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[Podcast] Health Law Diagnosed – Best Practices for Communicating with the FDA

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In the latest episode of Health Law Diagnosed , Of Counsel Bridgette Keller hosts a discussion of best practices for interacting and communicating with the FDA. Hear from Joanne Hawana and Ben Zegarelli, FDA specialists...more

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Retailers at Risk: FDA Issues Advisory on Recreational Nitrous Oxide Products

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On June 4, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a public advisory urging consumers not to inhale nitrous oxide (N2O) from commercial dispensers, including canisters, tanks and portable chargers. The advisory...more

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FDA Accuses Third Party Testing Labs of Falsifying Data

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued General Correspondence Letters to two third-party nonclinical testing laboratories. The FDA cited the laboratories “after discovering data that was falsified or otherwise...more

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Staying Prepared Amid FDA Changes

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Despite recent staffing reductions and leadership transitions at the FDA, pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers should not interpret these changes as a signal of reduced regulatory enforcement. On the contrary, the...more

Beveridge & Diamond PC

FDA Food Chemical Regulation: Understanding Pesticide Action Levels

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) March 2025 publication of its new “Chemical Contaminants Transparency Tool” spotlighted a lesser-known aspect of FDA’s regulation of pesticide residues on food: action levels....more

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FDA Finds Significant Bioequivalence Concerns in Raptim Studies Leading to ANDA and NDA Reviews

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In a highly unusual move, on March 27, the US Food and Drug Association (FDA) issued a Drug Safety Notice that calls into question both pending and approved abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs) and new drug applications...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

FDA Can Keep Tirzepatide off the Drug Shortage List, Judge Says

On March 5, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas denied the Outsourcing Facilities Association’s motion for a preliminary injunction to prevent the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from...more

McCarter & English, LLP

FDA Finalizes Guidance on Communications Regarding Unapproved Uses of Medical Products

In January 2025, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finalized its 2023 revised draft guidance Communications From Firms to Health Care Providers Regarding Scientific Information on Unapproved Uses of Approved/Cleared...more

DLA Piper

Food and Beverage News and Trends - September 2024 #2

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This regular publication by DLA Piper lawyers focuses on helping clients navigate the ever-changing business, legal, and regulatory landscape....more

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FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products Publishes Strategic Plan

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The Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Tobacco Products (“CTP”) has released a strategic plan intended to guide the Center’s activity for the next five years. While the strategic plan highlights the laudable goals of...more

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Podcast: Is the Dietary Supplement Regulatory Framework Working? - Diagnosing Health Care

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The COVID-19 pandemic spurred record growth in the dietary supplement industry in 2020. With this heightened consumer interest and many new entrants to the market, important questions have emerged about the adequacy of the...more

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New Intended Use Rule Finalized

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On August 2, 2021, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published its final intended use rule (the “Final Rule”). The Final Rule amends FDA’s regulations describing the types of evidence relevant to determining a product’s...more

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FDA Warns of Risk of Failure in Stryker STAR Ankle Replacement Devices

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning patients and healthcare providers of a “higher than expected risk” of failure in Stryker Scandinavian Total Ankle Replacement (STAR) devices. According to the FDA, the...more

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The Government’s Watchful Eye on Fraud Stemming from Stem Cell Therapy

Stem cell therapy, also known as regenerative medicine, has been around for decades, but in recent years, the use of and interest in stem cell therapy has increased exponentially. The dramatic utilization of stem cell...more

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[Webinar] 2021 +Dx Diagnostics Forum - April 6th, 12:00 pm - 3:30 pm EST

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Celebrating its sixth program, McDermott+Consulting’s +Dx Diagnostics Forum is the premier annual program for the laboratory diagnostics community. Gain insight into how the industry addresses regulatory and business...more

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FDA signals uptick in enforcement with market sweep on depression claims

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On 19 February, 2021 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced warning letters to ten companies for selling dietary supplements that claim to cure, treat, mitigate, or prevent depression and other mental health...more

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FDA cracks down on pharmaceutical firm for misbranding drug as COVID-19 treatment

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Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Office of Prescription Drug Promotion (OPDP) posted two more warning letters for 2020, bringing the tally to five warning and untitled letters for the year. These...more

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FDA Releases Progress Report Regarding Enforcement Discretion Policy on Hemp-Derived Cannabidiol (CBD)

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Last week, FDA submitted a report to Congress detailing the Agency’s progress on developing an enforcement discretion policy (i.e., a policy of not taking enforcement action) on hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD). At the same...more

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FDA Releases Report to Congress Regarding CBD

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The federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just released a report to Congress regarding the agency’s progress toward comprehensive regulation of hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD). The report echoes the hard-line approach to...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

FDA Year in Review: A Shifting Regulatory Landscape

The FDA actions that dominated 2019 demonstrated a shifting regulatory landscape for certain product types, such as e-cigarettes, foods and supplements containing cannabidiol (CBD), and digital health / machine learning...more

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CBD Industry Experiences Wave of New Consumer Lawsuits

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The cannabidiol (CBD) industry has been on the receiving end of over a half dozen new consumer class actions in recent weeks, which is likely only the beginning for the emerging industry....more

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After Decades of Broad Enforcement Discretion, FDA Signals New Approach to Homeopathic Drugs

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Two announcements made by FDA in late October signal a marked change to FDA’s regulatory approach to “homeopathic” drugs. On October 25, 2019, FDA withdrew the 1988 Compliance Policy Guide (“CPG”) 400.400 Conditions Under...more

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FDA Stresses CBD Safety Concerns in 15 Warning Letters and Revised Consumer Update

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In its largest mass enforcement action involving cannabidiol (CBD) yet, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) announced on November 25 the issuance of 15 warning letters to various companies for illegally selling products...more

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Senate Majority Leader Intensifies Pressure on FDA to Expedite Cannabis Guidance

In the latest sign that congressional pressure on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to expedite regulations on cannabidiol (CBD) products continues to intensify, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) this week...more

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Telemedicine Platform Recalled Over Failure to Obtain Pre-Market Clearance or Approval from FDA

On August 8, 2019, FDA issued a notice on its medical device recall database stating that a company called Opternative, Inc. had initiated a recall for the Visibly Online Refractive Vision Test, a software application offered...more

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