FDA Law Update : FDA Regulation Lawyer & Attorney : Sheppard Mullin Law Firm : Food & Drug Administration Product Regulations

In the wake of a scathing March 4^th GAO Report, FDA has informed Congress that it will boost criminal prosecutions of pharmaceutical and food industry executives.[1] Although the Agency’s Office of Criminal Investigation (OCI) can prosecute ‘responsible corporate officials,’ according to the GAO Report OCI has failed to exercise this enforcement tool to achieve FDA priorities and has underperformed comparable agencies in bringing misdemeanor prosecutions.
 

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On June 12, 2009, Congress passed a legislation empowering the Food and Drug Administration to regulate cigarettes and tobacco products. Just one day after the Senate approved the bill, the House decided to forgo its own version of the bill and passed the Senate bill with a final vote of 307-97. President Obama stated he will promptly sign the bill into law. Enactment of such legislation will end a long battle over the years to give FDA the authority to regulate the manufacturing, marketing and sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products. The bill, authorizes sweeping regulation of the tobacco industry.
 

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