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FDA and Pharmacy Weekly Digest - February 2020 #3

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Food/Dietary Supplements - FDA and CDC Announced the End of a Salmonella Outbreak in Fresh Fruit – The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) completed its investigation into an outbreak of illnesses caused by Salmonella that...more

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With teens’ health at risk, White House plays politics with vaping

The Trump Administration kicked off the new year with a whimper not a bang with yet another of its attempts to corral the health nightmare of e-cigarettes and vaping by the nation’s young, while not upsetting the industry too...more

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With new heat on THC and CBD use, will zeal for marijuana keep growing?

Fans of marijuana and its related products may want to take careful note of developments regarding their health and safety effects. Federal researchers are racing to trace thousands of cases of lung damage and dozens of...more

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On vaping, gun violence, and health insurance, the big talk flows, but action, not so much

When it comes to key health concerns of the American public, President Trump and his administration have offered evidence anew that whatever they say may not last to the next political moment, that inaction is its own...more

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Vaping Illness: CDC Identifies Vitamin E Acetate A “Potential Toxin Of Concern”

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Last week, the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention (the “CDC”) announced what the agency considers to be an important breakthrough in their investigation on vaping illnesses. While the CDC has not ruled out other...more

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Lung Injuries from E-Cigarettes a Reality or Isolated ‘Outbreak’?

The number of reported injuries related to e-cigarettes and vaping other substances stands at 1,888 and counting. The number or deaths linked to the devices stood at 37, but with a recent fatality in Illinois, it now is 38....more

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Does the Cloud of Vaping-Related Injuries Portend a Storm of Litigation? - Cannabis Industry News Alert

Electronic cigarettes and vaping have been heralded by many as a safer alternative to smoking traditional cigarettes. A recent outbreak of illnesses allegedly related to vaping, however, has ignited public hysteria and will...more

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Vaping Injuries Roil Regulators

With more than 1,000 reported cases in 48 states, government agencies are scrambling to investigate and are advising consumers to avoid e-cigarettes and other vaping products. Even as a new regulatory landscape begins forming...more

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FDA and Pharmacy Weekly Digest - October 2019 #2

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Food/Dietary Supplements - FDA Releases Report on Foodborne Illnesses – The FDA posted a report titled “Foodborne illness source attribution estimates for 2017 for Salmonella, Escherichia coli O157, Listeria monocytogenes,...more

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Governor Baker Institutes Immediate Ban on Vaping Products

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In response to the growing crisis around vaping-related illness, Governor Baker has declared a public health crisis and issued a four-month ban on the sale of all vaping products in Massachusetts. The state’s Public Health...more

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Massachusetts Bans All Vaping Products

On Tuesday, September 24, 2019, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker declared a public health emergency... Citing the growing number of cases of unexplained pulmonary illnesses in the United States and the Commonwealth of...more

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Administration actions give us all plenty of reasons to not breathe easy

Even as investigations deepened into the harms caused by vaping and e-cigarettes, the Trump Administration confounded those concerned with public health and the environment with rollbacks of legal ways to get vehicles to be...more

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FDA Announces Criminal Investigations Of Vaping-Related Illnesses

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Beginning this summer, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) through its Office of Criminal Investigations, launched a criminal probe to investigate the vaping-related lung illnesses that have affected over five hundred...more

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