On the latest episode of the Ad Law Access Podcast, partner Kristi Wolff discusses FDA’s recent CBD warning letters, Commissioner nominee Dr. Stephen Hahn’s confirmation hearings, and a preview of this week’s Cannabis Law Update webinar.
On Thursday, December 5, from Noon – 1:00 Eastern we will be holding a webinar on the emerging
The FDA & FTC today posted warning letters to 11 marketers and distributors of opioid cessation products, alleging that such products were unapproved new drugs that violated the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) and that made unsubstantiated, deceptive claims in violation of the FTC Act. In addition to the 11 joint warning letters
Timed almost to the day that California legalized recreational marijuana, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced on Thursday, January 4, that the Department of Justice has rescinded the Obama-era guidance (the Cole Memo) issued to federal prosecutors relative to marijuana enforcement. The announcement characterizes the move as an effort to restore prosecutorial discretion, noting that the
As we discussed in recent interviews with Nutritional Outlook and Natural Products Insider, FTC enforcement against supplement companies is likely to evolve into something much more reasonable under the new administration. State attorney general activity, however, is likely to become more aggressive – or at least more widespread. State regulators may perceive a need
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On Thursday, the DEA announced a policy change expanding the number of DEA-registered marijuana manufacturers producing marijuana for research. This move is expected to expand and diversify the supply of marijuana for research use. Under the current policy, the only authorized marijuana manufacturer is the University of Mississippi, which operates under a contract with the
On Friday, the FDA announced the availability of a draft guidance describing its current thinking on how to determine whether a business is a “qualified facility” that is subject to modified requirements under its previously released rules governing current good manufacturing practice, hazard analysis and risk-based preventive controls for human food and animal food (“the
On Tuesday, a nimiety of federal agencies converged at a press conference at the Department of Justice to announce new and ongoing cases against dietary supplement marketers. Federal agencies included FDA, the FTC, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the IRS, the Department of Defense, and the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency. The event was flush with provocative
The world’s largest food distributor, Sysco Corp., has entered into a settlement with the California Department of Public Health to resolve allegations that the company had engaged in unlawful food transportation and storage practices and had misrepresented its practices on the company’s website.
The Department alleged that the company held “perishable food and other food
The FDA today published a Federal Register notice reopening the comment period on the Final Guidance entitled “Investigational New Drug Applications (INDs) – Determining Whether Human Research Studies Can be Conducted Without an IND.” FDA published the IND guidance document in draft form in October 2010. FDA then released a significantly expanded version of the
