[Webinar] EHS in the Cannabis Industry: What Happens When the E stands for Enforcement?
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I Wish I Knew What I Know Now: Conversations with AGG on FDA Issues - 2020 Year in Review on FDA’s Enforcement of Rx Drug Promotions & Trends
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Taking Notice of Notice Letters
Taking a note from Sir Elton John’s 1983 hit, “I’m Still Standing,” the Food and Drug Administration’s Office of Prescription Drug Promotion issued two enforcement actions (one Notice of Violation and one Warning Letter)...more
As the cannabis industry continues to navigate choppy economic and legal waters into 2024, some cannabis companies are pivoting to the smokable herbs market. And I do not mean to those hemp-derived intoxicating cannabinoids...more
In 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) issued a total of nine enforcement letters targeting advertising and promotion violations for prescription drugs and devices. A summary of the noteworthy...more
They can if you operate in a regulated industry, such as pharma, med devices, cannabis, dietary supplements, etc. FDA has specific labeling requirements for products and they look at hashtags related to products the same...more
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
With the unprecedented steps being taken to slow down the spread of COVID-19, it is important that those companies whose products effectively kill or contain the spread of Coronavirus be able to market their products’...more
In response to the outbreak of COVID-19, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have issued several new warning letters to companies claiming their products prevent, treat or cure the novel...more
Last week, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and Food & Drug Administration (“FDA”) ramped up their enforcement letters since they first issued COVID-19 related warning letters a month ago. ...more
Don’t Panic, but Purell Just Got Sued Over Hand Sanitizer Packaging Claims - Class action follows FDA letter, hints at lawsuit pandemic to come - Headaches - Coronavirus news is saturating everything, and stress is...more
Two weeks ago, on March 9, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sent warning letters to seven companies that allegedly made false or deceptive claims about their products’ ability to...more
As the effects of coronavirus continue to ripple across the globe, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have warned seven companies for purportedly “making deceptive or scientifically...more
The rapid spread of coronavirus has spawned prolific marketing claims that any number of products can treat or prevent coronavirus. It comes as no surprise then that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Federal Trade...more
On March 6, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued joint Warning Letters to seven companies calling for them to cease marketing products appearing to violate federal law by...more
LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - FDA Issues Warning Letter to CBD Co. for Unsubstantiated Claims - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning letter to Curaleaf Inc. for “illegally selling...more
If you’ve ever wondered whether Big Brother is watching you online, the answer is yes. I’m not just referring to the big data and privacy breaches such as Equifax’s recent $700 million settlement which has been reported in...more
FDA Issues Draft Guidance for Homeopathic Drug Products - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued draft guidance, "Drug Products Labeled as Homeopathic," that would prioritize enforcement and regulatory...more
On May 10, the Food and Drug Administration announced it will be reevaluating how it defines “healthy” food. The move constitutes a reversal of an FDA warning letter issued in March 2015 to Kind, LLC, accusing the snack bar...more
Last February, FDA issued three warning letters to companies marketing cannabidiol (CBD) products as dietary supplements. FDA reviewed the companies’ websites and concluded that claims that CBD products could treat...more
Updated to clarify that this post is not about Green Seal, Inc. but the environmental seals or certifications warned against in a recent FTC update. Manufacturers of consumer products labeled with unspecified environmental...more
Three years ago, in United States v. Caronia, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) neither prohibits nor criminalizes truthful, nonmisleading speech that...more