White House Takes a Science-Based Approach to the Study and Regulation of...
In a June 9, 2011, memorandum to the heads of U.S. executive departments and agencies, entitled Policy Principles for the U.S. Decision-Making Concerning Regulation and Oversight of Applications of...
View ArticleLet the Lawsuits Begin
It had to happen sooner or later. And it’s happening now. A coalition of nonprofit consumer safety and environmental groups brought an action on December 21 in federal district court in California...
View ArticleSafer Food? A Spoonful of Caution May Go a Long Way
The FDA is on the move. OnApril 20, 2012, it issued two draft guidances pertaining to the effects of nanotechnology on food and cosmetics. In the cosmetics document, the FDA cautions safety and does...
View Article. . . And the Cosmetics Shoe Drops
Earlier I reported that the FDA had recently shown some intense interest, per its recent draft guidance document, in the safety of food and food packaging products containing nanomaterials. In...
View ArticleChecks and Balances
usalawyerstoday.com Sometimes the Government just might work as it was intended. In an earlier post, I reported on a lawsuit brought by a coalition of environmental and consumer safety groups...
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