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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Nov
8
2018
A Fact Sheet on Michigan’s Newly-Passed Marijuana Ballot Initiative Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Nov
7
2018
Justice Department Allots Additional US$70 Million to Battle Opioid Crisis Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Nov
7
2018
Weed in the Workplace: What Michigan Employers Can Do Now that Marijuana Use is Legal Varnum LLP
Nov
7
2018
Days after Joint FDA/USDA Meeting on Cell Culture Technology, GFI and Others Request Preliminary Injunction on Missouri Law Banning Use of “Meat” on Plant-Based Product Labels Keller and Heckman LLP
Nov
6
2018
The Rule of Law, Agency Enforcement and the Environment Bracewell LLP
Nov
6
2018
FDA Publishes Q&A Guidance on Mandatory Food Recalls Keller and Heckman LLP
Nov
6
2018
The SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act: Expanding Medicare Coverage of Telehealth Services to Combat the Opioid Crisis Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Nov
5
2018
FDA Issues Draft Guidance Documents on New Nutrition Facts Label Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Nov
5
2018
Added Sugar in Cigarettes - Did You Know? Clifford Law Offices
Nov
5
2018
FDA Finalizes Compliance Dates for Nutrition Facts Label and Serving Size Rules and Issues New Final and Draft Guidance Documents Keller and Heckman LLP
Nov
3
2018
EPA Extends Dicamba Products Registered for “Over-the-Top” Use Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
Nov
2
2018
OIG Report on Topical Compounded Drug Prescribing, Marketing and Billing Practices Signals Heightened Administrative and Enforcement Scrutiny Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
2
2018
FDA Releases Statement On A New Plant And Animal Biotechnology Innovation Action Plan Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
Nov
2
2018
FDA Announces Release of Environmental Assessment for E. Coli Outbreak Associated with Romaine Lettuce Keller and Heckman LLP
Nov
1
2018
A Glimpse of Things to Come: OSHA’s Soon to Be Updated Hazard Communication Standard Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
Nov
1
2018
United Airlines Faces Multiple Food Safety Whistleblower Lawsuits Keller and Heckman LLP
Nov
1
2018
Navigating Canada’s New Cannabis Law—Don’t Let an Employee’s Immigration Status Go Up in Smoke Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Oct
31
2018
Cases Addressing Employee Protections Under Marijuana Laws Remain Inconsistent Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Oct
31
2018
FDA Announces Plant and Animal Biotechnology Innovation Action Plan Keller and Heckman LLP
Oct
31
2018
UK to Impose a New Tax on Plastic Packaging Keller and Heckman LLP
Oct
30
2018
FDA Considering Labeling for Sesame Allergies Keller and Heckman LLP
Oct
29
2018
CMS Requests Comment on Potential International Pricing Index Model for Part B Drugs McDermott Will & Emery
Oct
29
2018
Two Food Safety Modernization Act Draft Guidance Documents Issued by FDA for Farmers, Food Processors Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Oct
29
2018
Trump Administration Proposes to Lower Drug Prices Through Medicare Part B Mintz
Oct
29
2018
Knowledge Is Not Power for Class Action Plaintiffs Bilzin Sumberg
Oct
29
2018
CMS Seeks to Revamp Medicare Part B Drug Reimbursement through Proposed International Pricing Index (IPI) Model Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Oct
29
2018
FDA Will Hold Public Meetings Throughout the U.S. in November and December for Discussion of the New Draft Guidance on Standards for Compliance with the Produce Safety Rule Keller and Heckman LLP
Oct
26
2018
OIRA Seeks Comment on How to Reduce Regulatory Differences between the U.S. and Canada, Including for Emerging Technologies Not Yet Regulated Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
Oct
26
2018
McDermott's Plus Check-up: October 26, 2018 McDermott Will & Emery
Oct
26
2018
Price Fixing in the Food Industry Bilzin Sumberg
Oct
26
2018
Final Comments Received Regarding FDA’s Nutrition Innovation Strategy Keller and Heckman LLP
Oct
26
2018
Ninth Circuit Orders Ban on Chlorpyrifos Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Oct
25
2018
Top International News in Chemical Policy and Regulation: October 25, 2018: OECD, Asia, Americas and Middle East Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
Oct
25
2018
Top International News in Chemical Policy and Regulation: October 25, 2018: European Union and United Kingdom Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
Oct
25
2018
Proposed Amendments to Proposition 65 Regulations on Calculating Level of Exposure to Chemicals Causing Reproductive Toxicity; California Extends Comment Period Keller and Heckman LLP
 
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