…civil forfeiture complaint pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 334 in the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina to seize a large quantity of kratom products, including finished…

…the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey stemming from a Complaint Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Endo”) filed last year against Actavis. Inc. and Actavis South Altantic LLC (collectively…

…(“Endo”) filed against Actavis. Inc. and Actavis South Altantic LLC (collectively “Actavis”) alleging that Actavis violated the federal Lanham Act and the New Jersey Fair Trade and Consumer Fraud Acts…

The Consumer Products Safety Commission (“CPSC”) yesterday announced that former South Carolina State Superintendent of Education Inez Moore Tenenbaum has been sworn in as the ninth CPSC Chairman.  We previously…

…lack accepted safety under medical supervision. 21 U.S.C. § 812(b)(1). Idaho, Kansas, Nebraska, and South Dakota have no approved medical cannabis programs nor do they allow recreational cannabis use. The…

By John R. Fleder – On May 5, 2009, the White House announced that President Obama intends to nominate former South Carolina State Superintendent of Education Inez Moore Tenenbaum as…

…in Western Europe, Central and South America accounted for the highest average number of subjects per site.  Usually, only one clinical investigator oversees a clinical trial site.  OIG also determined…

…product “increased the risk of heat-related illness and heart-related risks when ingested with caffeinated products and coupled with strenuous or athletic events in a hot environment like that of South…

…use those symbols when deciding to buy a food.  56% of consumers question the accuracy of claims such as “low fat” or “high fiber.” This latest evidence of the reliance…

…pregnancy.” But what the Court didn’t consider is that, if sponsors of OTC Monograph drugs could change their labeling to include more warnings without FDA buy-in, identical products could have…

…safety concern.  If FDA was looking to set out an example of its willingness to enforce 505(o), Merck’s failure to even submit a draft protocol and get FDA buy-in for…

…It advises consumers who want to avoid bioengineered foods to “[l]ook for the USDA Organic seal and buy organic – The National Organic Standards prohibit the use of genetic engineering.”…

…unclear whether the symbols actually encourage consumers to buy specific products.  FDA outlines a plan for developing more information on the use of symbols in nutrition labeling, which is primarily…

…to allow Americans to buy safe and effective drugs from other countries . . . .”  This cryptic statement appears to refer to the importation of finished pharmaceuticals, though the…

…Americans 55 to 64 to “buy-in” to Medicare coverage for people who could not afford private insurance or who are not receiving coverage from an employer, until the Health Insurance…