The U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposed two new rules last week that would impact imported food, including by establishing a program to accred
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Democrats Release Discussion Draft of FDA Bill
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Five Democratic Congressmen released a discussion draft of possible legislation that would alter the powers of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. …
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Drywall Litigation Update
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The Georgia Superior Court has preliminarily approved a $6.5 million settlement between the Lowe’s home improvement stores and a nationwide proposed c…
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Update on Foreign Manufacturers Liability Act
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We have posted before about legislative efforts to make it easier for U.S. consumers to sue foreign product manufacturers. Last week the the House Sub…
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Companion Bill Introduced To Ease Suits Against Foreign Manufacturers
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Previously we alerted readers to the introduction of The Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act of 2009 (S. 1606), introduced in the Senate in…
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FDA Issues Import Alert For China Dairy Products
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The FDA continues to take action to attempt to limit the impact of the China milk scandal on U.S. consumers. As part of its ongoing strategy to addres…
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FDA Updates Plans For Foreign Offices
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The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) should be opening its new China office later in 2008. In the past couple years, as posted here at MassTortDef…
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China Dairy Product and Infant Formula Issues Grow
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Quality control investigators in China have announced they had found a dangerous protein substitute in dairy products produced by 20% of the Chinese c…
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CPSC Releases Import Final Safety Strategy Document
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The Consumer Product Safety Commission has just released its revised import safety strategy document. The comment period on the draft import strategy …
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FDA and China Issue Joint Progress Report on Food Safety
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The United States and China issued a joint progress statement last week that described the measures both have recently taken to improve the safety of …
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