Biotech Food Drug

The food we eat and the medicine we put into our bodies are highly regulated by a variety of government agencies. In the United States by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) regulate the processes by which food makes its way to the grocery store and medicine is approved for consumer use.  As the science grows more complex behind the pharmaceutical and food industry, interpretation of the regulations in place is becoming more nuanced.  Overseas, these industries are regulated by a variety of agencies; for example, the Minister of Agriculture in Canada, Centre for Food Safety in Hong Kong, and the Committee of Environmental, Public Health and Food Safety (EU), are among the many governing-bodies which regulate biotechnology, food, and drugs throughout the world.

The National Law Review is your free online resource to agency news, emerging topics in food and drug, and the latest in biotechnology updates. From nanotechnologies being used in research, to regulations of imported foods coming into the US from overseas or the development of medical devices and drugs, readers can find expert legal analysis of the developments in the industry, as well as reports on changes within the agencies that regulate these industries. The National Law Review also covers topics related to licensing, Food Safety and Inspection Services (FSIS), food and beverage regulation in the US and worldwide, nutrition labeling, and country of origin labeling guidelines.

With recent legislation being passed throughout the US in relation to marijuana use, both for recreational and medicinal purposes, readers will also find up-to-date information, litigation, and news coming from this area of interest as well. Regulations in California for labeling and proper sales of marijuana, to use in different states, or internationally, as well as rules for promoting and advertising marijuana are also covered on the site. Additionally, the development and changing landscape of tobacco use to include vaping, and how e-cigarettes and vaping are regulated, is also covered by NLR authors.

Readers who are interested in food safety, inspection, imports into the US, and regulations, these topics are covered regularly on The National Law Review as well. New legislation from the FDA, USDA, Department of Agriculture, and international bodies, are covered on the site. If you are looking for details on new nutrition-labeling regulations or health risks of consuming certain imported foods, you will find these topics, and many more, on The National Law Review.

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Dec
16
2020
 Proposed Class Sues Cheese Producer Over Smokey Flavor Labeling Keller and Heckman LLP
Dec
16
2020
 Hemp Suits: Proactive Risk Management is Key Ward and Smith, P.A.
Dec
15
2020
 New York Bans PFAS in Food Packaging Keller and Heckman LLP
Dec
15
2020
 FDA in 2020: What a Year! Mintz
Dec
15
2020
 California Moves for Summary Judgment Against Mikoyo on Claims Related to Marketing of Plant-Based “Butter” Keller and Heckman LLP
Dec
15
2020
 Supreme Court Rules that ERISA Does Not Preempt State Law Regulating PBM Reimbursements Robinson & Cole LLP
Dec
15
2020
 HRSA Publishes Long-Awaited 340B Program Administrative Dispute Resolution Procedures Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Dec
15
2020
 New HHS Board Will Hear 340B Drug Pricing Disputes Foley & Lardner LLP
Dec
14
2020
 Second Circuit Affirms Mirena MDL Court’s “Hard Look” at Plaintiffs’ Experts’ Methodology Faegre Drinker
Dec
14
2020
 U.S. Supreme Court: State Law Regulating Pharmacy Benefit Managers is Not Preempted by ERISA Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec
14
2020
 USDA Will Prohibit the Statements “No Nitrate or Nitrite Added” and “Uncured” on Products That Have Been Processed Using Any Source of Nitrates or Nitrites Keller and Heckman LLP
Dec
12
2020
 COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: FDA Committee Recommends Vaccine Approval Faegre Drinker
Dec
11
2020
 HRSA Publishes Long-Awaited (and Long-Overdue) 340 B Program Alternative Dispute Resolution Process Final Rule K&L Gates
Dec
11
2020
 Pennsylvania’s COVID Christmas Closure 2020 Norris McLaughlin P.A.
Dec
11
2020
 Madison Takes ‘Pot’shot at Wisconsin, Joins Growing List of Municipalities to Decriminalize Cannabis Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Dec
11
2020
 Northern District of California Sours Plaintiff’s Claims against “Vanilla” Soymilk Maker Faegre Drinker
Dec
11
2020
 Mexican Senate Approves New Provisions and Amendments for the Regulation of Cannabis (Marijuana) in Mexico Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Dec
11
2020
 FDA Finalizes New Guidance for Animal Food Additive Petitions and GRAS Notice Reviews Keller and Heckman LLP
Dec
11
2020
 It’s Not Pop Secret, Ninth Circuit Affirms that Plaintiff Didn’t Have a Leg to Stand On Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Dec
10
2020
 The Fate of the Trump Administration’s Controversial Most Favored Nation Drug Pricing Model Is Unclear Given Mounting Legal Challenges Polsinelli PC
Dec
9
2020
 ANSES Evaluates R-Nano Register, Offers Recommendations to Improve Reliability and Optimize Its Use Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
Dec
9
2020
 PopChips Sued For “Misleading” Cheddar and Sour Cream Flavor Labeling Keller and Heckman LLP
Dec
9
2020
 Policy Update: Drug Pricing – Trump Administration Announces Most-Favored Nation Drug Pricing Model McDermott Will & Emery
Dec
8
2020
 9th Circuit Upholds Dismissal of Trans Fat Lawsuit Keller and Heckman LLP
Dec
7
2020
 Does the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act Require Accommodation of Medical Marijuana Use? Not (For Now) Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Dec
7
2020
 Hostess Brands Argues That ‘Carrot Cake’ Merely Describes the Flavor of ‘Carrot Cake Mini-Donuts’ and Does Not Imply Real Carrots are a Substantial Ingredient Keller and Heckman LLP
Dec
7
2020
 FDA Issues Guidance for Applicants Seeking Biosimilar/Interchangeable Approval Faegre Drinker
Dec
7
2020
 New York Ban On PFAS In Food Packaging Is Now Law CMBG3 Law
Dec
5
2020
 California Federal Judge Rules that Westbrae Natural’s Label Does Not Imply Vanilla Soymilk’s Flavoring Derives Solely from Vanilla Bean Keller and Heckman LLP
Dec
4
2020
 Cannabis Gets Go-Ahead from House, But Still Faces Hurdles Before Federal Legalization Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Dec
4
2020
 California’s Parallel State Law Duty to Report Adverse Events to U.S. Food and Drug Administration Cannot Be Reconciled with Legal Precedent Faegre Drinker
Dec
4
2020
 The Wide-Ranging Effects of the Federal Circuit’s Assault on Skinny Labels Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
Dec
4
2020
 False Advertising Consumer Class Actions Related to Coffee Servings Continue with Suit Against Folgers Keller and Heckman LLP
Dec
3
2020
 EU’s New Pharmaceutical Strategy Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Dec
3
2020
 Free Movement of Goods in the EU: Lawfully Produced CBD in One Member State Cannot Be Banned in Another EU Member State Greenberg Traurig, LLP
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