07 Jan, 2025 The FDA has a new definition for "healthy" and it will be found on a food label near you. By Paul Benson One of my many New Year's resolutions was to eat healthier. A nice idea, you might say, but what does that mean? At the end of 2024, the...
10 Dec, 2024 Foodborne illness outbreaks and recalls are NOT evidence the system is working, says former FDA deputy commissioner of food policy. By Paul Benson A few days ago, my wife asked me why it seems like every other day we see another news report of a foodborne illness outbreak and/or...
08 Nov, 2024 The FDA's new Human Foods Program is here. What changes can we expect? By Paul Benson October 1, 2024, was the implementation date for the FDA's new Human Foods Program. A full three years in the making, its goal is to...
02 Apr, 2024 FDA trying to add uniformity to post-market safety review list by adding chemicals targeted by state bans. By Paul Benson Two months ago, I posted about states banning certain food additives and how doing so can fracture the efforts to create uniformity in...
06 Mar, 2024 FDA says PFAS is no longer used in food packaging. What's next? By Paul Benson It seems like I can't open a legal publication in the food and beverage or product liability space, and not see something about PFAS....
29 Jan, 2024 Clean up your website! What you say on it matters to the FDA and other government agencies. By Paul Benson I often get hired to help our clients decide what should and should not be included on their product labels. What facts about the product...
17 Jul, 2023 Research and public health groups cannot agree on whether aspartame is, or is not, carcinogenic. By Paul Benson If the purpose of science is to explain and understand, a number of organizations that embrace the scientific method and publish...
18 Mar, 2023 The consensus is that FDA's proposed changes to the food safety program do not go far enough. Do you agree? By Paul Benson I am always honored to be asked by my friends at Law360 to contribute my thoughts on hot topics in my areas of practice, including in the...
08 Mar, 2023 Drug Manufacturing Meets Machine Learning: FDA Seeks Feedback on the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Drug Manufacturing By Karl Nobert Elizabeth Simonis Taking another step towards embracing the use of Artificial Intelligence in prescription drug production, last week, the FDA released the...
28 Feb, 2023 FDA Sends Animal Testing Towards Extinction By Karl Nobert Elizabeth Simonis If you've noticed the family pet has been a little more lighthearted this year, they might have heard the news before you: the U.S. Food...
23 Jan, 2023 Hit the Accelerator: New Drugs to the Market Faster By Karl Nobert Elizabeth Simonis With advancements in medical technology, new solutions for treating diseases we previously had no answer for are emerging. One of the...
11 Jan, 2023 FDA Releases New Homeopathic Drug Guidance: Regulatory Perspective on Human and Veterinary Homeopathic Drugs By Karl Nobert Elizabeth Simonis Last month, the Agency published a compliance guidance document intended for FDA staff and industry entitled simply “Homeopathic Drug...