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Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Stay ADvised: 2024, Issue 11

Plaintiff Says Splenda 100% Natural Ad Claims Leave a Bitter Taste - A class action lawsuit accuses the makers of Splenda Naturals Stevia, a sugar alternative, of misleading consumers with the claim that the product is...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Wrap-Up of Federal and State Chemical Regulatory Developments, February 2024

TSCA/FIFRA/TRI - EPA Announces Automatic Addition Of Seven Additional PFAS To TRI List Of Chemicals: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on January 9, 2024, the automatic addition of seven per- and...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Wrap-Up of Federal and State Chemical Regulatory Developments, January 2024

TSCA/FIFRA/TRI EPA Publishes Final SNURs On Certain Chemical Substances: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published final significant new use rules (SNUR) on December 18, 2023, for certain chemical substances...more

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,...

Stocking Naloxone in the Workplace: What Employers Need to Consider

It is well known that opioid overdoses have occurred at epidemic levels in the United States for years. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), opioid overdose deaths have increased from 21,089...more

Maynard Nexsen

The FDA Revokes EUAs for Decontamination Systems and Non-NIOSH-Approved Respirators (i.e., KN95 Respirators)

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Since early last year, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued several Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs) for personal protective equipment (PPE) products to address concerns about their availability...more

Hogan Lovells

COVID-19 Report for Life Sciences and Health Care Companies

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The COVID-19 Report is a compilation of coronavirus news, analysis, and insights from around the world to help life sciences and health care companies stay current in this challenging time. In this week's Report: FDA revokes...more

MoFo Life Sciences

EUAs And The FDA’S Fight Against COVID-19: An Evolving Landscape

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The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 spurred rapid medical and technological innovation, leading to new medicines and devices designed in response to the virus. Under the traditional U.S. Food and Drug Administration...more

White and Williams LLP

HHS Purports to Expand Civil Immunities Related to COVID-19 Vaccine

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On December 3, 2020, in anticipation of one or more forthcoming COVID-19 vaccines, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) purported to broadly expand civil immunity from tort claims related to the manufacture,...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

FDA Amends Imported Non-NIOSH Approved Respirator EUA

In a June 6 Letter of Authorization (LoA), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reissued its March 28 LoA to revise emergency use authorization (EUA) eligibility criteria for imported, non-National Institute for...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

FDA Revises Enforcement Policy for Face Masks and Respirators

On May 26, 2020, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) revised its Enforcement Policy for Face Masks and Respirators During the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Public Health Emergency, which supersedes the...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

FDA Revises EUA Criteria for Respirators Manufactured in China (Updated)

In a June 6 Letter of Authorization (LoA) regarding the emergency use authorization (EUA) for non-National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)-approved disposable filtering facepiece respirators manufactured...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

FDA Revises Guidance on Face Masks, Respirators, and Face Shields to Address Covid-19 Concerns

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Earlier last week, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued new and revised guidance on its enforcement policy for face masks, surgical masks, respirators, and face shields during the COVID-19 emergency in response to...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

FDA Reverses Decision to Authorize Use of Chinese KN95 Respirators

Citing poor quality, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has barred the importation of certain KN95 filtering facepiece respirators manufactured in China. On May 7, 2020, FDA revised and reissued the...more

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FDA Revises EUA for Respirators Manufactured in China

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What one hand giveth, the other can taketh away. That adage comes to mind when reviewing FDA’s most recent action with respect to the importation and distribution of KN95 and other respirator masks manufactured in China. ...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

FDA Updates Emergency Use Authorization For Chinese Respirators

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Yesterday, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) revised its Emergency Use Authorization relating to disposable respirators made in China that are not approved by the US National Institute for Occupational Safety and...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

PREP Act Update: All NIOSH-Approved Respirators Now Are Covered Countermeasures Eligible for Immunity

All respirators approved by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (“NIOSH”) now are “covered countermeasures” under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (“PREP”) Act provisions of the Public...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

FDA Expands Face Mask Enforcement Policy to Allow Imports of KN95 Respirators

On April 2, 2020, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a revised temporary enforcement policy regarding the manufacture and distribution of face masks and filtering facepiece respirators during the COVID-19 public...more

Hogan Lovells

FDA takes significant action to reduce mask and respirator shortage

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To address the increased usage and shortages of respirators as a result of combatting COVID-19, on 24 March 2020 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for non-NIOSH approved...more

Woods Rogers

Buyer Beware: The Sale of Fake Face Masks is Proliferating

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The global scope of the coronavirus pandemic has resulted in a severe shortage of respirators, or what people commonly call face masks.  In the U.S., the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) manages...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Understanding USP 800: A Resource for Long-Term Care Providers

Introduction - When many long-term care providers first hear about USP General Chapter <800> Hazardous Drugs–Handling in Healthcare Settings (“USP 800”), they naturally confuse it with the final EPA hazardous...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Wrap-Up of Federal and State Chemical Regulatory Developments, November 2018

TSCA/FIFRA/TRI - EPA Issues Final TSCA Fees Rule: On October 17, 2018, EPA issued a final fees rule under TSCA. 83 Fed. Reg. 52694. The final rule largely tracks the proposed rule....more

Alston & Bird

Alston & Bird Healthcare Week in Review

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Alston & Bird’s Week in Review provides a synopsis of the latest news in health care regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and Congressional committee action; reports, studies, and analyses; and other health...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Wrap-Up of Federal and State Chemical Regulatory Developments, February 2018

TSCA/FIFRA/TRI - Recording Available From “Chemical Regulation In 2018: A Sneak Preview Of Things To Come” Webinar: A recording is now available of “Chemical Regulation in 2018: A Sneak Preview of Things to Come,” the...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Wrap-Up of Federal and State Chemical Regulatory Developments, February 2017

TSCA/FIFRA/NTP - EPA Proposes Regulation Of TCE Use In Vapor Degreasing Under TSCA Section 6(a): On January 19, 2017, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a proposed rule under Section 6(a) of the...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Wrap-Up of Federal and State Chemical Regulatory Developments, May 2016

TSCA/FIFRA/IRIS/NTP/TRI - Office Of Inspector General Considers Pesticide Imports: In a memorandum dated April 22, 2016, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) informed EPA that...more

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