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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

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Publication Date Organization
Oct
9
2014
Ebola Response Missing A Critical Player Covington & Burling LLP
Oct
9
2014
Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited v. Merck Frosst Canada & Co., Denying Institution IPR2014-00559 Faegre Drinker
Oct
8
2014
Land Use By Another Name?: Local California Governments Seek to Tax Softdrinks By Ballot Measure Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Oct
8
2014
EU Consultation on the Development of Criteria to Identify Endocrine Disruptors in Biocidal and Plant Protection Products Covington & Burling LLP
Oct
7
2014
Office of Inspector General (OIG) Proposes Expanding Anti-Kickback Statute Safe Harbors and Revising Civil Monetary Penalty Regulations McDermott Will & Emery
Oct
7
2014
“The Good Wife” Defends Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
Oct
7
2014
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) Announces New Guidance On “Unrelated Contamination” Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C.
Oct
7
2014
Health Care Law Update - October 6, 2014 Mintz
Oct
7
2014
Energy and Environmental Law Update - October 6, 2014 Mintz
Oct
7
2014
New Jersey Appellate Division Holds That Applicants for a Professional License Need Not Exhibit an Intent To Deceive In Order To Have Their License Application Denied Due To Misrepresentation Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C.
Oct
7
2014
Think Twice When Writing About the “Invention” in a Patent Application Mintz
Oct
7
2014
Reclassification of Hydrocodone Takes Effect This Week McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Oct
7
2014
Federal Court of Appeals Holds FDA Lacks Authority to Rescind 510(k) Clearance Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Oct
6
2014
FDA Issues Final Guidance on Cybersecurity for Medical Devices Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Oct
6
2014
FDA Announces More Changes to FSMA (Food Safety and Modernization Act) Implementation Rules Mintz
Oct
6
2014
EEOC Sues Home Care Agency for GINA Violation - Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Oct
5
2014
Food and Drug Administration Not Required to Ban Antibiotics Given to Food-Producing Animals Varnum LLP
Oct
5
2014
A Warehouse Full of Unapproved Genetically-Modified Seeds; Now What?, Syngenta Seeds, Inc. v. Bunge North America, Inc. McDermott Will & Emery
Oct
5
2014
U.S. Department of Agriculture Expands Crop Insurance under 2014 Farm Bill Varnum LLP
Oct
5
2014
Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Depomed, Inc., Denying Institution of Inter Partes Review IPR2014-00651 Faegre Drinker
Oct
5
2014
PTAB on Analogous Art, Schott Gemtron Corp. v. SSW Holding Co., Inc. McDermott Will & Emery
Oct
4
2014
Patent Owners: Better Address All Obviousness Arguments Raised by Petitioner, Pharmatech Solutions, Inc. v. LifeScan Scotland Ltd. McDermott Will & Emery
Oct
3
2014
Africa Legal News Update - October 3, 2014 Mintz
Oct
3
2014
New Conservation Mandate Will Apply to Specialty Crops: Producers Must File By June 1, 2015 McDermott Will & Emery
Oct
2
2014
Another Hefty OSHA Whistleblower Award + Reinstatement Proskauer Rose LLP
Oct
2
2014
Positive Drug Tests on the Rise in U.S. Workforce Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
2
2014
Becton, Dickinson and Company v. One StockDuq Holdings, LLC: Final Written Decision IPR2013-00235 Faegre Drinker
Oct
1
2014
Sham-Wow! Antitrust Liability May Attach to Sham Administrative Petitions: Tyco Healthcare Group LP v. Mutual Pharm. Co., Inc. McDermott Will & Emery
 

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