The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) now has additional regulatory authorities over cosmetics, thanks to the Food and Drug Omnibus Reform Act (FDORA). FDORA was a part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (the...more
1/19/2023
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Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Manufacturers ,
New Regulations ,
Personal Care Products ,
Product Labels ,
Product Safety Labels ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Registration Requirement ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Reporting Requirements
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The draft guidance represents the first-ever specific expectation by FDA that sponsors develop a diversity plan for trials.
FDA’s recommendations come as part of increasing interest in ensuring clinical...more
4/20/2022
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Biden Administration ,
Biologics ,
Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) ,
Clinical Trials ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Collection ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Diversity ,
Draft Guidance ,
FDASIA ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Investigational New Drug Application (IND) ,
Licenses ,
National Institute of Health (NIH) ,
Premarket Approval Applications ,
Sponsors
On February 23, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a proposed rule seeking to amend the medical device current good manufacturing practice requirements of the Quality System Regulation (QSR). Currently,...more
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▪️ FDA has published a proposed rule proposing national licensing standards for prescription drug wholesale distributors and third-party logistics providers as well as standards for third-party accreditation...more
2/14/2022
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Drug Wholesaling ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Licensing Rules ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Supply Chain ,
Third-Party
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Health Canada, and the United Kingdom’s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) jointly issued a guidance document entitled, “Good Machine Learning Practice for...more
10/29/2021
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Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Health Canada ,
Healthcare ,
International Medical Device Regulators Forum (IMDRF) ,
Machine Learning ,
Medical Devices ,
Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) ,
New Guidance ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Technology Sector
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a consumer alert related to Delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol (Delta-8 THC), following a recent increase in adverse event reports to FDA and poison control centers. Although Delta-8...more
9/20/2021
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Drug Safety ,
Enforcement ,
Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Healthcare ,
Hemp ,
Life Sciences ,
Misbranding ,
Public Health ,
Risk Factors ,
THC
The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently published an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) seeking public comment pertaining to the labeling of meat and...more
9/10/2021
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Comment Period ,
Department of Agriculture ,
Federal Meat Inspection Act (FMIA) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Food Labeling ,
Food Safety ,
Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) ,
Labeling ,
Meat Processing Plants ,
Poultry Products Inspection Act (PPIA). ,
Public Comment ,
USDA
More than two years have passed since hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD) was legalized in the United States under the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (also known as the “Farm Bill”). The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has...more
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
8/6/2021
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Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) ,
Final Rules ,
First Amendment ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Intended Use ,
Manufacturers ,
Off-Label Use ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Product Labels ,
Regulatory Oversight