A Bunch of Listeria Recalls – Are there Illnesses?

Expert Guest Entry by William (Bill) Marler , Originally posted on MarlerBlog On October 22, 2013, the FDA reported that Reser’s Fine Foods of Beaverton, OR was recalling approximately 109,000 cases of refrigerated ready-to-eat products because it may be contaminated withListeria monocytogenes.  The recalled refrigerated ready-to-eat products were distributed nationwide and Canada. It reported:  NO illnesses have been…

FDA finalizes new system to identify medical devices

Press Release from FDA, Released on 09/20/2013   Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced a final rule for the unique device identification system (UDI) that, once implemented, will provide a consistent way to identify medical devices. The UDI system has the potential to improve the quality of information in medical device adverse events reports, which…

Weekly Industry News – Pharma

To read the complete article click on the title. Medical-device tax repeal is an idea full of holes Posted on WP Opinions by Editorial Board F THE Capitol Hill impasse ever ends, it will probably be through a compromise under which House Republicans abandon their demands to delay or defundObamacare — in return for a concession Senate…

Top Five FDA Related Articles

Top 5 FDA related news articles from last week. Click on the title to read the complete article. FDA Officials Hear Questions on Finer Points of Food Safety Law Published on The Packer written by Tom Karst Farmers Await Specifics on FDA Rule Rewrite Published on Capital Press written by Capital Press Food-Safety Law Changes…

FDA Boot Camp

Boost your FDA regulatory IQ Learn about the FDA approval process and the ins and outs of post-approval challenges.     When: Tuesday, September 17 to Wednesday, September 18, 2013 Where: Omni Parker House, Boston, MA To learn more and Register: Click here Industry Related News Industry related article by ANDREW POLLACK published  on 6/28/2013 The first nonhormonal drug…

American Conference Institute’s 4th Annual conference on Biosimilars

The Definitive Forum on the Legal, Regulatory, and Commercial Realities of Biosimilars Drawing on 3 years of top-notch programming, ACI’s 4th Annual Biosimilars program remains the industry’s leading legal and regulatory event. Check this interesting retrospective slide. [slideshare id=21337717&doc=biosimilarsslideshare-revisions-130517104658-phpapp02]

Consumer Products Regulation & Litigation

Essential strategies for overcoming regulatory and litigation hurdles in consumer products    When: Wednesday, June 26 to Thursday, June 27, 2013 Where: Chicago-Mart Plaza (Riverview) Hotel, Chicago, IL For more information, and to register: click here Industry News   Industry related article from Examiner.com, by Mary Schwager, posted on 05/07/13:   Williams-Sonoma fined for failure to…