Almost a year ago we wrote a post called Learned Intermediary – Not Just for Failure to Warn about a California putative economic loss class action that was dismissed for failing to plead any allegations about whether the drug manufacturer
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Child labor case attracts Homeland’s attention for potential human trafficking
When federal Judge John M. Gerrard put his signature on a six-page Consent Order and Judgment on Dec. 6, 2022, it was a win for the U.S. Department of Labor in a child labor case against Packers Sanitation Services.
But…
Child labor case attracts Homeland’s attention for potential human trafficking
When federal Judge John M. Gerrard put his signature on a six-page Consent Order and Judgment on Dec. 6, 2022, it was a win for the U.S. Department of Labor in a child labor case against Packers Sanitation Services.
But…
UK retailers record good numbers for results of Campylobacter in chicken testing
Supermarkets in the United Kingdom have reported their Campylobacter in chicken results for the third quarter of 2022.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) maximum level is no more than 7 percent of birds with more than 1,000 colony-forming units per…
Singapore unveils guidance relating to food sold online
A set of voluntary guidelines has been launched in Singapore dealing with food sold on the internet.
Singapore Standard 687: 2022 (Guidelines for food e-commerce) provides guidance to e-commerce players on their roles and responsibilities to ensure the…
FDA clamps down on imports with Salmonella, illegal drugs, undeclared colors
The Food and Drug Administration is continuing its use of import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed.
Recent modifications to FDA’s import alerts, as posted…
Five certification courses to be offered at Food Safety Summit in May
By Adrienne CooperSenior Events Manager, Food Safety Summit
The 2023 Food Safety Summit, the premiere event for thousands of food safety professionals, has announced five pre-event certificate courses to be offered on Monday, May 8, 2023 at the Donald E.…
DEA Issues New/Old Guidance on Suspicious Order Monitoring
On January 20, 2023, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA’s) issued a Guidance Document reiterating DEA’s long-held position regarding the detection and reporting of suspicious orders. Specifically, DEA “clarified” that “neither the Controlled Substance Act (CSA) nor [DEA] regulations establish quantitative thresholds…
ECHA Consulting on Harmonized Classification and Labeling for IPBC
By Lynn L. Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) is holding a public consultation on a harmonized classification and labeling (CLH) proposal for a biocidal active substance, 3-iodo-2-propynyl butylcarbamate; 3-iodoprop-2-yn-1-yl butylcarbamate (IPBC) (European Community Number (EC…
Hummus recalled in Canada over plastic in product
Summer Fresh Salads Inc. is recalling Summer Fresh brand and Compliments Naturally Simple brand hummus because of pieces of plastic in the product.
The recalled products have been sold in Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario and Nova Scotia, Canada, according to…