Apr 02, 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...
Mar 06, 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....
Jan 29, 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...
Jul 17, 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...
Mar 18, 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...
Mar 08, 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...
Feb 28, 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...
Jan 23, 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...
Jan 11, 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...
Sep 30, 2022 Are FDA's new guidelines on what foods can be labeled "healthy" an exercise in futility? By Paul Benson We want to eat healthy, right? And eating healthy requires us to consume healthy foods. But where do we draw the line between foods that...
Sep 02, 2022 FDA Listens to Calls for Affordable Hearing Aids By Karl Nobert The FDA has issued a game changing rule that allows people with mild to moderate hearing loss to buy hearing aids over the counter rather...
Mar 29, 2022 Is your company "recall ready"? FDA's voluntary recall guidelines tell you how to be. By Paul Benson Companies know they need to be ready for a recall, but often don't know what steps they need to take to become "recall ready." The U.S....