- As our readers may remember, earlier this year the FDA announced a plan for modernizing and strengthening dietary supplement regulation and oversight. Under the plan, the FDA stated their
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FDA Announces New Policies on e-Cigarettes and Cigars to Stem Surge in Youth Smoking
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- On March 13, 2019, FDA proposed to end the Agency’s current compliance policy on flavored e-cigarettes (other than tobacco-, mint-, and menthol-flavored products), as well as its policy on flavored
FDA Takes Action on Dietary Supplements Claiming to Treat Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Serious Conditions
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- FDA has issued warning letters and online advisories to a number of dietary supplement companies whose products claim to prevent, treat, or cure Alzheimer’s disease and other serious conditions. The
FDA Takes Action Against Retailers Selling Tobacco Products to Minors
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- On February 7 FDA initiated enforcement action against a Miami, Florida Walgreens and a Charleston, South Carolina Circle K store for repeated sales of tobacco products to minors. The enforcement
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FDA Resumes Inspections of High-Risk Food Facilities
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- As previously reported on this blog, the partial federal government shutdown stalled FDA’s ability to conduct routine inspections of domestic food facilities. However, as of January 15, FDA resumed
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Amongst FDA SOI Conversation, Ninth Circuit Agrees Consumers Are Not Misled by Plant-Based Milks
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- The Ninth Circuit upheld the dismissal of a proposed class action that alleged Almond Breeze almond milk is mislabeled and instead should be labeled as “imitation milk.” Plaintiff Cynthia Painter
FDA Finds High Levels of Heavy Metals in Kratom Products
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- In a press announcement released on November 27, 2018, FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb revealed that FDA scientists found “disturbingly” high levels of heavy metals in kratom products. Kratom, also known
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FDA Announces New Steps to Protect Youth From Tobacco Harms; National Youth Tobacco Survey Results Released
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- On November 15, FDA and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) published the results of the National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS). As summarized in their joint Statement, the “NYTS
FDA Announces Meeting to Discuss Eliminating Youth E-Cigarette Use
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- On September 12, 2018, FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb announced FDA’s Youth Tobacco Prevention Plan in response to the perception that use of e-cigarettes has become an “epidemic”. Dr. Gottlieb’s
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FDA Announces Increased Enforcement to Curb Youth E-Cigarette Use
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- In a September 12, 2018 press release, FDA announced its largest coordinated enforcement effort in agency history to address what it described as an “epidemic” of e-cigarette use in
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