An article in the San Luis Obispo Tribune discusses “bounty hunters” who find companies who are not complying with Prop 65 regulations and keep a share of the fines: Seven local wineries have been targeted by a Bay Area resident for allegedly failing to notify the public that cancer-causing chemicals are used in the artwork […]
An article on ConsumerAffairs discusses a $1 million settlement by Pepsico for a Prop 65 violation: Pepsi has agreed to eliminate leaded labels on bottled soft drinks imported from Mexico to resolve California’s allegations that Pepsi violated the state’s Proposition 65 by failing to warn consumers the bottles’ labels contained lead, a toxic substance that […]
An article on News-Medical.net reminds us of changes made to U.S. food labelling laws: If you or someone in your family suffers from a food allergy, you know how difficult it can be to decipher the food label if the product contains an offending substance. Now, thanks to a food labeling law that went into […]
(Seattle, WA, – April 19, 2006) Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) settled claims for nearly $64,000 with three companies charged with importing and selling improperly labeled pesticides. EPA settled its claims with Arch Chemicals, Inc., Janssen Pharmaceutical, Inc. and JR Simplot for violations of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). “For […]
This information is likely old hat to those in the food industry, but a recent article on MSNBC discusses the labeling and testing of water: Bottled water is highly regulated as a packaged food product by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and subject to FDA’s extensive food safety, labeling and inspection requirements. By […]
FDA Statement Regarding Voluntary Market Withdrawal of Bausch & Lomb ReNu MoistureLoc® Contact Lens Solution FDA is continuing to work closely with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Bausch & Lomb to investigate the source of Fusarium keratitis eye infections. The agency supports Bausch & Lomb’s decision to voluntarily withdraw ReNu MoistureLoc® […]
FDA is committed to ensuring the safety of food and beverages consumed by Americans and providing timely and factual information when safety questions are raised. We are issuing this statement today to better describe the steps FDA is taking in response to reports that benzene has been found in some soft drinks. Benzene, a carcinogen, […]
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 […]