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Caffeine Safety Legislation Introduced in Congress

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On March 31, 2025, Congress saw the reintroduction of H.R. 2511, the Sarah Katz Caffeine Safety Act. The bill would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish new regulatory requirements for labeling the...more

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California Environmental Law & Policy Update 7.18.25

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The California Air Resources Board (CARB), the agency tasked with enforcing the state’s climate disclosure rules, published guidance this Wednesday on how companies can comply with Senate Bills 253 and 261 (which govern...more

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FDA issues letter to industry on recall communications for infant and baby foods

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On July 9, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a letter from Commissioner for Human Foods Martin Makary and Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods Kyle Diamantas to industry members involved in the...more

Robinson+Cole Health Law Diagnosis

Connecticut Governor Signs Bill Adding Requirements for Hospitals and Expanding DPH’s Enforcement Scope

On June 25, 2025, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed into law Public Act No. 25-96, “An Act Concerning the Department of Public Health’s Recommendations Regarding Various Revisions to the Public Health Statutes” (the...more

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Measles in 2025: Prevention, Prophylaxis, and Workplace Policies

Measles has seen a resurgence in the United States in 2025, with significant outbreaks reported, particularly in Texas and New Mexico. As of June 3, 2025, the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health’s U.S. Measles...more

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PFAS Regulatory Landscape Update — The Message? Stay Tuned.

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced several actions in recent weeks that shed light on the Trump administration’s approach to PFAS regulation....more

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U.S. State PFAS Initiatives — A Conversation with Richard E. Engler, Ph.D. and Carla N. Hutton

This week, I discuss with my colleagues, Carla N. Hutton, Senior Regulatory Analyst for B&C, and Dr. Richard E. Engler, Director of Chemistry for B&C and The Acta Group (Acta®), our consulting affiliate, the ever-expanding...more

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New York Budget Omits Changes to State's "Disclosure of Material Transactions" Law

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In a prior blog post, we summarized proposed legislation included in New York Gov. Kathy Hochul's state fiscal year (FY) 2025-2026 budget that would have subjected "material transactions" to additional disclosure and...more

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State Licensing Spotlight – Prescription Medical Device Manufacturers & Distributors: Enforcement and penalties for operating...

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The regulatory environment for prescription medical device manufacturers and distributors has become increasingly stringent as state-based agencies work to ensure public health and safety. Operating without a required license...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

EPA Will Extend Deadline for Reporting Health and Safety Data for 16 Chemicals

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on March 6, 2025, that it plans to issue a rule “soon” to extend the reporting deadline for a rule under Section 8(d) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)...more

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Urgent Care Centers Must Now Comply With Pennsylvania Newborn Safe Haven Law

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Pennsylvania’s Safe Haven Law, also known as the Newborn Protection Act (the Act), allows parents to surrender their infants at hospitals, EMS providers and police stations without criminal liability, but for a few...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Santé Canada propose un règlement visant à atténuer les pénuries de drogues et d’instruments médicaux

Santé Canada a récemment publié un projet de règlement visant à pallier les pénuries de produits thérapeutiques au Canada. Le Règlement modifiant certains règlements pris en vertu de la Loi sur les aliments et drogues...more

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New York Proposes Expansion of Disclosure Requirements for Material Health Care Transactions

Governor Kathy Hochul released the proposed Fiscal Year 2026 New York State Executive Budget on January 21, 2025 (FY 26 Executive Budget). The FY 26 Executive Budget contains an amendment to Article 45-A of New York’s Public...more

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NYS OMIG Publishes 2025 Work Plan

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On January 29, the New York State Office of the Medicaid Inspector General (OMIG) published its 2025 Work Plan, which provides a preview of the OMIG’s program integrity initiatives for the upcoming year. While this post...more

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End of an Era: Cal/OSHA’s COVID Non-Emergency Standard Sunsets

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As of February 3, 2025, most of Cal/OSHA’s COVID-19 Prevention Non-Emergency Standards have officially come to an end. This marks a significant shift for California employers who have been navigating these regulations and...more

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First in, Last out: California’s First-in-Nation COVID-19 Regulation Finally Rides Off into the Sunset (Mostly…)

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Nearly all of the substantive provisions of Cal/OSHA’s non-emergency COVID-19 regulation expired on Monday, February 3, 2025. The event marked a significant end point to the regulatory journey that began on November 19, 2020,...more

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COVID-19 Prevention Regulations Expired Effective Monday, With the Exception of Recordkeeping Requirement

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As of February 3, 2025, most of the Cal/OSHA’s COVID-19 Prevention Non-Emergency Regulations have formally come to an end, giving employers flexibility in how they approach COVID-19 in the workplace. However, subsection...more

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 That’s It, Folks! Cal/OSHA’s COVID Rule Has (Mostly) Expired

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As of February 3, 2025, California’s COVID-19-specific workplace regulations will expire, though employers must still track COVID-19 cases until February 3, 2026. Cal/OSHA can enforce COVID-19 as a workplace hazard under the...more

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Colorado LER Reporting Deadline Extended for Brokers, Motor Carriers, Freight Forwarders & Private Fleets

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Motor carriers, brokers, freight forwarders and private fleets that are required to comply with Colorado’s new Large Entity Reporting (“LER”) requirement, a relatively unpublicized new regulatory measure in the State of...more

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Health Canada proposes to amend the Food and Drug Regulations and Medical Devices Regulations to address shortages

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On December 28, 2024, Health Canada published proposed amendments to the Food and Drug Regulations and Medical Devices Regulations to address therapeutic product shortages (see our previous article regarding Health Canada’s...more

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Proposed Changes to New York's Material Transactions Law Expand Oversight

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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul unveiled her executive budget proposal for State Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-2026 on Jan. 21, 2025, which includes amendments to the state's Disclosure of Material Transactions law. If the amendments are...more

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EPA Proposing to Expand Toxic Release Inventory Reporting Relating to PFAS

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Since late 2019, EPA has successfully added certain perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to the toxic release inventory (TRI) list of chemicals subject to reporting under section 313 of the Emergency Planning and Community...more

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New Regulatory Amendments Under the Food and Drugs Act: Addressing Drug and Medical Device Shortages in Canada

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On December 28, 2024, Health Canada published a regulatory proposal in the Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 158, Number 52, introducing amendments to the Food and Drug Regulations, CRC, c 870 and the Medical Devices...more

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New U.S. Chemical Safety Board Tool

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On Tuesday, January 14, the CSB announced a new “incident report” tool, calling it a “new safety product to provide the public with more information about serious chemical incidents reported to the agency.” Through its...more

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FDA Issues ACNU Final Rule Establishing New Requirements for Nonprescription Drugs with an Additional Condition for...

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s recently issued final rule establishing application, labeling, and postmarketing reporting requirements for a nonprescription drug product with an “additional condition for...more

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