New York Federal Judge: Baby Formula Organic Labeling Class Claims Are Preempted

Mealey's (August 26, 2016, 1:32 PM EDT) -- NEW YORK — A New York federal judge on Aug. 23 granted a motion to dismiss a class complaint filed by consumers accusing a baby formula maker of improperly labeling its product as organic, finding that the claims are preempted by the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (OFPA) (Sara Marentette, et al. v. Abbott Laboratories, Inc., No. 15-2837, E.D. N.Y.; 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 112241)....

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