This second McGuireWoods alert discussing regulation of hand sanitizer manufacture and distribution addresses new considerations from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published in a June 2020 update to its March 2020...more
During the COVID-19 pandemic and national emergency, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has taken a relatively relaxed approach to some of the more concrete regulations governing the nation’s food supply. This month,...more
On April 28, 2020, President Trump invoked powers under the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.), finding that COVID-19 has significantly disrupted the food supply chain with regard to the meat and poultry...more
With the COVID-19 pandemic, the demand for hand sanitizer is extremely high, and the supply chain has not kept pace with that demand. In an effort to meet public need, several federal agencies, including the Food and Drug...more
During the COVID-19 (coronavirus) national emergency, the Food and Drug Administration and U.S. Department of Agriculture continue to emphasize measures intended to keep the food supply safe....more