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  • Month: February 2018

    • FDA Publishes First Installment of Guidance Regarding Preventive Controls Requirement for Animal FoodFebruary 6th, 2018

      On Monday, January 21 (amid the government shutdown) the Center for Veterinary Medicine of the Food and Drug Administration (CVM) released a draft guidance document addressing Subpart C of the Agency’s regulation titled “Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis, and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Food …

    • USDA and FDA Announce Intent to Improve and Increase Coordination and CollaborationFebruary 5th, 2018

      On January 30, 2018, Dr. Gottlieb of FDA and Secretary Perdue of the USDA announced that they had signed a formal agreement to make the coordination and collaboration between the two agencies more efficient and effective. The USDA has jurisdiction over most meat, poultry, catfish, and …

    • Join Us in April to Learn More about Improving Regulatory Compliance While Minimizing Products Liability!February 5th, 2018

      The fact is, regulatory compliance has an impact on products liability.  Yet, the two are seldom considered together. We aim to change that with a special day and a half program (April 12th and 13th).  Our FDA regulatory firm has teamed up with a renowned medical …

    • Vape Shops Challenge Constitutionality of FDA’s Deeming RuleFebruary 2nd, 2018

      Vape shops in several states have banded together in litigation challenging the constitutionality of FDA’s Deeming Rule (for background information on that regulation, see our prior posting here). Plaintiffs are pursuing the litigation simultaneously in several federal district courts – perhaps with the objective of …

    • Historic Food Poisoning Prison Sentences Will StandFebruary 1st, 2018

      Last month, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed prison sentences for Stewart and Michael Parnell, and Mary Wilkerson, formerly of the Peanut Corporation of America (PCA). If you missed our earlier coverage of this historic case (here and here), PCA was …

    • Proposed Legislation to Reform the OTC Drug Monograph SystemFebruary 1st, 2018

      On January 17, 2018, in an effort to overhaul the regulation of over-the-counter (OTC) monograph drugs, U.S. Senators Johnny Isakson and Bob Casey introduced bipartisan legislation, the Over-the-Counter Drug Safety, Innovation, and Reform Act, S.2315. As readers of this blog know, the current monograph system, which …