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Dietary Supplements: New Online Method Now Available for Reporting Serious Adverse Events

January 23, 2014

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John Block Reports: FDA 2014 – Busy Busy Busy

January 23, 2014

OFW Law founding principal Richard L. Frank fills in for former USDA Secretary John R. Block on John Block Reports....

FDA

2013 Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards Are Published by FDA

January 23, 2014

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FDA

Changes to FDA’s Regulation of Acidified and Low-Acid Canned Foods Are on the Horizon

January 22, 2014

A draft guidance document, recently published by FDA for public comment, describes changes being contemplated for the procedures that manufacturers...

FDA

What’s New at CDRH?

January 21, 2014

Since January 1, it seems that the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) has been out of the agency’s...

FDA

Act 2, The FDA’s Final IND Guidance – A Bitter Pill for Food and Nutrition Research – Is this the Spoonful of Sugar?

January 16, 2014

Today, FDA announced that it has decided to reopen, for 60 days, the comment period for certain parts of its...

FDA

Nutrition Labeling Reform Is on the Horizon

January 13, 2014

Two long-awaited, proposed rules to revise the regulatory requirements for nutrition labeling of conventional foods and of dietary supplements have...

Public Policy

Happy New Year? Farm Bill Blues

January 10, 2014

By Marshall L. Matz, as published by Agri-Pulse A few weeks ago Vice President Biden presented the George McGovern Award...

FDA

FDA Declines To Define “Natural” for Foods Formally, Leaving Its Informal Policy in Place

January 9, 2014

FDA once again has “respectfully declined” to define the term “natural” when used in food labeling. In a January 6,...

FDA

The FDA’s Final IND Guidance – A Bitter Pill for Food and Nutrition Research

January 8, 2014

“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” So Hippocrates, the father of medicine, stated. Unfortunately, the Food...

FDA

FDA Takes on Intentional Adulteration

January 7, 2014

As required by the Food Safety Modernization Act, FDA has published a proposed rule that would require registered food facilities...

Public Policy

OSHA Games the System to Target Small Farmers

January 7, 2014

There is frequent tension between the spirit of the law versus the letter of the law. Obeying the “spirit of...

Public Policy

CPSC Proposes to Make Voluntary Recalls and Compliance Programs Legally Binding

January 7, 2014

On November 13, 2013, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a proposed interpretive rule concerning corrective action plans...

Public Policy

OFW Law’s MMXIII in Retrospect

January 6, 2014

As MMXIV starts, it’s time for a retrospective look at MMXIII. What follows is a list of noteworthy events from...

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John Block: Our Water Transportation

January 2, 2014

Happy New Year. I threw away my 2013 calendar and hung up the new one. There is a lot to...

FDA

FDA was Busy in 2013 and its Sleigh is Packed Heading into the New Year

December 31, 2013

While often rightly the subject of criticism for delay or inaction on important regulatory matters, FDA in late 2013 has...

USDA

FNS Permanently Eliminates Grain and Protein Maximums; Allows Sugar to Process Frozen Fruit in School Nutrition Programs

December 31, 2013

According to an advance copy of the rule made public earlier today, USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service will be making...

Public Policy

10 Ag-Related Items to Watch in 2014

December 31, 2013

By John G. Dillard, as published on his AgWeb.com Blog – Ag in the Courtroom With 2013 nearly in the...

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U.S. Farm Income

December 30, 2013

A Congressional Research Service (CRS) report from earlier in the month revealed that national net farm income—a key indicator of...

FDA

Generic Drug User Fee Act Information Technology Plan

December 26, 2013

Today, FDA published a notice in the Federal Register announcing the availability of the Generic Drug User Fee Act (GDUFA)...

Public Policy

John Block: What’s In The Farm Bill?

December 19, 2013

The obvious issues in the farm bill are nutrition programs, crop insurance, and farm safety net supports. However, there are...

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John Block: Free Trade With Europe

December 17, 2013

We should get a farm bill in January. It appears that we now have a budget. That helps because now...

USDA

Wetland Compliance: USDA’s National Appeals Division Confirms a Rule of Reason and Science

December 16, 2013

Not all “wetlands” are equal. And while protecting these previous environmental legacies is a high priority for USDA’s Farm Service...

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FSIS 2014 Annual Performance Plan

December 13, 2013

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Dietary Supplements: New Online Method Now Available for Reporting Serious Adverse Events

John Block Reports: FDA 2014 – Busy Busy Busy

2013 Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards Are Published by FDA

Changes to FDA’s Regulation of Acidified and Low-Acid Canned Foods Are on the Horizon

What’s New at CDRH?

Act 2, The FDA’s Final IND Guidance – A Bitter Pill for Food and Nutrition Research – Is this the Spoonful of Sugar?

Nutrition Labeling Reform Is on the Horizon

Happy New Year? Farm Bill Blues

FDA Declines To Define “Natural” for Foods Formally, Leaving Its Informal Policy in Place

The FDA’s Final IND Guidance – A Bitter Pill for Food and Nutrition Research

FDA Takes on Intentional Adulteration

OSHA Games the System to Target Small Farmers

CPSC Proposes to Make Voluntary Recalls and Compliance Programs Legally Binding

OFW Law’s MMXIII in Retrospect

John Block: Our Water Transportation

FDA was Busy in 2013 and its Sleigh is Packed Heading into the New Year

FNS Permanently Eliminates Grain and Protein Maximums; Allows Sugar to Process Frozen Fruit in School Nutrition Programs

10 Ag-Related Items to Watch in 2014

U.S. Farm Income

Generic Drug User Fee Act Information Technology Plan

John Block: What’s In The Farm Bill?

John Block: Free Trade With Europe

Wetland Compliance: USDA’s National Appeals Division Confirms a Rule of Reason and Science

FSIS 2014 Annual Performance Plan

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