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New Regulations Rooted In Evidence: Looking Back On How EPA And USDA Updated Engineered Plant Regulations And Labeling In 2023

Alongside rapid advances in biotechnology that are improving fine-tuned genetic engineering in plants, regulation for such plants is also rapidly evolving, including several important updates in the past year....more

1/30/2024 / APHIS , Biotechnology , Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) , FIFRA , Final Rules , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Life Sciences , Plant Based Products , USDA

FDA Releases Draft Guidance For Labeling Of Plant-Based Milk Alternatives

In 2018, when former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb famously commented that “an almond doesn’t lactate,” he was adding perhaps the most colorful volley in a long-simmering debate about how the Food and Drug Administration...more

3/27/2023 / Draft Guidance , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Food Labeling , Food Supply , Plant Based Products

Cannabidiol: Is CBD Legal in the United States in 2019?

Cannabis-derived extracts are one of the hottest trends in the consumer products industry. Sales of consumer products containing cannabidiol (CBD) are reported to exceed $510 million in 2018. Experts predict that the market...more

3/12/2019 / Cannabis Products , Consumer Product Companies , Farm Bill , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Hemp , Marijuana

FDA Requests Public Comments on “Natural” Food Labeling

On November 10, the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it is seeking public comments on use of the term “natural” on food labeling. FDA, “Natural” on Food Labeling (Nov. 10, 2015). The agency explained...more

11/12/2015 / Comment Period , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Food Labeling , GMO , Misbranding , Natural Products

Out of the Box: Legal guidance for the consumer product + retail industry - Volume 2, Issue 1, Spring 2014

In This Issue: - California Announces First Consumer Products Subjected To New Green Chemistry Rules - FDA Issues Final Guidance Distinguishing Liquid Dietary Supplements from Beverages - Private Surgeon General...more

4/8/2014 / Conflict Mineral Rules , Dietary Supplements , Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Green Chemistry , Retailers , Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

A Dismissal That’s Sweeter Than Honey

A recent case from the Central District of California brings good news to defendants making preemption arguments under the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act (NLEA) in private surgeon general cases. Cardona v. Target...more

4/3/2013 / Food and Drug Administration (FDA) , Food Labeling , NLEA , Preemption

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