On Remand, Judge Allows Suit Challenging ‘Natural’ Label On Chicken Products

Mealey's (March 23, 2023, 12:41 PM EDT) -- SANTA ANA, Calif. — On remand from the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, a California federal judge dismissed with prejudice claims in a putative class action against a food products manufacturer for six of its chicken products labeled “natural” because the labels had received federal approval, but refused to dismiss claims for 13 other similarly labeled products the manufacturer said had received “generic” approval....