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CFSAN Issues Updated Guidance on Food Facility Registration

November 8, 2016

FDA today published notification of the availability of an updated, draft guidance on food facility registration, Questions and Answers Regarding...

Public Policy

John Block: Election Day 2016 – Part II

November 7, 2016

By former USDA Secretary John R. Block This year’s election process has been wild and crazy. Hard to imagine, but...

Public Policy

John Block Reports: Election Day 2016 & the Need for a Balanced Government

November 7, 2016

On October 27, 2016, OFW Law founding principal Richard L. Frank filled in for former USDA Secretary John R. Block...

Health Care

Aspartame Potentially Subject to California Prop 65 Listing – Update

November 4, 2016

As previously reported, at an upcoming, November 15, 2016, public meeting of the Proposition 65 Carcinogen Identification Committee (CIC), aspartame...

FDA

FDA Considering Amendments to New “Reference Amount Customarily Consumed” Regulation, Used to Set Serving Sizes on Nutrition Facts Label

November 2, 2016

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is showing a willingness to modify its recently finalized rule establishing Reference Amounts Customarily...

Public Policy

Hakim’s Effort to Skewer Biotech Crops in Sunday’s NY Times

November 1, 2016

Danny Hakim’s attempt to skewer biotech crops in his recent article on the front page Sunday’s New York Times (Doubts...

USDA

Oh, SNAP! Connecticut Judge Affirms Permanent Disqualification of New Haven Grocery

November 1, 2016

The U.S. Food and Nutrition Service (“FNS”) administers the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (“SNAP”). Formerly known as “food stamps,” this...

FDA

Small Entity Compliance Guides on CGMP and Preventive Controls Final Rules for Human Food and Food for Animals

October 31, 2016

FDA has issued two Small Entity Compliance Guides (SECG) to enable domestic and foreign food facilities to better understand and...

FDA

Draft FSMA Guidance for Industry: Describing a Hazard that Needs Control because Permissibly Not Controlled Upstream

October 28, 2016

FDA has made available for comment a draft guidance for industry that sets forth its current thinking about compliance with...

Miscellaneous

Splitting Headaches for Slack-Fill Plaintiffs

October 27, 2016

“Take two Advil® and don’t call me in the morning.” That might be the “prescription” that lawyers at a New...

Public Policy

Hillary on Agriculture

October 26, 2016

By Marshall Matz, as published in Agri-Pulse While agriculture, like many other issues, has been overshadowed in the presidential campaign...

Public Policy

D.C. Circuit Orders OSHA to Follow Notice and Comment Requirements When Imposing New Standards on Agricultural Retailers

October 25, 2016

A fundamental principle of administrative law is that federal agencies must provide the public with reasonable notice and the opportunity...

Public Policy

John Block: This and That

October 24, 2016

By former USDA Secretary John R. Block I will cover a list of issues today. I am encouraged to note...

Public Policy

Borlaug’s Dream is Within Reach in Africa

October 21, 2016

By Marshall Matz, as published in The Des Moines Register Norman Borlaug, the father of the World Food Prize and...

OFW Law News

OFW Founder Rick Frank Named Best Lawyers® Washington DC Health Care Lawyer of the Year

October 20, 2016

Five OFW Law Attorneys Named to 2017 Best Lawyers in America for FDA Law One of OFW Law’s Founding Principals,...

Public Policy

John Block: Ag Industry United

October 19, 2016

By former USDA Secretary John R. Block In these times of low farm prices, it is encouraging to see farm...

FDA

CDRH Proposes Submission Requirements of Labeling for Certain Home-Use Devices

October 17, 2016

Today, FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health published a proposed rule that would require manufacturers to electronically submit the...

FDA

FDA Revises Food Product Categories for Food Facility Registrations

September 28, 2016

FDA has issued a revised guidance that explains the necessity of having food product categories in food facility registrations submitted...

FDA

“Healthy” Regulatory Definition To Be Revised?

September 28, 2016

FDA has defined the term, “healthy” (and related terms, including “health,” “healthful,” “healthfully,” “healthfulness,” “healthier,” “healthiest,” “healthily,” and “healthiness”), when...

Public Policy

The Bridger-Teton National Forest

September 12, 2016

By Marshall Matz, as published in Agri-Pulse For almost thirty years, August has meant returning to Jackson, Wyoming, the Grand...

OFW Law News

Dr. Betsy Booren Joins OFW Law as Senior Policy Advisor

September 6, 2016

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Betsy L. Booren, who specializes in food safety policy development and analysis, has...

USDA

John Block: Labor Day and Tough Times

September 2, 2016

By former USDA Secretary John R. Block My agenda for this post will be Labor Day and Tough Times. I...

FDA

Aspartame Potentially Subject to Prop 65 Listing

September 1, 2016

The Carcinogen Identification Committee (CIC) – California’s qualified experts on carcinogenicity for purposes of Proposition 65 (Prop 65)) – pursuant...

FDA

FDA Extends Comment Periods on “Voluntary” Sodium Reduction Goals for Foods

August 31, 2016

FDA has published Federal Register notice of an extension of the comment periods for issues pertaining to its draft guidance,...

News & Insights

CFSAN Issues Updated Guidance on Food Facility Registration

John Block: Election Day 2016 – Part II

John Block Reports: Election Day 2016 & the Need for a Balanced Government

Aspartame Potentially Subject to California Prop 65 Listing – Update

FDA Considering Amendments to New “Reference Amount Customarily Consumed” Regulation, Used to Set Serving Sizes on Nutrition Facts Label

Hakim’s Effort to Skewer Biotech Crops in Sunday’s NY Times

Oh, SNAP! Connecticut Judge Affirms Permanent Disqualification of New Haven Grocery

Small Entity Compliance Guides on CGMP and Preventive Controls Final Rules for Human Food and Food for Animals

Draft FSMA Guidance for Industry: Describing a Hazard that Needs Control because Permissibly Not Controlled Upstream

Splitting Headaches for Slack-Fill Plaintiffs

Hillary on Agriculture

D.C. Circuit Orders OSHA to Follow Notice and Comment Requirements When Imposing New Standards on Agricultural Retailers

John Block: This and That

Borlaug’s Dream is Within Reach in Africa

OFW Founder Rick Frank Named Best Lawyers® Washington DC Health Care Lawyer of the Year

John Block: Ag Industry United

CDRH Proposes Submission Requirements of Labeling for Certain Home-Use Devices

FDA Revises Food Product Categories for Food Facility Registrations

“Healthy” Regulatory Definition To Be Revised?

The Bridger-Teton National Forest

Dr. Betsy Booren Joins OFW Law as Senior Policy Advisor

John Block: Labor Day and Tough Times

Aspartame Potentially Subject to Prop 65 Listing

FDA Extends Comment Periods on “Voluntary” Sodium Reduction Goals for Foods

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