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European Commission Approves Moderna’s Updated COVID-19 Vaccine

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On July 30, 2025, Moderna announced that the European Commission (EC) granted marketing authorization for the updated formulation of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine Spikevax®.  The updated vaccine targets the LP.8.1 variant of...more

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PFAS, I Do Not Think It Means What You Think It Means

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PFAS are a chemically diverse family of over 10,000 synthetic fluorinated compounds, all containing at least one carbon-fluorine (C–F) bond. This makes them highly persistent and earns them the nickname "forever chemicals."...more

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European Court of Justice Upholds Decision Annulling Harmonized Classification and Labeling of Titanium Dioxide

On August 1, 2025, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) issued a judgment upholding the 2022 decision of the General Court annulling the 2019 harmonized classification and labeling of titanium dioxide as a carcinogenic...more

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The European Commission tackles shortages of critical medicines through the Critical Medicines Act

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On Tuesday 11 March 2025, the European Commission published a legislative proposal for a Critical Medicines Act. The objective of this Act is to ensure stable supply and continuous availability of critical medicinal products,...more

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Europe Daily News, 30 January 2025

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COMPETITION - Judgment of the Court of 30 January 2025 in Case C-511/23, Caronte & Tourist SpA Vs. Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato, interveners; Unione nazionale consumatori - Comitato regionale della...more

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Ban on European Patents for Plants Engineered by "New Genomic Techniques" Nearing Reality

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The European Parliament has adopted an amended European Commission proposal to regulate plants engineered using techniques such as CRISPR/Cas and ban any patenting of plants, plant parts, material, genetic information, or...more

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EC working group provides guidance concerning COVID-19 product claims on cosmetic products

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On 12 November 2020, the European Commission’s Sub-Working Group on Borderline Products published a technical document concerning product claims related to leave-on hydro alcoholic hand gels within the context of COVID-19...more

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COVID-19 Key EU Developments, Policy & Regulatory Update No. 22

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This regular update (no. 22 | 22 September 2020) covers key regulatory EU developments related to the evolving COVID-19 situation (Antitrust & State Aid; Trade/Export Controls; Medicines, Medical Devices and Personal...more

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EU Publishes Privacy Guidance on the Use of Contact Tracing Technology in the Fight Against COVID-19

‘Contact tracing’ is a process used by public health officials to identify individuals who may have come into close proximity with a contagious virus, such as COVID-19. Traditionally, infected persons are asked to identify...more

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COVID-19: Commission Publishes Road Map to Coordinate Lifting of COVID-19 Measures in the European Union

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On April 15, the European Commission (“Commission”) published, in cooperation with the president of the European Council, Charles Michel, a European road map to phase out containment measures adopted across member states...more

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COVID-19- European Commission's recommendation on conformity assessment and market surveillance procedures

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On 16 March 2020, the European Commission published Recommendation (EU) 2020/403 of 13 March on conformity assessment and market surveillance procedures within the context of the COVID-19 threat. The objective of the...more

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EDPB Advises on Lawful Grounds for Processing Personal Data in Clinical Trials

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With the coming into effect of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), those conducting clinical trials in the EU face a complex set of rules ranging from lawful grounds for processing and transparency to restrictions...more

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Intentional or Not? Questions Loom Over EU's Proposed Micro-Plastic Particle Restrictions

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The Situation: The European Commission ("Commission") has requested that the European Chemicals Agency ("ECHA") investigate the need for an EU-wide restriction on "intentionally added' micro-plastic particles. The...more

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Update on the Review of Neonicotinoids by the Canadian Pest Management Regulatory Agency

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In Canada, pesticides are regulated by Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (the "PMRA") on behalf of the Minister of Health and under the authority of the Pest Control Products Act (the "PCPA"). Health Canada...more

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ECHA Proposes to Include 18 New Substances in REACH

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On September 5, 2018, the European Chemicals Agency ("ECHA") launched a public consultation to include 18 new substances in Annex XIV REACH. REACH, the acronym for the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction...more

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Food & Beverage Litigation Update | June 2018

“Accurate Labels Act” Introduced in Congress - U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Reps. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) and Kurt Schrader (D-Ore.) have introduced the Accurate Labels Act, a proposed amendment to the Fair Packaging...more

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European Commission invites targeted stakeholders for consultation on duplicate marketing authorisations for biological medicinal...

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The European Commission is seeking consultation on proposed clarifications for handling duplicate marketing authorisations from stakeholders....more

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Wrap-Up of Federal and State Chemical Regulatory Developments, August 2016

TSCA/FIFRA/IRIS/NTP/TRI - EPA Releases TRI Preliminary Dataset For Calendar Year 2015: On July 20, 2016, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)...more

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Tobacco Cases Expose Tension Between Antitrust and Public Health

A recent decision of the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) regarding the sale of tobacco products highlights a long-standing tension between two sets of laws: antitrust/competition laws, which seek to keep products affordable...more

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The European Commission Takes Back the Reins on Novel Food

In order to update the legislation regarding novel food which has been in place for almost 20 years, the European Parliament adopted on November 16, 2015 a new regulation 2015/2283 in order to respond to the food industry’s...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

EC Invites Scientists to Apply for Membership in SCCS and SCHEER

The European Commission (EC) invites scientists to apply for membership in its non-food scientific committees, the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) and Scientific Committee on Health, Environmental and Emerging...more

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SCENIHR Identifies Use of Nanomaterials for Medical Imaging and Drug Delivery and Graphene Nanomaterials as Emerging Issues

On April 9, 2015, the European Commission (EC) Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR) posted a Position Statement on emerging and newly identified health risks to be drawn to the...more

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