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EC to restrict neonicotinoids in bid to protect bees

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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May 3 2013

Although a recent proposal to restrict the use of three neonicotinoids failed to gain support from the qualified majority of member states on an

Chemical industry trade association challenges proposed Prop. 65 listing for BPA

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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March 8 2013

The American Chemistry Council (ACC) has filed a complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief in a California state court against California EPA's

FDA extends comment deadline for GE salmon assessments

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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February 15 2013

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has extended until April 26, 2013, the comment period for two draft environmental assessments of the proposed

EC scientific committee seeks input on nanosilver safety

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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May 3 2012

The European Commission’s (EC’s) Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR) is seeking information on the health and environmental effects of nanosilver particles used in medical and consumer products

California initiates voter petition seeking mandatory labeling on biotech foods

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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January 19 2012

A group of environmentalists is reportedly seeking to qualify a voter initiative in California that would require special labels on foods containing genetically engineered (GE) ingredients

FDA restricts use of cephalosporin in livestock

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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January 13 2012

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a final rule prohibiting the extralabel use of cephalosporin antimicrobial drugs in livestock

EPA watchdog recommends action on nanomaterials

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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January 13 2012

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Office of Inspector General (IG) has issued a report critical of how effectively the agency “is managing the human health and environmental risks of nanomaterials.”

New lawsuits filed: “natural” orange juice, mislabeled butter, city vs. state in trans fat dispute, lack of FDA action on nanotechnology petition

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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January 13 2012

Putative class actions have been filed in New Jersey and California federal courts against Tropicana Products, Inc., alleging that the company misleads consumers by labeling and marketing its orange juice as “100 pure and natural,” when it actually “undergoes extensive processing which includes the addition of aromas and flavors.”

APHIS reopens comment period for proposed amendments to Bioterrorism Protection Act

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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December 16 2011

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has reopened the comment period until January 17, 2012, on a proposed rule that would amend and republish the Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act’s “list of selected agents and toxins that have the potential to pose a severe threat to animal or plant health, or to animal or plant products.”

Chemical industry seeks BPA ban, FDA inclined to adopt one

Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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USA
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October 14 2011

According to a news source, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is poised to prohibit the use of bisphenol A (BPA) in baby bottles and sippy cups in response to a petition filed by the American Chemistry Council