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In the 14 states now carrying so-called food disparagement laws, that's advice worth heeding. The laws, all adopted in the past three years, make it possible for food producers to sue anyone spreading false and damaging information about such supermarket perennials as hamburger and cantaloupe.
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Food-Disparagement Laws: State Civil & Criminal Statutes ... The links below contain the text of the statutory food-disparagement laws as enacted in thirteen states. Twelve of these statutes are civil and one is criminal (Colorado).
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www.cspinet.org/foodspeak/laws/existlaw.htm
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A new op-ed argues for national legislation to limit the reach of state food-libel laws. The article calls for a national law to prohibit the application of state food-disparagement laws to interstate communication.
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www.cspinet.org/foodspeak/
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Food libel laws - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Food libel laws , also known as " food disparagement laws " are laws passed in 13 U.S. states that make it easier for food producers to sue their critics for libel. These 13 states are: Alabama, Ar...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_libel_laws
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But that's the world we live in now, and that's why agricultural disparagement laws are necessary. The origin of ag disparagement laws dates back ten years. ... Existing ag disparagement laws are the only shield that producers, be they carrot growers or cattle feeders, have to set the record straight and reclaim some of...
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www.feedlotmagazine.com/members/issues/199907/new_v7n4p...
www.feedlotmagazine.com/members/issues/199907/new_v7n4p43article.html
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It is important to note that even without food disparagement laws, health authorities are sometimes the subject of lawsuits by the regulated community, although they are protected in some part by laws that preserve the concept of sovereign immunity.
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www.ibiblio.org/london/permaculture/mailarchives/sanet2...
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Subject: Oprah & food disparagement laws ... Date: Mon, 5 Jan 1998 20:11:19 -0800 (PST) ... The WP comments on the case going to federal court in Texas involving the Texas False Disparagement of Perishable Food Products Law.
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www.gene.ch/gentech/1998/Jan-Feb/msg00032.html
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FOOD FIGHT.(food disparagement laws fought by Center for Science in the Public I - We hate broccoli. Go sue us. Actually, we love those little green flor : Encyclopedia.com ... Find more facts and information related to the article "FOOD FIGHT.(food disparagement laws fought by ..."
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Article: Oprah in trouble: food disparagement laws. (libel suit against talk show host Oprah Winfrey) ... find The Economist (US) articles. UNLIKE the leathery beasts they herd, America's cattlemen are a thin-skinned lot. ... In 13 states, recently passed "agricultural-product disparagement laws" give them,
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