Bloomberg has a terrific article on the biotech industry and GMO crops. This section, in particular, should be of interest to some of Nexreg‘s readers and clients: The EU introduced stricter gene-modified food laws, including new rules on labeling, and created a food agency to screen biotech applications before ending its ban two years ago. […]
An article on Marketwatch discusses how much Merck believes putting a warning label on Vioxx would cost their company in sales: Another figure thrown out by Lanier was $229 million. That’s the amount of Vioxx sales that an internal Merck analysis once found the company would lose if it had to put a stricter heart-warning […]
The website NewsInferno.com discusses recent lawsuits around the Ortho Evra contraceptive patch: The New York Post is reporting that Ortho-McNeil has already “settled a dozen lawsuits for millions of dollars in the last few months” for claims arising out of the use of the company’s Ortho Evra contraceptive patch. Currently, there are over 100 additional […]
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is issuing a proposed rule designed to make the contents of medical gas containers more readily identifiable, in order to prevent deaths and injuries from inadvertent use of incorrect medical gas or from use of contaminated medical gas. Medical gases such as oxygen, nitrous oxide, and nitrogen, are administered […]
LOS ANGELES – Under the terms of a recent settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Restore4, Inc. of Northridge, Calif. will pay $5,200 for allegedly distributing an unregistered pesticide over the Internet, a violation of federal law. Responding to a tip, EPA investigators determined that Restore4, Inc. had sold and distributed “Restore4″ – a […]
A bill making its way through the Louisiana legislature may prevent some companies from using the term ‘Cajun’ on their food labels: South Louisiana lawmakers won two “dear to the heart” victories in the House of Representatives on Tuesday.Bills protecting the name “Cajun” from “misuse” by out-of-state food producers and establishing a fee on crawfish […]
A recent ruling fined a company $1 million for failing to include proper warnings: The Illinois Supreme Court refused to hear the appeal of defendants in a $1 million Madison County jury verdict — the only welding rod trial successfully litigated in the United States. That leaves standing the opinion of the 5th Appellate Court, […]
It turns out food manufacturers will not be required to post acrylamide warnings on their products to meet Prop 65 requirements: California has withdrawn proposed rules that would have required food manufacturers to place acrylamide warning labels on certain products. The proposals, announced in April 2005, attracted “voluminous comments,” which could not all be reviewed […]
Despite being approved by the Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), the herbicide 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid is now banned in Quebec: Many homeowners in Quebec will be looking at their lawns differently this spring as a new herbicide ban goes into effect Monday. The ban of 2,4-D, the popular garden herbicide, means people will have to be […]
Consumer Reports discusses the nature of labeling products as “organic” So what can you count on when you buy organic? If the product is labeled “100 Percent Organic,” it means that, by law, there are no synthetic ingredients. Also, production processes must meet federal organic standards and must have been independently verified by accredited inspectors. […]