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What is a natural health product? Health Canada’s findings upheld by Federal Courts

Pharma in Brief

The Courts’ decisions provide insight into how natural health products are distinguished, under federal law, from cosmetics and from drugs subject to the Food and Drug Regulations. Natural health product vs. regulated drug In Winning Combination Inc. In its August 16, 2023 decision in Le-Vel Brands, LLC v.

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Top 10 Foods Banned in the US

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In the US, the regulation of food products, including the ban on certain items, falls primarily under the jurisdiction of two key agencies: the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). Consequently, its sale is banned in 21 states, with strict limitations in others.

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It’s Groundhog Day for Food Labeling, Again: The Food Labeling Modernization Act is Back

FDA Law Blog

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.

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Ipsen tries again in Parkinson’s disease with $363m IRLAB deal

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The deal gives Ipsen worldwide rights to the mid-stage drug – called mesdopetam – and puts the company on the hook for another $335 million in development, regulatory and sales milestones. Ipsen’s other main research areas are oncology and rare diseases.

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The FDA and Customs and Border Protection Bust Illegal E-Cigarette Shipment

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This includes some flavored e-cigarettes imported to the US that do not meet Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) requirements, as amended by the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (Tobacco Control Act). In the 2020 fiscal year, CBP seized 93,590 units of e-cigarettes that did not meet US federal regulations.

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Are You Recall Ready? FDA Expects You to Be

FDA Law Blog

Baumhardt, Senior Medical Device Regulation Expert & Anne K. The Guidance applies to voluntary recalls of any food, drug intended for human and animal use, any cosmetic, biological, and tobacco product intended for human use, and any item subject to a quarantine regulation under 21 CFR part 1240. By Philip Won & Lisa M.

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Prescription Drug User Fees Ex-PAND-ed to PANDAs (PANDA-monium Part II)

FDA Law Blog

Since 1984, generic drugs have been approved under ANDAs pursuant to section 505(j) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA); before 1984, no formal mechanism for an ANDA existed so FDA used sections 505(b) and 505(c) to approve follow-on drugs based on the Agency’s previous findings of safety and efficacy.

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