Medical Device Legal News with Sam Bernstein: Episode 11
On May 27, 2025, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a new draft guidance, “Replacing Color Additives in Approved or Marketed Drug Products” (Guidance), that outlines regulatory expectations for manufacturers and...more
The FDA has developed draft guidance addressing confusion and legal action over the naming and labeling of plant-based alternatives to eggs, seafood, poultry, meat and dairy (excluding plant-based milk, e.g. oat milk). FDA is...more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently published draft guidance on the Labeling of Plant-Based Alternatives to Animal-Derived Foods (Draft Guidance). The Draft Guidance recommends best practices for naming...more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a Safety Communication advising healthcare providers to stop implanting Equinoxe Shoulder System joint replacement devices manufactured by Exactech. The Safety...more
On August 7, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA, the Agency) published draft guidance aimed at assisting cosmetics companies with achieving and maintaining compliance with new cosmetic product facility...more
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released draft guidance for the labeling of plant-based milk alternatives, which could have a significant impact on the way these products are marketed and sold. The proposed...more
The Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (“MOCRA”) was signed into law alongside other reforms to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (“FD&C Act”) on December 29, 2022, as part of a broader consolidated...more
US and EU Life Sciences Law firms Fieldfisher & Gardner Law recently held a CLE event in Silicon Valley covering Healthcare Compliance, Data Privacy and Regulatory hot topics for MedTech and Pharma companies. Discussion...more
On March 12, 2021, Health Canada released for consultation its new Draft Guidance Document on Electronic media in prescription drug labelling. The draft Guidance sets out Health Canada’s expectations for drug manufacturers...more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”) issued Guidance[1] on March 22, 2020 to continue its efforts to maintain an adequate supply of devices to treat patients who develop respiratory failure or respiratory...more
The Food & Drug Administration has recently released for comment a draft expansion of guidance regarding Content of Premarket Submissions for Management of Cybersecurity in Medical Devices. Although the FDA issued existing...more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced today the availability of a new draft guidance titled, “Indications and Usage Section of Labeling for Human Prescription Drug and Biological Products — Content and...more
Channeling Aerosmith’s 1975 single, “Walk This Way,” and the song lyric “Talk This Way,” the Food and Drug Administration issued a draft guidance to industry on how it can communicate certain types of product information...more
The draft guidances create a grey area between “on-label” and “off-label” communications that will require careful navigation as manufacturers develop HCEI analyses and promotional communications....more
This On the Subject reviews the US Food and Drug Administration’s recently released draft guidance on promotional materials and communications that are consistent with FDA-required labeling. The guidance provides a...more
On July 8, 2016, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration released draft guidance amending the process for manufacturers to update labeling of generic drugs in situations where the reference drug labeling has been withdrawn for...more