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Federation of Homemakers v. Schmidt
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
539 F.2d 740 (1976)
- Written by Alex Ruskell, JD
Facts
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) promulgated a regulation that defined imitation foods as foods that were nutritionally inferior. The Federation of Homemakers (plaintiff), a national consumer group, sued to enjoin enforcement of the definition. The district court ruled in the FDA’s favor, finding that the definition was consistent with the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and congressional intent. The Federation appealed, arguing that the new definition was arbitrary and capricious and contrary to the terms of the act because the definition of imitation was not left to the understanding of ordinary English speech.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Tamm, J.)
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