How does a foreign company register for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration certificate and what are the required documents?
Identical bills, SB-1035 and AB-2236, that would only allow stores to provide 100% recycled paper bags or reusable grocery bags not made from plastic film material beginning in 2026, were introduced in the California Senate and Assembly on February 8, 2024. Current law prohibits stores from providing most single-use carryout bags.
Save the date for Keller and Heckman’s annual program, 2024 Fall Practical Primer on Pesticides, taking place on September 26 - 27, 2024, in Arlington, VA! This comprehensive course on the regulation of pesticides is designed and presented by the attorneys and scientists of Keller and Heckman, who will discuss pesticide regulation at the federal and state levels and from the legal and scientific perspectives.
Save the date for Keller and Heckman’s annual program, Navigating TSCA: Basics and Beyond 2024, taking place November 14-15, 2024, in Arlington, VA. This comprehensive course will provide chemical manufacturers, importers, and processors with essential, in-depth information on “core” TSCA requirements and implementation of the many changes resulting from the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (TSCA reform).
Save the date for Keller and Heckman’s 25th Annual Food Packaging Law Seminar and Sustainability Day program taking place October 22-24, 2024, in Arlington, VA! This seminar is a must-attend for regulatory, scientific, and legal professionals to keep up-to-date on the latest developments impacting the food-contact industry. Registration for this program will launch in early June 2024. If you are not currently on our mailing list, be sure to join by following the link here.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) most recent update of its Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulation Actions was published on January 25, 2024. The latest version of the Unified Agenda gives a target date of April 2024, for publishing a rule to amend the food additive regulations to allow a Food Contact Substance Notification (FCN) to become no longer effective for reasons other than safety.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently added one new substance to its Inventory of Effective Food Contact Substances (FCS) Notifications. The newly listed substances and the manufacturers are listed below.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a notice of filing for a food additive petition that proposes amending certain food additive regulations to remove four solvents: benzene, ethylene dichloride, methylene chloride, and trichloroethylene. The food additive petition was submitted by the Environmental Health Defense Fund, the Breast Cancer Prevention Partners, the Center for Environmental Health, the Environmental Working Group, and Lisa Lefferts.
The petition proposes that FDA amend the following regulations to remove the use of the four specified solvents:
CalRecycle released on December 28, the SB 343 Preliminary Findings Report for material types and forms that routinely become feedstock in the production of new products and packaging.