The United States Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (“FD&C Act”) is a set of regulations that, among other things, vests authority in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA” or “Agency”) to oversee the safety of food, drugs, medical devices, and cosmetics. This includes food additives, such as Cannabidiol (“CBD”), a chemical in the cannabis sativa plant, […]
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June 18, 2019 On June 7, 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) and the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) together issued four warning letters to companies manufacturing and marketing flavored e-liquid tobacco products in connection with their failure to include required nicotine warning statements in social media posts. Under the Federal Food, Drug and
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March 31, 2015 This Monday, New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman called off an investigation involving herbal supplements manufactured, marketed and sold by health and nutrition retailer GNC Corporation (“GNC”). The parties’ groundbreaking agreement requires GNC to implement a series of novel quality control standards for its store-brand herbal supplements. Will GNC’s agreement have
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Amidst the publication of the Federal Drug Administration’s (“FDA”) draft e-cig regulations and New York City, Chicago and Los Angeles banning the indoor use of e-cigs, the World Health Organization (“WHO”) chimed in this week voicing its approval of the United States’ proposed treatment of e-cigs. New FDA E-Cig Regulations Under the FDA’s proposed e-cig regulations, the FDA
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As we have discussed in previous blog posts, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released its long-awaited proposed e-cig regulations earlier this year. Since releasing the draft regulations, the FDA has received over 70,000 formal comments, including a letter submitted by 29 state attorneys general seeking additional marketing regulations. Now that the comment period has ended, what’s next
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As we have discussed in previous blog posts, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released its long-awaited proposed e-cig regulations earlier this year. Last week, 29 state attorneys general submitted a letter to the FDA urging the agency to adopt additional regulations that would better protect minors from the harms associated with use of tobacco
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Amidst New York City, Chicago and Los Angeles implementing citywide indoor bans on e-cigs, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released its proposed e-cig regulations last week, more than a year after their originally scheduled release date. In this post, we will provide a broad summary of the much-anticipated e-cig regulations. New E-Cig Regulations Currently,
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Hot on the heels of a win in California federal court, the San Francisco City Attorney has teamed up with the New York State Attorney General in its investigation of Monster Beverage Corporation (“Monster”) for deceptive marketing and sales practices targeting children and adolescents. While in the midst of settlement negotiations with the San Francisco
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