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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Apr
23
2018
CMS Continues to Focus Medicare Plans on Preventing Opioid Abuse Mintz
Apr
23
2018
“Natural” Lawsuit Filed Over Fruit Drinks with Malic Acid as an Ingredient Keller and Heckman LLP
Apr
20
2018
DEA Publishes Proposed Rule Regarding Quota Processes McDermott Will & Emery
Apr
20
2018
FDA to Expand Abbreviated 510(k) Pathway for Medical Devices by Allowing Comparison to Performance Criteria Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Apr
20
2018
DEA Proposed Rule Would Limit Drug Manufacturer’s Annual Opioid Production Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Apr
20
2018
Exposure to BPA via Food in the Netherlands is Very Limited Keller and Heckman LLP
Apr
20
2018
House Agriculture Committee Unveils Draft Farm Bill 2018 Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
Apr
20
2018
Front of Pack Labeling Being Discussed in NAFTA Negotiations Keller and Heckman LLP
Apr
19
2018
Marijuana in the Golden State: California Lawmakers Seek to Protect Medical-Marijuana Users in the Workplace Faegre Drinker
Apr
19
2018
Zero-Tolerance for Upside-Down Burritos Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Apr
19
2018
FDA Seeks Comments on Potential Marijuana Reclassification Under International Drug Control Treaty Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr
19
2018
The Juul of Teen Nicotine Addiction Stark & Stark
Apr
19
2018
GAO Releases Report Recommending Additional FDA Action to Address Arsenic in Rice Keller and Heckman LLP
Apr
19
2018
Vaping May Increase Risk of Pneumonia Stark & Stark
Apr
18
2018
FDA Inspection Proposal Provides Valuable Insight Into Scope of Investigations Keller and Heckman LLP
Apr
18
2018
International Food Safety Leaders Adopt and Advance Food Safety Provisions Discussed at the 12th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Committee on Contaminants (and Toxins) in foods (CCCF) Keller and Heckman LLP
Apr
18
2018
Drop in Warning Letters for Medical Devices Raises Interesting Questions About the Industry Mintz
Apr
17
2018
DOE Announces Bioproducts, Grown and Made in America Webinar In Time For Earth Day Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
Apr
17
2018
FDA Adds Eleven New Substances to its Inventory of Effective FCS Notifications Keller and Heckman LLP
Apr
17
2018
FDA Targets Highly Concentrated Caffeine in Dietary Supplements Keller and Heckman LLP
Apr
17
2018
President Trump Commits to Protect Colorado’s Legal Marijuana Industry McDermott Will & Emery
Apr
17
2018
International food safety leaders and experts on contaminants and toxins made significant progress in adopting and advancing most of the provisions that were discussed at the last meeting of the Codex Alimentarius Committee on Contaminants Keller and Heckman LLP
Apr
16
2018
Worried About OSHA Silica Compliance? Not if You’re in One of These Five States Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Apr
16
2018
Congress Takes on Opioid Epidemic, Aims to Provide Tools for Public Health Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Apr
16
2018
FDA Publishes Revised Ingredient Listing Guidance for Tobacco Products, Exempts Non-Consumable Product Hardware and Components and Parts Keller and Heckman LLP
Apr
16
2018
Reopening of Public Comment Period for USDA’s Proposed Amendments to the National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances under the Organic Foods Production Act Keller and Heckman LLP
Apr
16
2018
Federal Circuit Upholds Vanda Fanapt Personalized Method Claims Against Patent Eligibility Challenge Foley & Lardner LLP
Apr
13
2018
Drug Executives Called to Testify Before Congress About Opioid Crisis Clifford Law Offices
Apr
13
2018
EPA Seeks Comment on Draft Interim Science Policy to Reduce Animal Testing for Skin Sensitization Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
Apr
13
2018
EPA Includes Active-Inactive Designations on Updated TSCA Inventory Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
Apr
13
2018
Health Plans and Pharmacy Benefit Managers – Past and Future Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
13
2018
Liability of Fertility Clinics Clifford Law Offices
Apr
13
2018
The Week Ahead in the European Parliament – April 13, 2018 Covington & Burling LLP
Apr
13
2018
200 New ‘Nightmarish’ Reasons to Wash Your Hands Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
Apr
13
2018
Report Details Uneven Implementation of the New Drug Tracing Law Mintz
 
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