Legislative, Regulatory & Legal

ProPublica investigates Amazon's private brand site placement
Article in ProPublica looks at the e-commerce retailer’s positioning of private label brands over others on its site
Amazon writes back: “Use of store data is the norm across retail”
The retailer wrote a letter in response to the House Judiciary Committee’s letter asking for CEO Jeff Bezos to testify regarding its use of third-party seller data and its private labels

House Judiciary Committee wants to hear from Jeff Bezos

Congressional panel wants Amazon’s CEO to testify on allegations it is using third-party competitors' seller data to develop private brands
Senator urges action toward Amazon

A letter has been sent to the DOJ requesting an antitrust investigation into the company
FDA sends warning letters to 2 CBD companies

The agency issued warning letters to Biota Biosciences and Homero for marketing and distributing CBD products as treatments for or alternatives to opioid use
Italian consortium has Campbell’s change up Prego jars

Parmigiano Reggiano Consortium protects guidelines that certify the cheese as authentic from Northern Italy, some store brands are certified
WSJ: Amazon developing private label offerings with 3rd-party sales data

A new investigation published by the Wall Street Journal is taking a look at some of Amazon’s private label product-development practices
Mile High Labs applies for UK market

Private label supplier of CBD and CBG products is one of the first producers to submit for approval to create a CBD novel food product to be sold in the UK
Kroger joins the call for associates to be deemed emergency personnel

Like Albertsons, Kroger has teamed with UFCW to have federal and state officials register associates as first responders
Albertsons, UFCW ask for grocery workers to be designated as first responders

The temporary, extended first responder name would give them prioritized access to protective gear and tests during COVID-19

Legislative, Regulatory & Legal

ProPublica investigates Amazon's private brand site placement

Amazon writes back: “Use of store data is the norm across retail”

House Judiciary Committee wants to hear from Jeff Bezos

Senator urges action toward Amazon

FDA sends warning letters to 2 CBD companies

Italian consortium has Campbell’s change up Prego jars

WSJ: Amazon developing private label offerings with 3rd-party sales data

Mile High Labs applies for UK market

Kroger joins the call for associates to be deemed emergency personnel

Albertsons, UFCW ask for grocery workers to be designated as first responders