Category: Legislation, Regulations and Standards
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FDA Issues Warning Letter to CBD Co. for Unsubstantiated Claims
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning letter to Curaleaf Inc. for “illegally selling unapproved products containing cannabidiol (CBD) online with unsubstantiated claims that the products treat cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, opioid withdrawal, pain and pet anxiety.” FDA cites the company’s website and social media accounts to assert that Curaleaf’s marketing establishes…
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UK Opens Consultation on Health and Nutrition
The U.K. Cabinet Office has begun an open consultation on general health policies, including nutrition initiatives. The consultation includes an announcement that the government will ban the sale of energy drinks to children under 16, with the full policy to be announced “in our consultation response shortly.” The consultation response will also include details of…
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Seafood Processer Guilty on Falsely Labeling “Product of USA” Crab Meat
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced that Michael Casey, vice president of Casey’s Seafood Inc., has pleaded guilty to charges of falsely labeling almost 400,000 pounds of crab meat as derived from Atlantic blue crab in the United States despite importing the meat from a number of countries, including Indonesia, China, Thailand and…
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EU Agency Releases Guidance on Use of Insects in Food
The EU International Platform of Insects for Food and Feed (IPIFF) has released guidance intended to assist industry with labeling provisions for insect-based foods. “While specific insect-based products are currently approved by certain Member States, it is foreseen that a number of novel food applications will be authorised by the European Commission in the near…
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AGs Submit Comment to FDA on Cannabis
A group of 38 state attorneys general have submitted a letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in response to the agency’s call for comments on possible regulatory approaches for cannabis and cannabis-derived products such as cannabidiol (CBD). “As the primary enforcers of our respective states’ consumer protection laws, we offer a unique…
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EPA Declines to Ban Chlorpyrifos
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reportedly rejected efforts to ban chlorpyrifos, finding that “the data available are not sufficiently valid, complete or reliable to meet petitioners’ burden to present evidence demonstrating that the tolerances are not safe.” The decision follows a 2015 ban and 2017 reversal, which prompted legal challenges. EPA will reportedly continue…
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Baby Food Contains Excess Sugars, WHO Argues
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a pair of studies purportedly finding that “a high proportion of baby foods are incorrectly marketed as suitable for infants under the age of six months, when in fact much of it contains inappropriately high levels of sugar.” Researchers reviewed 7,955 baby-food products in Austria, Bulgaria, Hungary and…
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FDA Issues Revised Fish Consumption Guidance for Pregnant Women
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued guidance revising advice for pregnant women about safe fish consumption. “Advice About Eating Fish: For Women Who Are or Might Become Pregnant, Breastfeeding Mothers, and Young Children” includes “a statement that eating fish when pregnant or breastfeeding can provide health benefits and states that fish and…