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26 Jun 2011, 7:25 am
By Ricardo Carvajal – The New England Journal of Medicine published two articles bound to stoke more controversy in the battle over approaches to countering obesity. [read post]
14 Sep 2011, 4:05 pm
By Ricardo Carvajal – FDA and FSIS have published a notice seeking information on issues related to reduction of dietary sodium. [read post]
7 Mar 2012, 1:03 am
By Ricardo Carvajal – In a letter that includes fun facts about the function of the epiglottis, FDA has warned Breathable Foods, Inc. that its AeroShot product is misbranded. [read post]
4 Oct 2011, 4:53 pm
By Ricardo Carvajal - It almost escaped our notice – a blog posting by FDA asserting that “there is currently no evidence to suggest a public health risk from fruit juices, including apple juice” (emphasis added). [read post]
16 Dec 2010, 11:50 am
By Ricardo Carvajal – A class action lawsuit has been filed in California alleging that the McDonald’s Corporation engages “in the unfair, unlawful, deceptive and fraudulent practice of promoting and advertising McDonald’s Happy Meal products to very young California children, using the inducement of various toys. [read post]
24 Feb 2011, 5:11 pm
By Ricardo Carvajal – FDA denied a citizen petition filed on behalf of OVOS Natural Health, Inc. [read post]
1 Feb 2011, 8:28 pm
By Ricardo Carvajal – Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) reintroduced legislation to strengthen criminal penalties for food safety violators in the form of the Food Safety Accountability Act of 2011. [read post]
6 Apr 2011, 1:39 pm
By Ricardo Carvajal – Rep. [read post]
2 Aug 2011, 4:29 pm
By Ricardo Carvajal – The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") issued the latest in a series of reports on sales, advertising, and promotion of cigarettes and smokeless tobacco. [read post]
30 Sep 2010, 2:25 pm
By Ricardo Carvajal – FDA announced the availability of a draft guidance on acidified food intended to help processors determine whether their products are subject to the current good manufacturing practice ("CGMP") requirements in 21 CFR part 114 and the “Specific Requirements and Conditions for Exemption From or Compliance With an Emergency Permit” in 21 CFR 108.25. [read post]
27 May 2010, 7:21 pm
By Ricardo Carvajal – Senators Harkin and Hatch have introduced the Dietary Supplement Full Implementation and Enforcement Act of 2010 (S. 3414). [read post]
26 Aug 2010, 11:55 am
By Ricardo Carvajal – In several cases that challenge food marketers’ use of the term “natural” in labeling and advertising, the presiding judges have recently opted to suspend proceedings and seek an administrative determination from FDA as to whether high fructose corn syrup ("HFCS") qualifies as a “natural” ingredient (see, e.g., Holk v. [read post]
23 Mar 2011, 12:19 pm
By Ricardo Carvajal – Last week FDA published a Q&A that explains steps the agency is taking to ensure that foods imported from Japan are safe. [read post]
16 Dec 2010, 11:58 am
By Ricardo Carvajal – FTC announced a proposed settlement with Dannon over the latter’s allegedly deceptive advertising claims for two of its probiotic products, Activia and DanActive. [read post]
21 Feb 2012, 4:13 pm
By Ricardo Carvajal – According to press reports, Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) has prevailed on FDA to examine the regulatory status of Aeroshot, a product labeled as a dietary supplement that claims to contain “a unique blend of caffeine and B vitamins in a fine powder that dissolves quickly in your mouth. [read post]
29 Apr 2010, 10:37 pm
By Ricardo Carvajal – Some smaller cigarette manufacturers have sued FDA to invalidate a provision in FDA’s recently issued final rule that would restrict a manufacturer from using certain product names on the ground that the restriction violates the First and Fifth Amendments, among other grounds. [read post]
26 May 2011, 1:16 am
By Ricardo Carvajal – Seaside Farm, Inc., a South Carolina tomato farmer, has sued the federal government under the Federal Tort Claims Act to recoup losses allegedly suffered as the result of the government’s misidentification of fresh tomatoes as the culprit in the outbreak of Salmonella Saintpaul that occurred in May 2008. [read post]
24 Jan 2011, 10:38 am
By Ricardo Carvajal – When FDA issued a report on the Reportable Food Registry ("RFR") 7 months after the RFR’s implementation, the agency cautioned that it was “too early to draw inferences concerning patterns of food and feed adulteration. [read post]
3 Aug 2012, 12:43 am
By Ricardo Carvajal – According to an informal policy, FDA considers the use of the term “natural” in food labeling to mean that nothing artificial or synthetic (including colors regardless of source) is included in, or has been added to, the product that would not normally be expected to be there. [read post]
9 Dec 2010, 1:04 pm
By Ricardo Carvajal – The D.C. [read post]
