Representative Mike Pompeo (R-KS) introduced legislation last Wednesday that would preempt state laws that require mandatory labeling of genetically modified foods. Currently, Maine and Connecticut have passed GMO labeling laws that are contingent upon other states approving such laws, but many other states are considering enacting GMO labeling laws. Pompeo’s bill, named the Safe and […]
As reported in an article from FoodNavigator-USA.com, the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) responded to ConAgra Foods Inc.’s petition for a qualified health claim for whole grains and reduced risk of diabetes mellitus type 2. ConAgra’s petition proposed that the following two model health claims be allowed on the labels or in the labeling of […]
The Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) is enforcing its draft medical foods guidance. As previously reported here, FDA published a draft medical food guidance last month that severely restricts the type of products that qualify as medical foods. The draft guidance states that a food is a “medical food” only if: – It is a […]
On August 13th, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the availability of a revised draft guidance on medical foods entitled, “Draft Guidance for Industry: Frequently Asked Questions About Medical Foods, Second Edition.” FDA issued the draft guidance in response to confusion over the definition, labeling, and availability of medical foods, and to update FDA’s […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 9, 2013 CONTACT: Bethany Kennedy (602-334-4415) Washington, D.C.— The Martindale-Hubbell legal rating service issued today a newswire press release.[1] In it, Martindale-Hubbell announces that based on interviews with lawyers and judges, it has reaffirmed in 2013 the AV Preeminent (highest in legal ability and ethics) rating it originally awarded Jonathan W. […]
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 30, 2013 CONTACT: Bethany Kennedy (602-334-4415) EMORD ANNOUNCES FIRST AMENDMENT HALL OF FAME Washington, D.C.—Today the Washington, D.C. based constitutional and administrative law firm Emord and Associates, P.C. announced its posting of an online First Amendment Hall of Fame. The posting presents the names, photographs, and biographies of the […]
Consumers harmed by a generic drug manufacturer’s failure to warn have no recourse thanks to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling. In 2004, Karen Bartlett took sulindac, a generic, prescription-only non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug manufactured by Mutual Pharmaceutical, for her painful shoulder. A few weeks after Bartlett took the drug, she developed an acute case of toxic […]
Sarah Murnaghan, the 10-year old girl with end-stage cystic fibrosis who nearly died while waiting for a lung transplant, continues to recover after receiving two lung transplants and having surgery for partial diaphragm paralysis. Although she was at death’s door, Sarah almost did not receive a lung transplant because of an arbitrary and capricious rule […]
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 3, 2013 CONTACT: Bethany Kennedy (602-334-4415) Washington, D.C.—Tonight, July 3, 2013, Coast to Coast AM (George Noory) will interview constitutional and administrative lawyer Jonathan W. Emord (10PM Pacific) for a full two hours concerning FDA, NSA, IRS, and DOJ corruption and abuse of power. For 28 years Emord […]
This month, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held that a naturally occurring, isolated segment of human DNA may not be patented because it is a product of nature. The Court also held, however, that complementary DNA (cDNA), which is synthetically created exons-only strands of nucleotides, may be patented because it is not naturally occurring. The […]
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