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
Feb
13
2014
US Supreme Court Briefing of Greenhouse Gas Cases Underway — Oral Argument Scheduled for February 24, 2014 Katten
Feb
12
2014
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Responds to Emergency Propane Shortage in Midwestern States ArentFox Schiff LLP
Feb
11
2014
Temporary Iran Sanctions Relief Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Feb
11
2014
How to Meet the Critical 2013 "Begin Construction" Requirement for Renewable Energy Tax Credits Even Though It's 2014 Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Feb
11
2014
Energy and Environmental Law Update - February 10, 2014 Mintz
Feb
11
2014
Release Agreements Bar Tort Claims in Fourth Circuit Fracking Case Beveridge & Diamond PC
Feb
10
2014
Caveat Emptor: Due Diligence of the United Kingdom Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Assets Hunton Andrews Kurth
Feb
10
2014
The United Kingdom Continental Shelf (UKCS) 28th Seaward Licensing Round Hunton Andrews Kurth
Feb
10
2014
New World LNG (Liquified Natural Gas) – Big Opportunities in Small-Scale and Bulk-Break Projects Hunton Andrews Kurth
Feb
10
2014
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Draft Guidance on Interactive Promotional Media for Drugs Faegre Drinker
Feb
8
2014
California AB 1103 Update: Nonresidential Building Energy Use Disclosure Requirements Now In Effect Mintz
Feb
7
2014
New York State Issues Public Notice of Draft Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4s) Permit for New York City Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Feb
7
2014
EPA Proposes Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) Take Over Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Permitting in Texas Bracewell LLP
Feb
6
2014
Enviornmental Protection Agency (EPA) Continues to Aggressively Target Distributors and Retailers Selling “Antimicrobial” Products Faegre Drinker
Feb
5
2014
Changes To California Title 24 Energy Use Requirements Effective July 1, 2014 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
5
2014
Clash Of Titans over Biosimilars at Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Workshop Bracewell LLP
Feb
5
2014
West Virginia District Court Holds Reused Water and Condensate Are Not Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Solid or Hazardous Waste Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Feb
4
2014
California Dreamin'? New Energy Use Disclosure Program Requirements not Just Pie in the California Sky von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Feb
3
2014
Negation of Motivation To Combine Defeats Obviousness - Institut Pasteur & Universite Pierre Et Marie Curie v. Focarino McDermott Will & Emery
Feb
3
2014
PTO Litigation Center Report – February 3, 2014 Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.
Feb
3
2014
New York Governor Proposes to Extend Brownfield Tax Credit With Major Revisions Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jan
31
2014
Innovation and the Changing Regulation of the Electric Industry Lewis Roca Rothgerber LLP
Jan
31
2014
New Business Opportunities in Mexico Energy Market Raise Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Concerns Bracewell LLP
Jan
31
2014
California Energy Commission Implements New Energy Use Requirements Katten
Jan
30
2014
Federal Information Technology (IT) Acquisition Policy Recommendations Focus on Cybersecurity Mintz
Jan
30
2014
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Commits To Take Final Action on Coal Ash Regulations ArentFox Schiff LLP
Jan
24
2014
Massachusetts DOER (Department of Energy Resources) Proposes to Expand to 1600 MW Generation Eligible to Create SRECs (Solar Carve-Out II Program) McDermott Will & Emery
Jan
23
2014
No Emergency: The Proposed Illinois Petcoke Rules Will Proceed as a General Rulemaking ArentFox Schiff LLP
 

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