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Celebrating 35 Years of Success: USDA Practice Team

Recently, Olsson Frank Weeda Terman Matz, P.C., otherwise known as “OFW Law,” celebrated 35 years of business with colleagues, family,...

FDA Tweaks Its Guidance on Food Facility Registration

FDA has released a revised guidance document on food facility registration: Guidance for Industry: Questions and Answers Regarding Food Facility...

Consumer-Directed Promotions About Prescription Drugs: A Look Back at Print and TV Communications

OFW Law Celebrates 35 Years of Successes in Drug/Healthcare Privacy Practices (Part VI) By Tish Eggleston Pahl In celebrating 35...

Feed the Future: A Bipartisan Opportunity

By Marshall L. Matz, as published in Agri-Pulse The “Feed the Future” initiative is aimed at improving agriculture productivity and...

Family Farms in Africa

By Marshall L. Matz and Peter B. Matz, as published by the National Farmers Union Kudos to National Farmers Union...

GMPs Have Long History That Precedes Application In Medical Products

OFW Law Celebrates 35 Years of Successes in Drug/Healthcare Privacy Practices (Part V) By Neil P. Di Spirito In celebrating...

26 Years, With 9 To Go…. 35 Years to Prescription Drug Traceability

OFW Law Celebrates 35 Years of Successes in Drug/Healthcare Privacy Practices (Part IV) By Tish Eggleston Pahl In celebrating 35...

John Block Reports: Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2015 Edition – Losing It’s Way on Sugars (Part II)

OFW Law founding principal Richard L. Frank fills in for former USDA Secretary John R. Block. There are a variety...

The Realized Benefits of User Fees

OFW Law Celebrates 35 Years of Successes in Drug/Healthcare Privacy Practices (Part III) In celebrating 35 years of practice, OFW...

Phil Olsson and Rick Frank on 35 Years of Life at OFW

Phil: Rick, it’s hard to believe that 35 years have passed since we started this firm as a two-lawyer shop...

U.S. Congress — Both Chambers are controlled by Republicans: What now?

What now? The answer is quite a lot. It remains to be seen whether the change-over in the U.S. Senate,...

Anticipating Committee Changes in the 114th Congress

Every new Congress brings changes in committee membership and sometimes in committee leadership. The 114th Congress will follow this pattern,...

John Block: Mid-Term Elections

At last – the mid-term election is behind us. President Obama had said that although he was not on the...

FDA Public Meeting Will Consider Fundamental Changes to, and Expansion of, the Redbook

By Mark L. Itzkoff In the October 30 Federal Register, FDA that it will hold a public meeting to receive...

HIPAA Comes of Age… Thanks to HITECH, D.D.S.

OFW Law Celebrates 35 Years of Successes in Drug/Healthcare Privacy Practices (Part II) In celebrating 35 years of practice, OFW...

Climate Smart, Sustainable Agriculture

By Marshall L. Matz and Peter B. Matz, as published in Agri-Pulse On September 29, the United Nations’ Food and...

Medical Devices, Pharmaceuticals and Food Products as Consumer Products – Additional U.S. and Canadian Regulatory Considerations

A Webinar Presented by OFW Law and Davis, LLP November 12, 2014, 1:00 p.m. EST During this webinar, attendees will...

Thirty Years of Hatch Waxman

OFW Law Celebrates 35 Years of Successes in Drug/Healthcare Privacy Practices (Part I) Since its inception in 1979, OFW Law’s...

Data Driven Decision Making by Dr. Doom

When asked to visit an establishment to assess compliance, my first step is always to ask for data. Establishment food...

John Block Reports: Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2015 Edition – Losing It’s Way on Caffeine (Part I)

This week, OFW Law founding principal Richard L. Frank fills in for former USDA Secretary John R. Block. There are...

How to Legally Import and Market Foods and Beverages in the U.S. and Canada

A Webinar Presented by OFW Law and Davis, LLP October 29, 2014, 1:00 p.m. EST During this webinar, attendees will...

Ask Not for Whom the Bell Tolls, it Tolls for Your LDT (Part I)

On October 3 of this year, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published draft guidance documents that, when finalized, will...

FDA To Hold Public Meeting on FSMA Supplemental Proposed Rules

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a public meeting to be held on November 13, 2014 to discuss...

Settlement Agreement Reached on GRAS Notification Program Final Rule

By Mark L. Itzkoff On October 20, 2014, FDA and the consumer group called the Center for Food Safety (CFS)...