9th Circuit: Class Claims Over Federally Regulated Chicken Labels Preempted

Mealey's (June 16, 2021, 8:44 AM EDT) -- PASADENA, Calif. — California state claims, including one under the unfair competition law (UCL), brought on behalf of a class regarding the percentage of water retention alleged on chicken labeling sold by a food store chain are preempted by federal law as the state law claims would impose requirements above and beyond those of the Poultry Products Inspection Act (PPIA), a Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled June 4....