At least 15 states have legislation pending to label genetically engineered food that if passed would create a patchwork of laws that would complicate compliance for supplement and food producers. Many of the bills incorporate lessons learned from the failure of California’s Prop 37.
Legislation to require labeling on genetically modified foods and supplements is gaining momentum at the state level, while national efforts seem increasingly less likely to succeed, stakeholders on both sides of the issue agree.
At least 15 states have pending legislation to label genetically engineered food that is based on model language drafted by the Center for Food Safety, said Andrew Kimbrell, the advocacy...
The FDA employees with reduction-in-force notice rescissions include some who work on user fee negotiations, but staff still subject to RIFs will not officially separate from the agency this week due to ongoing legal challenges.
Upcoming FDA user fee goal dates include novel products from a busy lung cancer pipeline, a single-dose passive immunization against RSV for infants, what could be the first oral HAE acute treatment, and a first-in-class HAE preventive antibody.
For the Trump Administration, the blockbuster GLP-1 drugs for obesity have become a poster child for the disparity between US and foreign prices.
Pink Sheet reporter and editors consider the issues that could emerge during upcoming private FDA forums with pharma CEOs, as well as the impact of the surprising move by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to limit the CDC recommendation for annual COVID-19 vaccine boosters.
If US tariffs on pharmaceutical supply chain products come into force they could be disruptive for companies. Ewan Townsend, of the international law firm Arnold & Porter, explains how companies can mitigate issues through negotiating with suppliers and reallocating tariff responsibilities.
Bridget Dooling, a law school professor who reviewed draft regulations from the FDA and other agencies as an OMB attorney, said prior federal court decisions suggest judges typically defer to agency decisions based in science.
