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
Jan
8
2019
California Legislature Mulls Cannabis Bank Charters Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Jan
7
2019
Promising Results of Aurodox Study Suggest Potential Treatment for E. coli Infection Keller and Heckman LLP
Jan
7
2019
“Pathways to Success:” CMS Publishes Final Rule Modifying the Medicare Shared Savings Program Foley & Lardner LLP
Jan
7
2019
FTA and USCG Raise Random Drug Testing Rates to 50% for 2019 Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan
4
2019
CBD Use in the Workplace: Resolving State And Federal Law Conflicts Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jan
4
2019
State Marijuana Laws vs. Bankruptcy: The Tension Grows Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jan
4
2019
USDA Publishes Final Rule Amending the National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances for Organic Handling or Production Keller and Heckman LLP
Jan
3
2019
Data Privacy and Security in the Cannabis Industry Robinson & Cole LLP
Jan
3
2019
2018 Year-End FDA Medical Device Highlights Include Proposed Changes Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jan
3
2019
FDA, USDA Impacted by Lapse in Government Funding Keller and Heckman LLP
Jan
3
2019
Cheez-Its Class Action Revived in “Whole” by Second Circuit Proskauer Rose LLP
Jan
2
2019
Connecticut Court Rules in Favor of Medical Marijuana User in Discrimination Case Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jan
2
2019
In Light of 2018 Farm Bill, FDA Issues Statement on Use of CBD in Food; Completes Evaluation of 3 Hemp-Related GRASNs Keller and Heckman LLP
Dec
28
2018
USDA AMS National Bioengineered (BE) Food Disclosure Standard Final Rule Keller and Heckman LLP
Dec
28
2018
Nipped in the Bud: Massachusetts Regulators Send Strong Message to Cannabis Industry About Using Unapproved Pesticides On Cannabis Plants Beveridge & Diamond PC
Dec
27
2018
Standards for Use of Opiates in Treatment of Pain Changes in Ohio Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
Dec
27
2018
Supplement Company Settles with FTC Over Diabetes Pill Marketing Claims Keller and Heckman LLP
Dec
27
2018
California Court of Appeal Rejects ABC Interpretation of “Single Beverage Condition” Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP
Dec
26
2018
2018 Farm Bill Legalizes Industrial Hemp Beveridge & Diamond PC
Dec
24
2018
The Year in Weed and CBD 2018 Hinch Newman LLP
Dec
22
2018
Appropriations Continuing Resolution Passed by the Senate on December 19, 2018, Extends PRIA through February 8, 2019 Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
Dec
21
2018
FDA Updates Its Position on CBD upon Signing of Farm Bill Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
Dec
21
2018
DOE Announces Funding Opportunities and Requests Information on Feedstocks Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
Dec
21
2018
$15 Million False Ad Verdict Boosts Damages In Probiotic IP Dispute Proskauer Rose LLP
Dec
20
2018
National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard Final Rule Released Keller and Heckman LLP
Dec
20
2018
2018 Farm Bill Signed into Law – Includes Major Changes Involving Hemp Pierce Atwood LLP
Dec
20
2018
Codex Alimentarius Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses (CCNFSDU) Outcome Keller and Heckman LLP
Dec
20
2018
Marijuana Legalization Takes Another Step Forward in 2018 Elections Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
 

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