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Attend ACI’s 8th Advanced Summit on Food Law – Regulation, Compliance and Litigation and obtain the tools and techniques you need to meet the legal and regulatory challenges which the food industry is now facing as well as...more
Shook Partner Published on New York Consumer Protection Laws - Cary Silverman, a partner in the firm’s Public Policy Group, was published in Albany’s Times Union letters to the editor on a proposed New York consumer...more
In the world of healthy food and beverages, a crucial first step towards bringing a new product to the crowded U.S. market is identifying and understanding the regulatory authorities that oversee your product. This is not...more
The trend toward state-level legalization of cannabis has led to a surge in cannabis-derived products and a continually evolving market with many types of cannabis products for people as well as their pets. Analysts predict...more
On July 9, President Biden signed an executive order on promoting competition in the American economy, listing broad priorities for antitrust enforcement. In conjunction with this order, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and...more
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) recently released the Spring 2021 Unified Agenda of Regulatory actions, which outlines the rulemaking actions currently under development in each federal agency. This article...more
The food and beverage industries introduced numerous technologies and products over the past year and a half that have raised new questions about advertising practices and presented novel legal issues regarding how goods are...more
The food industry’s most comprehensive legal and regulatory conference, Food Law – Regulation, Compliance and Litigation, is returning this spring in a unique, interactive virtual format. Key stakeholders will discuss how to...more
If you are trying to navigate the space where hemp products intersects with animal products, it can be unclear as to which authority to turn to for guidance. In the United States, FDA, FTC, DEA and USDA share governance over...more
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has proposed a rule that would codify the legalization of hemp cultivation and related definitions passed in the 2018 Farm Bill into the Controlled Substances Act. The amendments...more
Congress - Bipartisan negotiations on the next round of COVID-relief legislation continue, with leaders pointing to some progress over the last 24-48 hours. Administration officials have stressed the importance of reaching...more
Below, please find a summary of the federal government’s activities in response to COVID-19 since Monday’s update. Our next update will be published Friday, July 24 Congress - Senate Republicans and administration...more
Below, please find a summary of the federal government’s activities in response to COVID-19 since our last update. Please note that in light of the Congressional recess, we will only publish updates on Mondays, Wednesdays,...more
Congress - There were no major COVID-related developments in Congress today, with both chambers focused on other legislative priorities – although hearings continue....more
Hemp production, unlike much of the farming industry, has not declined due to COVID-19. Meanwhile, certain CBD companies have wasted no time in making unsubstantiated claims related to COVID-19. In turn, FDA and FTC...more
On January 13, 2020, Representative Collin Peterson, the Chairman of the House Agricultural Committee, introduced a new bipartisan bill, H.R.5587 (Bill 5587), in the U.S. House of Representatives that would potentially...more
With the cannabis space continuing its significant pace of growth, the industry has witnessed new players enter the arena: hemp and cannabidiol (“CBD”). The demand for hemp and CBD has skyrocketed in recreational, industrial,...more
LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - USDA Issues Interim Rule On Hemp Production - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has issued an interim final rule “specifying the rules and regulations to produce hemp.” The...more
LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - FTC Issues Warning Letters to CBD Companies - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has announced that it sent warning letters to three companies selling “oils, tinctures, capsules,...more
What do the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Federal Drug Administration (FDA), Department of Agriculture (USDA), and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have in common? Each is, of...more
Last week the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sent warning letters to providers of environmental certification seals, and to businesses using those seals, alerting them to the Commission’s concerns that the seals “could be...more
A handful of recent court decisions, including one issued just last month, seems to have potentially cracked open the door for pharmaceutical manufacturers to have more leeway to promote off-label uses of their products....more
Would “reasonable consumers” have regarded Paul Cezanne as highly had he painted numerous versions of still life with froot? In the ongoing California battle over lawsuits against food companies alleging false and...more