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Grape growers sue the USDA challenging Chilean grape Systems Approach approval

The complaint says the authorization unlawfully abandons traditional, time-tested safeguards and exposes U.S. grape producers to significant risks and costs, including those related to invasive pests.

calendar_today October 01 , 2024
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Sun World wins legal battle in Egypt over table grape licensing

The two economic courts, located in Cairo and Tanta, issued injunctions on the merits against two growers prohibiting the unauthorized propagation of Sun World varieties.

calendar_today August 13 , 2024
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BLOOM FRESH™ celebrates its biggest-ever table grape infringement win in Peru

In addition to the removal of the plants, a heavy economic penalty was imposed on the grower involved.

calendar_today July 19 , 2024
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Sun World targets brand infringement and fraud on TikTok

Global fruit company Sun World International, LLC, said Wednesday that it successfully stopped fraudulent activity on the social media platform TikTok in China. "Recently, Sun World became aware of unauthorized individuals attempting to misrepresent the company on TikTok, falsely claiming association with Sun World and promoting fraudulent services under the guise of providing technical support […]

calendar_today April 17 , 2024
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Canada updates label requirements for table grapes

Canada will require listing sulfur dioxide on food labels in the list of ingredients for fresh table grapes.

calendar_today April 17 , 2024
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California produce company pays PACA reparation order

Parimar Inc., doing business as D. DeFranco & Sons, may operate in the produce business again, after satisfying a $31,200 reparation order issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act. The Los Angeles, California-based company was ordered to pay the sum in February to settle unpaid debt to a Florida seller. Company affiliates Gerald S. DeFranco, […]

calendar_today April 02 , 2024
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Sun World takes unlicensed grape growers to court in Italy

Sun World gathered evidence of unlicensed grapes by drone surveillance and found unauthorized plantations of Sugrathirtyfive, Sugranineteen, Sugrathirteen and Sugraone.

calendar_today March 13 , 2024
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Kroger faces lawsuit over data sharing

Allegedly, Kroger installed tracking tools on its website which then resulted in information about patient prescriptions being unknowingly shared.

calendar_today November 20 , 2023
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Bloom Fresh wins legal battle in South Korea over table grape licensing

The firm successfully demonstrated that the patented variety named IFG Six and the trademark Sweet Sapphire were in wide use despite the company’s ownership of the intellectual property. 

calendar_today October 25 , 2023
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Italian court enjoins illegal production of Sun World grape varieties

In a landmark decision, the Court of Bari in Italy issued a first-of-its-kind injunction forbidding a domestic grape producer from harvesting or selling any table grapes from unauthorized plantings of Sugrathirtyfive variety.

calendar_today November 02 , 2022
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