Category Archives: Food and Drug Law

Louisiana Seeks Fed Help to Get Generic Hep C Drugs

by Shawn Sullivan Posted on May 4, 2017

Louisiana’s Secretary of Health, Dr. Rebekah Gee, is attempting to persuade politicians to support the use of 28 USC § 1498, a federal statute that allows the federal government intentionally to infringe patents, to arrange for production of Gilead Sciences’s … Continue reading →

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Criminal Convictions in Salmonella Case

by Shawn Sullivan Posted on September 22, 2014

A U.S. federal jury convicted three former food company executives of several crimes relating to a 2008-09 outbreak of Salmonella infections resulting from the production and distribution of adulterated peanut butter. See Verdict Form, United States of America v. Parnell, No. 1:13-CR-12 (M.D. Ga. … Continue reading →

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DC Circuit Upholds USDA Country-of-Origin Rule for Meat Labels

by Shawn Sullivan Posted on March 28, 2014

In American Meat Institute, Inc. v. United States Department of Agriculture, No. 13-5281 (D.C. Cir. Mar. 28, 2014), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit rejected industry challenges to a U.S. Department of Agriculture rule that … Continue reading →

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Montana House Passes Roadkill Dining Bill

by Shawn Sullivan Posted on February 22, 2013

On February 11, 2013, by a vote of 99 in favor and 1 against, the Montana House of Representatives passed a bill that would allow law enforcement officers in the state to issue permits authorizing the salvaging for human consumption … Continue reading →

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FTC: Minor Drug Changes To Prolong Monopoly May Violate Antitrust Law

by Shawn Sullivan Posted on November 29, 2012

On November 21, 2012, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania an amicus brief contending that minor, non-therapeutic changes to branded pharmaceutical products may violate U.S. antitrust law if the changes … Continue reading →

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US Health & Human Services Gives FDA Authority To Investigate Misleading Clinical Trial Data

by Shawn Sullivan Posted on September 26, 2012

In a notice published yesterday in the Federal Register, the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services delegated to the Food and Drug Administration authority “[t]o determine that any clinical trial information was not submitted as required … Continue reading →

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U.S. FDA Declines to Authorize Use of “Corn Sugar” to Refer to High Fructose Corn Syrup

by Shawn Sullivan Posted on May 31, 2012

On May 30, 2012, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (“FDA”) denied a petition filed by the Corn Refiners Association to authorize the use of “corn sugar” as an alternate common or usual name for high fructose corn syrup (“HFCS”). … Continue reading →

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Federal Court Dismisses Claims that SoBe Lifewater Beverage Labels Violated California Law & Federal Warranty Law

by Shawn Sullivan Posted on May 30, 2012

A federal court in Los Angeles, California dismissed claims that a subsidiary of PepsiCo. violated a variety of California laws and the federal Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act (“MMWA”) by misrepresenting its no-calorie, vitamin enhanced, flavored water drinks. Hairston v. South Beach … Continue reading →

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Category Archives: Food and Drug Law

Louisiana Seeks Fed Help to Get Generic Hep C Drugs

Criminal Convictions in Salmonella Case

DC Circuit Upholds USDA Country-of-Origin Rule for Meat Labels

Montana House Passes Roadkill Dining Bill

FTC: Minor Drug Changes To Prolong Monopoly May Violate Antitrust Law

US Health & Human Services Gives FDA Authority To Investigate Misleading Clinical Trial Data

U.S. FDA Declines to Authorize Use of “Corn Sugar” to Refer to High Fructose Corn Syrup

Federal Court Dismisses Claims that SoBe Lifewater Beverage Labels Violated California Law & Federal Warranty Law

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