Biotech, Food & Drug

In today’s hyper-aware environment, concerns about food and drug safety are paramount for both companies and consumers.  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) regulates the areas of biotech, food, and drug law. Additionally, laws including the 21st Century Cures Act, and cGMP (Current Good Manufacturing Processes), regulate industry standards/norms in food, cosmetics, and other industry-sectors. Visitors to the National Law Review will find the latest analysis of news, legislation, and upcoming cases/litigation as it relates to this area of law.

With researchers searching for new energy solutions and other developments in biotech, visitors to the NLR will have the opportunity to read content surrounding biosimilars, natural fuel production, medical devices, biotechnology, nanotechnology and materials, and the pharmaceuticals industry. Additionally, content relating to food and drug laws, limits on chemical use in cosmetic products, and other general health/safety topics are covered by the National Law Review and are updated regularly. Additionally, food safety and imports to the United States are also discussed as they become relevant. 

In addition to general health, science, and food/drug, the industry is also closely related to many of the issues related to intellectual property law. New applications for patents, intellectual property, licensing laws, and other areas which are governed by the PTAB court, often crossover into the industry.

New developments in legislation, including the legalization of recreational marijuana has created a new area ripe for legal analysis.  Regulations on how recreational marijuana can be advertised and marketed, distributed and the kind of insurance coverage necessary for dispensaries.  Additionally, employer drug-testing and marijuana statutes have been a hot area of litigation covered by the National Law Review.  

General practices in marketing standards, compliance of federal and state laws/legislation, licensing collaborations, and news related to bringing new products to the market, in the US and abroad, are among the areas visitors to NLR will read about daily. Drug pricing, changes in production standards, regulatory compliance, food safety and handling, drug laws (legalization of marijuana, both recreational and medicinal in the workplace), and labeling and nutritional requirements, are among the many topics covered by the National Law Review daily.

Visitors will always find the latest, up-to-date, most comprehensive coverage on the site. And, news and stories which affect the US, companies which are regulated in the industry, and multinational/international companies, are detailed regularly for NLR readers.

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Recent Biotechnology, Food & Drug Administration FDA News

Title
Publication Date Organization
Sep
30
2009
OTC Drug and Dietary Supplement Labeling: Adverse Event Reporting Information Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Nov
1
2009
The Arrival of H1N1 Influenza: Legal Considerations and Practical Suggestions for Employers Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Nov
10
2009
H1N1 - Is Your Business Ready? Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Dec
18
2009
Medical Facilities Turn to Alternative Waste Disposal Options Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Dec
31
2009
Preparing for Pandemic Flu Ryley Carlock & Applewhite, A Professional Corporation
Jan
1
2010
Generic Substitution and Biopharmaceuticals: Where Are All the Follow-on Biologics? And, How Much Money Will They Save? Carpenter Law Firm PC
Jan
27
2010
Soaring Patent Activity in Biofuel Technology Part I Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A.
Jan
27
2010
Soaring Patent Activity in Biofuel Technology Part II Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A.
Mar
24
2010
Personalized Medicine and Patentability: Important Considerations After Healthcare Reform Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.
Apr
12
2010
New U.S. Law Establishes Long Awaited Abbreviated Approval Pathway for Biosimilars Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.
Jun
11
2010
Phase II of the FDA’s Transparency Initiative: The Transparency Task Force Releases Draft Recommendations on FDA’s Public Disclosure Policies Foley Hoag LLP
Jun
16
2010
Qualifying Barriers Lower for "Green Technology" Patent Applications Bracewell LLP
Jul
1
2010
The 50% Tax Credit / Cash Grant for Life Sciences Companies Troutman Pepper
Jul
2
2010
US Patent Office Expands Green Technology Accelerated Examination Program - More categories of invention are now eligible for expedited processing Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
9
2010
EPA Proposes 'Veto' of Section 404 Permit for Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining Project in West Virginia Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
14
2010
Elimination of Customs Duties Possible for Over 700 Additional Pharmaceutical Products and Chemical Intermediates Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
15
2010
Pennsylvania Legislature Expresses Intention to Enact a Natural Gas Severance Tax Bracewell LLP
Jul
17
2010
CFTC Finds Two Monthly Mid-C Electricity Contracts Are SPDCs Bracewell LLP
Jul
19
2010
The FDA Transparency Initiative: Another One Way Street? Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
24
2010
FDA's Regulation of Laboratory Developed Tests (LDTs) - Changes on Horizon? Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jul
26
2010
Has the Time Come for "Total Recall" of Medical Products? Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
23
2010
Everything's Gone Green - CleanTech Meets the Fashion Industry Hunton Andrews Kurth
Aug
23
2010
Regulation by Litigation: Fourth Circuit Weighs in on Nuisance Suits Involving Air Emissions Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Aug
29
2010
States to Re-evaluate Feed-in Tariffs After Recent FERC Ruling Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Sep
13
2010
Wisconsin Public Service Commission Approves Administrative Rule to Site and Permit Wind Farms Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Sep
15
2010
When Are We Going to Get This Transmission Thing Right? Installations of Wind Turbines in the Second Quarter of 2010 are Down by Nearly 70%. Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Sep
19
2010
NOAA Establishes New “Climate Service” Office and Names Regional Climate Services Directors Hunton Andrews Kurth
Sep
21
2010
EPA Looks to the Sky for New Limits on Natural Gas Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
 

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