-take-them-to-court/#comment-6863 Top 10 Crusaders in the Food Movement – Lawyer Edition | Eat Drink Politics Tue, 25 Jun 2013 19:10:03 +0000 http://www.eatdrinkpolitics.com/?p=3586#comment-6863 [...] of Coca-Cola, General Mills, and PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay over deceptive marketing practices. As I wrote about recently, many of these cases are gaining momentum. Stay tuned for more cutting-edge litigation [...]

]]> By: Food News Fast - May 13, 2013 | Food Politic http://www.eatdrinkpolitics.com/2013/05/06/how-to-stop-deceptive-food-marketers-take-them-to-court/#comment-1735 Food News Fast - May 13, 2013 | Food Politic Mon, 13 May 2013 18:02:16 +0000 http://www.eatdrinkpolitics.com/?p=3586#comment-1735 [...] Using the courts to stop deceptive marketing. [Eat Drink Politics] [...]

]]> By: Liz Schick http://www.eatdrinkpolitics.com/2013/05/06/how-to-stop-deceptive-food-marketers-take-them-to-court/#comment-1581 Liz Schick Fri, 10 May 2013 11:59:21 +0000 http://www.eatdrinkpolitics.com/?p=3586#comment-1581 Good article, Michele. I’ve stopped buying Chobani. You’re doing terrific work. Keep those deceptive manufacturer’s feet to the fire.

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