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Think This is Biotech Regulatory Relief? Not Yet.

June 16th, 2017
Contributor: Dr. Nina V. Fedoroff
By Dr. Nina Fedoroff, as published in Agri-Pulse USDA and FDA proposals to regulate genetically engineered (GE) plants and animals following the recent update of the regulatory framework are on their websites awaiting public comment by June 19, 2017.… Read More
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Categories: FDA, Public Policy, USDA
Tags: Agriculture, APHIS, Biotechnology, Coordinated Framework, Dr. Nina V. Fedoroff, Food, Genetically Engineered, GMO, National Academy of Sciences, Public Comment, Regulation, Rulemaking, Trump, Trump Administration

FDA Extends Menu Labeling Compliance Date One Year Consistent with Trump Administration Policy

May 3rd, 2017
Contributor: Michael J. O'Flaherty
FDA is again extending the compliance date for menu labeling – just days before the regulatory requirements of § 101.11 were to have become effective. On May 4, 2017, the agency will publish an interim final rule that extends the compliance date f… Read More
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Categories: FDA
Tags: Calorie, Comment Period, Compliance Date, Food, Food Law, Law Firm, Lawyer, Menu, Menu Labeling, Michael J. O'Flaherty, Restaurant, Rulemaking, Trump Administration

Regulatory Tools Depend on the Craftsmen Who Use Them

April 25th, 2017
Contributor: Nancy A. Nord
There has been a great deal of discussion, and in some circles hand-wringing, about President Trump’s regulatory reform initiatives and how they will impact independent agencies like the CPSC. The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA)… Read More
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Categories: Public Policy
Tags: Active Injury Mitigation, Consumer Product Safety Commission, CPSC, Injury, Nancy Nord, Neomi Rao, OIRA, Regulation, Rulemaking, Saw, Table Saw

Egg Carton Labeling Petitions Fail to Hatch

March 7th, 2017
Contributor: Stewart D. Fried
Egg cartons in the United States are not required by federal regulations to bear labels which identify the living conditions of the hens. Two animal rights non-profit organizations and six individuals sought to change that by filing petitions with fo… Read More
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Categories: FDA, USDA
Tags: AMS, Cage-Free, Egg, Egg Carton, Egg Products Inspection Act, Food, Free-Range, FSIS, FTC, Hen, Label, Ninth Circuit, Rulemaking, Salmonella, Shell Egg, Stewart D. Fried

Pity the Poor APA: How President Trump has Crippled Federal Rulemaking in Ten Short Days

February 2nd, 2017
Contributor: Kenneth D. Ackerman
Views expressed in this post are intended as solely those of the author. Nothing is more boring than the Federal notice-and-comment rulemaking process under the Federal Administrative Procedures Act (APA). It is dry, obscure, and complex. Trust me, I… Read More
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Categories: Public Policy
Tags: Administrative Procedures Act, APA, Executive Order, Kenneth D. Ackerman, Office of Management and Budget, OMB, President Trump, Regulation, Rulemaking, Trump Administration

Priebus' January 20 Memorandum on Regulatory Freeze Pending Review

January 23rd, 2017
Contributor: David L. Durkin
A memorandum from the President’s Chief of Staff, dated Friday, January 20, but released this afternoon via the Federal Register, directs all departmental and agency heads to forestall regulatory actions. Previous administrations, including the… Read More
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Categories: Public Policy
Tags: David L. Durkin, Federal Register, Final Rule, Guidance, OMB, President Trump, Proposed Rule, Regulation, Regulatory Freeze, Rulemaking, Trump Administration

2016 – Gone But Not Forgotten

January 3rd, 2017
Contributor: Arthur Y. Tsien
Happy 2017, everyone! 2016 has come and gone. Looking at 2016 in my rear-view mirror, here are a few matters that caught my personal attention. As food and drug lawyers and corporate execs in regulated companies know (or definitely should know!), ind… Read More
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Categories: FDA, Health Care, Public Policy, USDA
Tags: 2016, 21st Century Cures Act, Agriculture, Animal Drug, Arthur Y. Tsien, Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard, Congress, Drug, Election Day, Feed, Feinstein Institute, Food, Food Drug and Cosmetic Act, FSIS, Genetically Engineered, Guidance, HIPAA, Law Firm, Lawyer, Mecadox, Medical Privacy, Misbranded Drug, Nutrition Facts, OFW Law, Park Doctrine, Rulemaking, Salmon, Sodium

Recent OSHA Final Rule on Recordkeeping Flouts D.C. Circuit Decision

December 29th, 2016
Contributor: Elliot Belilos
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced last week a new final rule that purportedly “clarifies an employer’s continuing obligation to make and maintain an accurate record of each recordable injury and illness.&#… Read More
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Categories: Public Policy
Tags: Elliot Belilos, Labor Department, Law Firm, Lawyer, Litigation, OSHA, OSHA 300, Recordkeeping, Rulemaking, Trump Administration, Volks

E-Warranty Act Changes Landscape for Consumer Product Warranties

October 7th, 2015
Contributor: Elliot Belilos
Consumer Product manufacturers that offer warranties should take note of new options available to them under the E-Warranty Act of 2015 (S. 1359, 114th Cong. § 3 (2015)), signed into law by President Obama on September 24, 2015. The new law amends t… Read More
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Categories: Public Policy
Tags: Consumer Product Safety, Disclosure Requirement, E-Warranty, Elliot Belilos, FTC, Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, Product Packaging, Rulemaking, S. 1359, Warranties

Regulatory Reform Bills Could Improve Agency Rulemaking

September 30th, 2015
Contributor: Nancy A. Nord
By former CPSC Commissioner Nancy Nord, as published on The Hill’s Congress Blog The legislative agenda of the 114th Congress shows a growing concern that regulatory activities of both independent and executive branch agencies have pushed the e… Read More
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Categories: Public Policy
Tags: 114th Congress, Consumer Product, Consumer Product Safety Act, CPSC, Nancy Nord, Regulatory Accountability Act, Regulatory Reform, Rulemaking, S. 2006
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