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Holland & Knight
In December 2022, Consumer Reports published a study on lead and cadmium in dark chocolate. Dark chocolate came into vogue when studies showed antioxidants in it may have health benefits.
Duane Morris LLP
(FDA) confirmed that its third-party testing of cosmetic talc products for 2023 identified no traces of asbestos in any of the 50 cosmetic samples tested.
Duane Morris LLP
On April 5, 2024 the US Food and Drug Administration confirmed that its third-party testing of cosmetic talc products for 2023 identified no traces of asbestos in any of the 50 cosmetic samples tested.
Foley & Lardner
Food and beverage companies may be surprised to learn that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is not the exclusive regulatory authority over the safety of foods and beverages.
Crowell & Moring LLP
17 months since it's last issuance of a Withhold Release Order U.S. Customs and Border Protection revives its enforcement mechanism to target a Chinese importer and its affiliates operating ...
Scarinci Hollenbeck LLC
After a period of delayed enforcement, compliance is now required for several provisions of Reese's Law (P.L. 117-171), which mandates federal safety requirements for button cell or coin batteries.
Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP
The first is when a vendor willfully and unlawfully sells or furnishes alcohol to an underage patron who then causes injury or damage to another.
Foley Hoag LLP
Foley Hoag LLP publishes this quarterly Update primarily concerning developments in product liability and related law from federal and state courts applicable...
Michael Best & Friedrich
This week, USDA confirmed an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in dairy herds in Texas, Kansas and New Mexico, afflicting primarily older dairy cows causing decreased lactation...
Duane Morris LLP
On November 21, 2023, Representative Robin Kelly (D-IL), Representative Brittany Pettersen (D-CO) and Representative Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), introduced the Ban Water Beads Act (H.R. 6468) to ban water beads marketed towards children.
Foley & Lardner
Non-interventional studies are invaluable for gaining insights into the actual safety and effectiveness of drugs in real-world settings.
Perkins Coie LLP
On March 18, USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) published its Final Rule on Voluntary Labeling of FSIS-Regulated Products with U.S.-Origin Claims (Final Rule).
Crowell & Moring LLP
Yesterday, the U.S. Senate confirmed Doug Dziak by a voice vote to serve as a commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission ("CPSC").
AlixPartners
A concerted effort by CP companies to liquidate inventory at the end of 2023 is reflected in decreased levels across most sectors.
Winston & Strawn LLP
In a case involving a plaintiff who lost his arm in a meat grinder, the Second Circuit recently affirmed the dismissal of his claims against the grinder's manufacturer on a motion for summary judgment due to substantial modification of the meat grinder by the plaintiff's co-workers.
Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
Last week, we posted about an NAD decision that provides some helpful guidance for advertisers who want to use the word ​"clean" to describe their products.
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
eDiscovery document review can be time-consuming and expensive for companies.
Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
On October 25, 2023, New York enacted GBL 391-oo, which bans the sale of over-the-counter diet pills and dietary supplements intended for weight loss and muscle...
Michael Best & Friedrich
I've posted a lot about ultra-processed foods (UPF) because there is a plethora of articles in the popular literature about the ostensible health risks of UPF consumption.
Exponent
Recent chemical agency reclassification as reprotoxic substance likely to lead to EU cosmetics ban for tea tree extract
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