On April 11, 2012, Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman managed (in their usual hilarious way) to put their finger on one of the dilemmas facing the food industry when they penned a Zits comic strip showing Pierce grabbing a live chicken during lunch so he could have a fresh egg, while Jeremy contents himself with… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: April 2012
Pink Slime: A Lesson in Crisis Management
Posted in Crisis Management, Pink SlimeThe term “pink slime” continues to dominate news desks across the country. Public backlash against processors of “lean finely textured beef” has pushed one of the largest ground beef processors in the United States, AFA, into bankruptcy. Other companies such as Beef Products, Inc. (BPI) have halted production and are scrambling to save the business. The devastating effect… Continue Reading
Consumers’ Inability to Shape Up! Does Not Constitute Bodily Injury
Posted in Class Action, False Advertising, Insurance Coverage, Nutritional SupplementsTHE SCOOP On January 30, 2012, a Texas federal judge ordered that Chubb Custom Insurance Company (“Chubb”) had no duty to defend its insured because the claimants in the underlying class action did not allege any “bodily injury” as defined by the policy. The underlying class action lawsuit involved a diet and nutritional product called Shape Up! that purported… Continue Reading
The Pros and Cons of BPA
Posted in BPADespite an outcry by some consumer advocates, the FDA has declined to ban BPA (bisphenol A) in food containers. Interestingly, the FDA refused a ban because opponents didn’t provide enough data to support a rule change. Because the FDA said that the issue merited further study, it is possible that it will reconsider its position in… Continue Reading