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On Tuesday, FDA proposed a rule that would require a front-of-pack mini nutrition label on most packaged foods by 2028. This is...

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On Tuesday, FDA proposed a <a href="https://www.fda.gov/food/nutrition-food-labeling-and-critical-foods/front-package-nutrition-labeling" target="_blank">rule</a> that would require a front-of-pack mini nutrition label on most packaged foods by 2028. This is yet another effort by FDA to make it easier for consumers to determine which foods are “healthy” at a quick glance.Read the <a href="https://lifesciences.mofo.com/topics/front-of-pack-front-of-mind" target="_blank">full blog post</a>.

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Claudia focuses her practice on the defense of consumer class actions and on complex commercial litigation, including unfair business competition, false advertising, product liability, and privacy matters. She is currently representing numerous consumer goods manufacturers and retailers in false advertising and mislabeling class action lawsuits. Claudia also regularly counsels clients in the food, cosmetics, retail, and technology industries. She represents companies in false advertising disputes before the National Advertising Division (NAD) of the Council of Better Business Bureaus, Inc.<h5>More about Claudia</h5>Claudia is active in MoFo’s pro bono efforts, and recently traveled to El Paso, Texas, to work with families separated and detained at the border. She is also supervising a pro bono collaboration with Equal Rights Advocates, a nonprofit fighting for gender justice in work places and schools across the country. The initiative will help students who have been victims of sexual assault, attempted assault, or harassment find support and seek justice. Claudia is also a board member of Bay Area Legal Aid and a former board member of Equal Rights Advocates. Claudia is an editor and frequent contributor to MoFo’s <a href="https://classdismissed.mofo.com/">Class Dismissed</a> blog, which provides reports about the latest defense news, developments, and trends in class action lawsuits and product liability issues that affect consumer-facing companies. Her perspectives are also respected in the larger legal community: Claudia has published articles about class action and false advertising issues, and is a co-author of Chapter 7 — “Unfair Competition in California Business Litigation 2016” — of The Recorder. She also regularly speaks at conferences on class action and advertising trends. Claudia is currently serving as a Lawyer Representative for the Northern District of California. She received her J.D. degree in 2004 from Berkeley Law (Boalt Hall School of Law), where she was an associate editor of the Berkeley Technology Law Journal.

Claudia M. Vetesi

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Lauren N. Margolies is an associate in the Litigation Department of Morrison Foerster’s New York Office.Lauren’s practice focuses on complex commercial litigation and class action litigation, with a particular emphasis on consumer class action defense. Lauren has actively litigated cases in a broad range of subject areas, including false advertising, consumer deception in food labeling, TCPA claims, violations of consumer protection statutes, and antitrust.Lauren maintains an active and dynamic pro bono practice and has provided pro bono services, largely for individuals seeking assistance in post-trial criminal defense and in prisoners’ rights. She also has represented individuals in asylum applications and leads sexual education workshops, focusing on the topic of legal consent, to high school students.Lauren received her J.D. from University of North Carolina School of Law, where she was the recipient of the Winston Crisp Award for Student Leadership. While in law school, Lauren represented indigent clients as a member of the Youth Justice Clinic. Prior to that, she earned her B.A. from University of Maryland, College Park, receiving Dean’s List honors each semester.

Lauren N. Margolies

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Life Sciences + Healthcare

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