A recent study published by Séralini et al. (Séralini study) about the long term toxicity of Roundup® herbicide and Roundup-tolerant...

Only once in a generation does there come along a new technology that can truly change the way we think about a subject – such is the...

Millions of Americans have allergic reactions to food every year. While most food allergies cause relatively mild and minor symptoms,...

Nearly everyone knows how it feels to swallow a bite of food or sip of beverage that “goes down the wrong pipe”, what physicians call...

Dietary ingredients having a “history of use” in accordance with the “Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994” (DSHEA) are...

Intellectual property (IP) assets have come into the spotlight with the passage of the America Invents Act (AIA), the U.S. Patent reform...

Food Safety Audits are on-site inspections of facilities’ production lines and processes. During these inspections, our experienced...

Substantiation of health claims has been under scrutiny by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) since its 1972 decision in the Pfizer case,...

A California initiative (Proposition 37) which would require the labeling of genetically engineered foods, has qualified for the November...

This article, which focuses on a health claim approved by the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) on cocoa flavanols, is the fourth in a...

“What kind of animal is man, that he creates his own cage”? – Anonymous Despite the fact that 18 years have elapsed since passage of the...

The following is an adaptation of a recent article published by the Food and Drug Law Institute (FDLI) in their June 2012 newsletter....

Bisphenol A (BPA) is used in the manufacture of food contact materials such as polycarbonate bottles and can linings. In 2007, the...

The term “natural” may be found on labels of a variety of products, from food, to dietary supplements. But how is the term “natural”...

Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA) enacted on October 14, 1994 and signed into law on October 25, 1994 Dividing...

Nanotechnology has the potential to transform the entire food industry by changing the way food is produced, processed, packaged,...

Because a pet is now as much a member of the family as any other household inhabitant, “pet parents” (self-described pet owners), are now...

“Mistletoe, holly, Santa Claus jolly… and, oops! The pet’s not feeling so well.” Not the best theme song for the holiday season. Although...

Following the 1958 Amendment to the Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA or “the Act”), the Centers regulating human and animal...

On July 1, 2011, four days ahead of the July 5th deadline imposed by the Food Safety Modernization Act of 2010, the Food and Drug...