FDA Law Blog

MAY 23, 2023

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a draft update to its Compliance Policy Guide (CPG) for FDA staff on the Agency’s enforcement of major food allergen labeling and cross-contact. Gaulkin & Riëtte van Laack — On May 16, the U.S.

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FDA Law Blog

AUGUST 19, 2021

A food would be misbranded unless its principal display panel bears “summary nutrition information that reflects the overall nutritional value of the food or specified ingredients” as required in regulations that would be issued by FDA. As noted in the previous iterations, the 2021 FLMA focuses on nutrients. Defining the term “natural.”.

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FDA Law Blog

MAY 3, 2023

the regulations formerly found in 21 C.F.R. The initial group posted also included the administrative order containing a list of certain active ingredients offered for certain OTC uses FDA had found to be non-monograph conditions (former 21 CFR § 310.545). All 33 of the final orders can now be found at OTCMONOGRAPHS@FDA.

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FDA Law Blog

JULY 13, 2021

Prior posts on the BE Standard and its implementing regulations can be found here , here , and here. The BE standard and its implementing regulations require food containing any amount of a bioengineered substance that is not inadvertent or unintentional to bear a disclosure.

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The Pharma Data

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Food and Drug Administration today approved Cytalux (pafolacianine), an imaging drug intended to assist surgeons in identifying ovarian cancer lesions. The drug is designed to improve the ability to locate additional ovarian cancerous tissue that is normally difficult to detect during surgery. The FDA, an agency within the U.S.

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FDA Law Blog

JANUARY 1, 2024

Perhaps FDA wanted us to remember 2023 as the year FDA succeeded in uncovering critical defects in drug and device manufacturing, and in critical trials. The FDA compliance data, sorted by category, shows there were 159 Warning Letters issued to drug manufacturers or sponsors during 2023, with 161 issued in calendar year 2022.

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Camargo

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Both the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) and its Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) have regulatory responsibility for therapeutic biological products, which are subject to both the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic (FD & C) Act and the Public Health Service (PHS) Act. BLA process (CBER).

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XTalks

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

This is because the US has more lenient food ingredient regulations, potentially exposing consumers to carcinogens and harmful chemicals. One of the reasons behind this gap is the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) “ generally recognized as safe ” — or GRAS — designation. BVO tends to accumulate in the human body.

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Camargo

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

The 21 st Century Cures Act generated a good deal of excitement and interest when it added a section called “ Utilizing Real World Evidence ” to the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (Section 505F). The guidance also contains some useful information, despite the limitations described above.

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FDA Law Blog

JUNE 28, 2023

Baumhardt, Senior Medical Device Regulation Expert & Philip Won — The Center for Devices and Radiological Health’s (CDRH) Standards and Conformity Assessment Program (S-CAP) encourages medical device sponsors to use FDA-recognized voluntary consensus standards in their product submissions.

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FDA Law Blog

MARCH 13, 2024

156 for certain FDA-regulated products, we know what you were thinking. Part 2 (“Part Deux”) investigated the PTO’s position and recent decisions on PTE applications for patents covering products approved—and then withdrawn years later—under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act’s Accelerated Approval provisions (and otherwise).

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The Pharma Data

MARCH 7, 2022

Food and Drug Administration announced it has made a low-risk determination for the marketing of products, including food, from two genome-edited beef cattle and their offspring after determining that the intentional genomic alteration (IGA) does not raise any safety concerns (low-risk determination). Today, the U.S. Solomon, D.V.M.,

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FDA Law Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2021

As part of the process of moving from the old rule-based monograph system to an administrative order framework, the CARES Act provides that in most cases a final monograph or tentative final monograph that establishes conditions of use for a drug described in section 505G(a)(1) or (2) of the FD&C Act is “deemed to be a final order”.

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The Pharma Data

DECEMBER 30, 2020

that may contain potentially fatal levels of aflatoxin. Department of Health and Human Services, protects the public health by assuring the safety, effectiveness, and security of human and veterinary drugs, vaccines and other biological products for human use, and medical devices. Food and Drug Administration. SOURCE U.S.

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XTalks

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Earlier this week, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sent out warning letters to five companies illegally selling CBD-infused food and beverage products. According to the warning letters, these products are considered adulterated under “section 402(a)(2)(C)(i) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the FD&C Act), 21 U.S.C.

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Advarra

JULY 19, 2022

If the sponsor wants their drug approved, they need to complete all clinical studies and submit an application. Q: Please discuss the transfer of investigational new drug (IND) sponsorship from one sponsor to another and that process. Q: Can you ship a drug from another country to the U.S. A: Yes, the EUA is just temporary.

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XTalks

APRIL 14, 2021

How Are Synthetic Food Dyes Regulated? The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) defines color additives as “any substance that imparts color to a food, drug, cosmetic, or the human body. Meanwhile, in Europe, the regulations of synthetic dyes differ from those in the US. These include FD&C Blue No.

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The Pharma Data

MARCH 15, 2022

Agency Supports Development of Complex Generic Drug-Device Combination Product to Improve Competition and Access to More Affordable Medicines. This complex generic drug-device combination product, which is a metered-dose inhaler, should not be used to treat acute asthma attacks. Today, the U.S.

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The Pharma Data

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Food and Drug Administration announced it is investigating consumer complaints of Cronobacter sakazakii and Salmonella Newport infections. Products that do not contain the information listed above are not impacted. Today, the U.S. As a result of the ongoing investigation, along with the U.S. and were likely exported to other countries.

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FDA Law Blog

APRIL 21, 2024

Since the PTE statute was created with the September 1984 enactment of the Hatch-Waxman Amendments, and even post-AIA, there have been various instances in which FDA-regulated companies (or their counsel) have failed to timely submit a PTE application to the PTO within the statutory 60-day window ( see, e.g. , here ).

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FDA Law Blog

APRIL 25, 2023

A recent amendment to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) added a new section about cybersecurity for “cyber devices.” Section 524B(b)(4) of the FD&C Act authorizes FDA to issue regulations with additional requirements for cyber devices. By Philip Won & Jeffrey K. What’s next?

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FDA Law Blog

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

156, as added by the 1984 Hatch-Waxman Amendments, for certain FDA-regulated products. Drug companies are still required to conduct studies to confirm the anticipated clinical benefit. If the confirmatory trial shows that the drug actually provides a clinical benefit, then the FDA grants traditional approval for the drug.

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Pfizer

AUGUST 15, 2022

One carton contains five blister packs of PAXLOVID, as co-packaged nirmatrelvir tablets with ritonavir tablets, providing all required doses for a full five-day treatment course. Drugs listed in this section are a guide and not considered a comprehensive list of all drugs that may be contraindicated with PAXLOVID.

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FDA Law Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Lenz, Senior Medical Device Regulation Expert — FDA introduced electronic copies (eCopies) of 510(k)s in 2013 (see our prior blogs here and here ) as a way to reduce the need for submission of paper copies of 510(k)s to the Agency. By Adrienne R. Section 207 of the FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017 (FDARA) (Pub. Draft Guidance at 8.

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FDA Law Blog

JUNE 12, 2023

By Riëtte van Laack — FDA regulates pet food similar to other animal foods. The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDC Act) requires that all animal foods, like human foods, be safe to eat, produced under sanitary conditions, contain no harmful substances, and be truthfully labeled.

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FDA Law Blog

MARCH 6, 2022

Mullen — On February 23, 2022, FDA published in the Federal Register a proposed rule that would replace the Quality System Regulation (QSR), at 21 C.F.R. Part 820, with a newly named Quality Management System Regulation (QMSR). ISO 13485, while largely duplicative to the QSR, is not a perfect fit with other existing FDA regulations.

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The Pharma Data

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the second vaccine for the prevention of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine contains messenger RNA (mRNA), which is genetic material. SILVER SPRING, Md. ,

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Pfizer

DECEMBER 20, 2022

FDA Extends Review of Pfizer’s New Drug Application for PAXLOVID™. FDA Extends Review of Pfizer’s New Drug Application for PAXLOVID™. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has extended the review period for the New Drug Application (NDA) for its COVID-19 oral treatment, PAXLOVID™ (nirmatrelvir tablets and ritonavir tablets).

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FDA Law Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

This new draft guidance document applies to “device software functions” that meet the definition of a device under section 201(h) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C 17 Act). Please see our previous blog postings on various software regulatory developments ( here, here, and here ). corrections and removals).

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FDA Law Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

By Véronique Li, Senior Medical Device Regulation Expert & Ana Loloei & Allyson B. Mullen — More than five years after FDA first announced its plan to harmonize 21 CFR Part 820 with ISO 13485, on February 2, 2024, FDA finally issued the Quality Management System Regulation (QMSR) Final Rule. Revised § 820.3

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FDA Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Draft Guidance Regarding the Statement of Identity and Strength for Human Nonprescription Drug Products. FDA indicates that this guidance is intended to help manufacturers ensure consistent content and format of the statement of identity and strength for all nonprescription drug products, which then will allow consumers to compare products.

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FDA Law Blog

APRIL 26, 2021

The FASTER law requires foods containing sesame to be clearly labeled on products entering interstate commerce on January 1, 2023, and directs the Department of Health and Human Services to prioritize regular reviews of promising food allergy treatments and research, which will help identify new allergens to be designated number 10 and beyond.

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FDA Law Blog

JANUARY 18, 2024

Houck — In August 2023 the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) and Health and Human Services (“HHS”) recommended that the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) reschedule marijuana from schedule I under the federal Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”) to schedule III. The state of current scientific knowledge regarding the drug.

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Pfizer

DECEMBER 13, 2022

In June of 2022, Pfizer submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for approval of PAXLOVID for patients who are at high risk of progression to severe disease from COVID-19. The target Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) action date for a decision by the FDA is in February 2023.

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FDA Law Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Lenz, Principal Medical Device Regulation Expert & Sophia R. Gibbs — For more than three decades, FDA has claimed that the Federal Food, Drug & Cosmetic (FD&C Act) gives the agency legal authority to regulate laboratory developed tests (LDTs) as medical devices (see our prior post here ).

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Pharmacy Checkers

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is just one agency out of the many that make up the United States Department of Health and Human Services and, from PharmacyChecker’s relatively small (non-regulatory) role of helping verify online pharmacies to protect public health, I’ve learned just how insanely massive its mandate is.

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FDA Law Blog

JULY 26, 2022

Like all Guidance documents, it starts out with background, explaining that the Orange Book is FDA’s list of drug products approved under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and contains patent and exclusivity information related to such products.

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