[Webinar] EHS in the Cannabis Industry: What Happens When the E stands for Enforcement?
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I Wish I Knew What I Know Now: Conversations with AGG on FDA Issues - 2020 Year in Review on FDA’s Enforcement of Rx Drug Promotions & Trends
Subro Sense Podcast - Unpacking Product Claims Against Amazon
Podcast - Developments in FDA & DOJ Regulation and Enforcement of Manufacturer Communications
Taking Notice of Notice Letters
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Indorama Ventures Sustainable Solutions LLC (“IVSS”) entered into an October 19th Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of a State Indirect Discharge (“SID”)...more
In his 1973 song, “Nostradamus,” singer-songwriter Al Stewart sang, “I am the eyes of Nostradamus, all your ways are known to me.” So, we started thinking, what would Mr. Stewart think of FDA’s Office of Prescription Drug...more
On June 21, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) issued a warning letter to Zyto Technologies, Inc. (“Zyto”), citing Zyto’s promotion of its Hand Cradle Galvanic Skin Response (“GSR”) device and associated...more
Advertisers likely recall that back in 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) created quite the stir when it sent to more than 700 companies warning letters that threatened penalties if companies engaged in deceptive...more
In 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) issued a total of nine enforcement letters targeting advertising and promotion violations for prescription drugs and devices. A summary of the noteworthy...more
FDA warning letters are nothing new in the cannabis industry. In fact, we here at Budding Trends have covered this topic a number of times (here, here, and here). Not resigned to playing the hits, however, the FDA issued a...more
On November 21, 2022, the FDA issued five warning letters to companies selling CBD, Delta-8, and other hemp products for humans and pets. These letters are notable for the following five reasons (see additional details...more
Antitrust activity increased significantly in 2021. This past year brought numerous changes in merger and non-merger enforcement policies and priorities that signal increased scrutiny in industry transactions. The “Biden...more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued Warning Letters this month to two companies concerning the marketing and sale of over-the-counter (OTC) drug products containing cannabidiol (CBD) as an inactive ingredient....more
In this episode, AGG’s Food & Drug team leader, Alan G. Minsk, and team member, Genevieve M. Razick give an overview of FDA’s Office of Prescription Drug Promotion's (OPDP) enforcement of unlawful advertising in 2020. Each...more
In the past, when companies failed to submit annual reports, the Companies Registrar was satisfied with issuing warning letters. However, recently, we have noticed a change in policy, as the Companies Registrar has increased...more
On July 26, 2019, the IRS announced that it has begun to send letters to more than 10,000 taxpayers who might have failed to report income and pay the resulting tax from virtual currency transactions or who did not report...more
Nearly three years ago, the EU-U.S. and Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield frameworks replaced the U.S.-EU and U.S.-Swiss Safe Harbor programs as a self-certification mechanism to transfer personal data from the European Union and...more
Agency Notice Touts Authority to Regulate Products Containing Cannabis and Cannabis-derived Compounds - On April 4, 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a notice in the Federal Register that it...more
In 2017, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Office of Prescription Drug Promotion (OPDP) issued a total of five enforcement letters that cited violations related to the advertising and promotion of prescription...more
June is proving to be a very active month for the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in construing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, including what sorts of consumer interactions are sufficient to meet the...more