By Michelle L. Butler – Yesterday, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (“CPSC” or “Commission”) held a public hearing on the draft guidance document proposed by the Commission staff regarding “Testing and Certification Requirements Under the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008.” The hearing was conducted …
By Anne Marie Murphy – The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (“CPSIA”) made significant changes to the laws enforced by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (“CPSC”). CPSIA Section 102 amended the Consumer Product Safety Act (“CPSA”) to require that manufacturers certify that their …
By William T. Koustas – On October 29, 2009, Judge Walton of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia ruled for the American Bar Association (“ABA”) and prevented the controversial Red Flags Rule (“the Rule”) from being enforced on November 1, 2009 …
By Ricardo Carvajal & Susan J. Matthees – When the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sought comments in 2008 on proposed revisions to its Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising, we noted that endorsers (including expert endorsers and celebrities) and bloggers should beware. …
FDA Law Blog and Hyman, Phelps & McNamara, P.C. wish to congratulate Olsson Frank Weeda Terman Bode Matz PC on celebrating their 30th Anniversary as a food and drug law firm. Let us say, you’ve aged extremely well! We wish you much success over the …
On September 10, 2009, Hyman, Phelps & McNamara’s John R. Fleder and William T. Koustas will speak at a Thompson Interactive audioconference on FDA’s use of criminal search warrants. The audioconference, titled “Unannounced FDA Raids: Be Ready Before They Appear at Your Door,” will cover the …
For the past couple of years the American Bar Association (“ABA”) has published a list of the top 100 legal “blawgs” in the blogosphere – The ABA Blawg 100! The ABA is currently soliciting nominations for its 3rd annual list. Although FDA Law Blog was …
By David B. Clissold & Ricardo Carvajal – Five tobacco manufacturers including R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Lorillard Tobacco Company, and Commonwealth Brands, Inc. (the second, third, and fourth largest tobacco manufacturers in the U.S., respectively), and a retailer of tobacco products have sued FDA in a …
By Ricardo Carvajal – In an apparent effort to leverage against the scientific resources of other federal agencies, FDA’s National Center for Toxicological Research (“NCTR”) has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) that provides for the sharing of nanotoxicology information with the Air Force …
By David B. Clissold & Ricardo Carvajal – As required by the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (“Tobacco Act”), FDA has established the Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee (“TPSAC”) and is requesting nominations for voting and non-voting members. The Commissioner will select the …
Hyman, Phelps & McNamara, P.C.’s Kurt R. Karst will be speaking at two upcoming conferences on various Hatch-Waxman issues. The first conference is the American Conference Institute’s (“ACI’s”) popular Maximizing Pharmaceutical Patent Life Cycles (10th Anniversary Edition), and is scheduled for October 6-10, 2009 at …
As directed by the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (“Tobacco Act”), FDA has created its new Center for Tobacco Products (“CTP”). CTP will be led by Dr. Lawrence Deyton of the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. FDA’s press release …
By Michelle L. Butler – Today, August 14, 2009, is the anniversary of the passage of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (“CPSIA”), which means that a number of new requirements will go into effect. It also means that the Consumer Product Safety …
FDA Law Blog welcomes back to the blogosphere our friend Scott Hensley, formerly of the Wall Street Journal (where he was the founding editor and a regular contributor to the paper’s Health Blog). Scott will be blogging at the National Public Radio Health Blog and …
Yesterday, President Obama announced that he intends to nominate Anne Northrup as a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Anne Northrup was a Congresswoman from Kentucky from 1997-2006. As we previously reported, earlier this month, Inez Moore Tenenbaum was sworn in as the ninth …
