Water — The Original 0 Calorie Drink

November 15, 2023

Executive Summary

In this session, cruise through the flow of water as a marketed beverage from ideation to launch and beyond. Along the journey, our panel explores the legal implications of beverage development and engineering, additives, sourcing and vendor approval, brand development and commercialization, regulatory requirements, sustainability goals, environmental issues, and much more.

Speaker:
Mary Ann Wymore
Officer
Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C.

Kate Eguchi
Vice President and Associate General Counsel: Privacy, Marketing, and Technology
Whole Foods Market Global Office

Brandi Van Leeuwen
Associate General Counsel, Legal Department
Meijer, Inc.

Carleen Griffith
Sr. Counsel, Marketing and Trademarks, U.S. and International
Restaurant Brands International

CLE Materials

• Session Outline
• Bottled Water Everywhere: Keeping It Safe
• California AB-418 — The California Food Safety Act
• California SB-54 — Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act
• California SB-54 — Solid Waste: Reporting, Packaging, and Plastic Food Service Ware
• Canada's Single-Use Plastics Prohibition Regulations — Overview
• Chile Says Adios to Single-Use Plastic with New Law
• China: Single-Use Plastic Straw and Bag Ban Takes Effect
• Code of Federal Regulations (CFR): 165.110(a) Bottled Water
• Code of Federal Regulations (CFR): Part 129 Processing and Bottling
• Doc No. 2022-27902
• Doc No. FSIS-2022-0016
• FDA Completes Final Administrative Actions on Partially Hydrogenated Oils in Foods
• FDA Provides Draft Labeling Recommendations for Plant-based Milk Alternatives to Inform Consumers
• Federal Register — Food Labeling: Nutrient Content Claims; Definition of Term "Healthy"
• Federal Register — International Dairy Foods Association and Chobani, Inc.
• Federal Register — Listing of Color Additives Exempt From Certification; Spirulina Extract
• Federal Register — Listing of Color Additives Exempt From Certification; Spirulina Extract; Confirmation of Effective Date
• Federal Register — Requirements for Additional Traceability Records for Certain Foods
• Federal Register — Use of Salt Substitutes to Reduce the Sodium Content in Standardized Foods
• Gumner v. PepsiCo Inc.
• Hoffman v. Kraft Heinz Foods Company
• Labeling of Plant-Based Milk Alternatives and Voluntary Nutrient Statements: Guidance for Industry — Draft Guidance
• Massachusetts Executive Order No. 619: Eliminating the Purchase by the Executive Department of Single-Use Plastic Bottles
• McGinity v. P&G
• Nacarino v. Kashi Company
• PFAS and Bottled Water Fact Sheet
• PFAS Chemical Exposure: ATSDR
• PFAS Drinking Water Standards: State-By-State Regulations
• PFAS in Food Packaging: State-by-State Regulations
• Plastic Free July: How 20 Countries Are Taking Action
• State Plastic Bag Legislation
• Sustainability in Packaging: Food Manufacturing
• Sustainability In Packaging: Global Regulatory Development Across 30 Countries
• Tap Water Study Detects PFAS "Forever Chemicals" Across the U.S.: U.S. Geological Survey
• Trans Fat Has Been Banned, but That Doesn't Mean You're Free from It: Cleveland Clinic
• Trans Fat: FDA
• Venticinque v. Back to Nature Foods Company LLC
• What to Know About California's New Law Banning Food Additives, Including Red Dye No. 3: Smithsonian Magazine