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Dairy Industry Alerted to New USDA Order Requiring National Raw Milk Testing

In response to an outbreak of the H5N1 strain of bird flu among dairy cows in at least 15 states, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a new federal order (the Order) requiring dairy farms and other entities...more

Key Takeaways From the 2024 Healthcare Finance and Growth Conference

Over 200 fellow healthcare leaders joined the 17th Annual Healthcare Finance and Growth conference for interactive programming discussing the latest developments in the industry and the challenges the industry faces in 2024...more

State Scrutiny of Hemp Cannabinoids: California and Missouri Issue Bans on Intoxicating Hemp Products

California and Missouri are the latest states to target hemp-based products containing intoxicating cannabinoids. On Sept. 23, 2024, California signed into law emergency regulations aimed at protecting children from the...more

Senior Living Alert: HIPAA Security Rule Compliance for Senior Living Facilities

The U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency has deemed healthcare entities “target rich, cyber poor,” meaning they have copious amounts of consumer and patient data but often do not have the cybersecurity means to...more

Ounce of Prevention: Are You Keeping Track of Your Business Associate Agreements’ Requirements?

Applicable Provider Types: All - Is Your Entity in Compliance? The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as modified by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009...more

Ounce of Prevention: Do Your Business Associate Agreements Have All Required Provisions?

Applicable Provider Types: All - Is Your Entity in Compliance? The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as modified by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of...more

Ounce of Prevention: Do You Have Business Associate Agreements With Every Required Party?

Applicable Provider Types: All - Is Your Entity in Compliance? The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as modified by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009...more

Ounce of Prevention: Is It Time to Perform a Security Risk Assessment?

Applicable Provider Types: All - Is Your Entity in Compliance? The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as modified by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of...more

Interest in Psilocybin Continues to “Mushroom” for Potential Mental Health Treatment

Interest in the potential for psilocybin to be developed as a mental health treatment has continued to grow in recent months, due in part to recent activity by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Drug Enforcement...more

California’s Prop 12 Fully in Effect

On Jan. 1, 2024, California’s Proposition 12 (Prop 12) went into full effect, requiring certain farm owners, operators and distributors of covered farm animals such as egg-laying hens, commercial breeding pigs and veal calves...more

FDA Releases Final Quality Management System Regulation Amendments

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a final rule on Jan. 31, 2024, to amend the medical device current good manufacturing practice requirements of the quality system regulation under 21 CFR 820....more

FDA Publishes Two Key Guidance Documents on Cosmetics Facility Registration and Product Listing

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had a busy end of 2023 regarding cosmetics facility registration and product listing, which are now required under the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (MoCRA)....more

FDA Releases Its Scientific Support for Rescheduling Marijuana to Schedule III

On Jan. 12, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) officially released unredacted documents detailing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) reasons for recommending that the Drug Enforcement...more

Off-Label “Free Speech” Theory Does Not Fly for Convicted Former Medical Device Executives in 1st Circuit

A federal appeals court recently upheld misdemeanor convictions of two former executives of Acclarent Inc, a medical device manufacturer, for commercially distributing an adulterated and misbranded medical device by...more

Drug Enforcement Administration Signals Intent to Reschedule Marijuana

On Dec. 19, 2023, Michael Miller, acting chief of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Office of Congressional Affairs, penned a letter to Congress advising that DEA is currently reviewing the Department of Health and...more

FDA Provides New Resource on Redundancy Risk Management Plans for Critical Food Manufacturers

On Nov. 22, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a new resource for manufacturers of critical foods — defined as any infant formula or medical food — reminding manufacturers of their obligation to...more

FDA Issues Draft Guidance on Providing Health Care Providers With Scientific Information on Unapproved Uses of Approved/Cleared...

On Oct. 23, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued draft guidance in the form of questions and answers (Q&A) regarding manufacturers’ (Firms) dissemination of scientific and medical information on unapproved...more

FDA Warning Letter Declares Delta-8 and CBD Gummies ‘Adulterated Foods’

On Dec. 6, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sent a warning letter to the owners of online hemp, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD) retailer Hemp-xr.com for introducing adulterated foods into...more

Homeland Security and HHS Release Interactive Healthcare Cybersecurity Toolkit

On Oct. 25, 2023, in light of a “significant rise in the number and severity of cyber-attacks against hospitals and health systems in the last few years,” the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and...more

HHS Rescheduling, SAFER Banking Act May Change the Marijuana Landscape

In late August 2023, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recommended rescheduling marijuana from a Schedule I substance to a Schedule III substance under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), signaling the...more

FDA Proposes Brominated Vegetable Oil Ban

On Nov. 2, 2023, the Food and Drug Administration proposed revoking the regulation that authorizes the use of brominated vegetable oil (BVO) in food. BVO is a vegetable oil with added bromine that prevents the separation of...more

FDA Establishes and Solicits Nominations for Digital Health Advisory Committee

On October 11, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it will create and accept nominations for a new Digital Health Advisory Committee (DHA Committee) that will counsel the FDA on various issues...more

HHS Proposes Updates to 20-Year-Old Public Health Service Policies on Research Misconduct

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Research Integrity (ORI) released a notice of proposed rulemaking to update the 2005 Public Health Service (PHS) Policies on Research Misconduct. HHS seeks...more

California Bans Four Common Food Additives and 26 Chemicals Used in Cosmetics

On Oct. 7, 2023, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the California Food Safety Act (CFSA) into law, making California the first state to ban the manufacture, sale, distribution or delivery of food products containing four food...more

FDA Publishes New Guidance on Cybersecurity in Medical Devices

In response to a growing number of cyberattacks in the healthcare and life sciences industries, on Sept. 27, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released updated guidance regarding cybersecurity safety...more

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