Food, Drug & Device Law Alert – FDA Issues Draft Guidance on Voluntary Labeling of GMO Foods

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued a draft guidance for manufacturers of human and animal food who want the labels of their products to indicate whether (or not) the products include ingredients derived from genetically engineered plants. The FDA states that its primary interest in the topic is to ensure such labels are …

FDA Commissioner Outlines Critical Time Ahead for Agency

FDA Acting Commissioner Stephen Ostroff told attendees on Tuesday at RAPS’ Regulatory Convergence that he’s seeing an “unusual confluence” of events, particularly as the House-passed 21st Century Cures legislation makes its way through the Senate, and as user fee negotiations have to be wrapped up by January 2017. “All I have to say is stay tuned, …