The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released guidance to assist food and dietary supplement companies on how to convert the previous units of measure for folate, niacin, vitamin A, vitamin D, and vitamin E to the new units required on the updated Nutrition Facts and Supplement Facts labels. The guidance includes step by step instructions, conversion factors for each nutrient, and sample calculations for converting to the new units of measure.…

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FDA Proposes New Health Warning for Cigarette Packages and Advertisements

By Emily Lyons on August 15, 2019

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a proposed rule that would require health warnings on cigarette packages and advertising. The warnings include color images depicting some of the lesser-known health risks of cigarette smoking. This is FDA’s second attempt to require graphic warnings for cigarette packages and advertisements.…

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FDA Issues First Warning Letter under FSVP Regulations

By Emily Lyons on August 15, 2019

On July 30, 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued its first Warning Letter to an importer for violations of the Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) requirements at 21 C.F.R. Part 1, Subpart L (21 C.F.R. §§ 1.500 through 1.514). The Warning Letter was issued to a U.S. importer related to imported tahini implicated in a multi-state Salmonella Concord outbreak in spring 2019.…

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An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure: Why Startups Should Consider Litigation Risk

By Theresa Mullineaux & Joe Guffey on August 14, 2019

Most startups initially focus on incorporation, funding, and protecting their intellectual property, which is logical and practical! While these are all important and necessary, startups should also ensure that they are protecting their new startup from legal actions such as a lawsuit – the dreaded “L” word. A lawsuit is the official court process in which two or more parties seek to resolve a dispute. A legal battle can be lengthy, expensive, and create bad…

Association Alert

Condo Association & HOA Insurance Coverage in Less Than 1 Minute

By Billie Jo Fatheree on August 14, 2019

Do you know for a FACT that your condominium association or HOA has all of the insurance the law requires you to have? Learn about the insurance coverage your condo or HOA should get in less than a minute. Want to learn more about Wisconsin condominium and HOA law from experienced condo and HOA attorneys? Read all about condo and HOA law at Association Alert and click here to learn more about lawyer Daniel J. …

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USTR Delays Implementation of Section 301 Duties on Certain Tranche 4 Products

By Nithya Nagarajan & Katherine Stubblefield on August 13, 2019

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (“USTR”) announced on August 13, 2019 that several goods included on the upcoming tranche 4 of Section 301 tariffs, including laptops, computer monitors, cell phones, video game consoles, certain toys and certain items of footwear and clothing, will not face additional 10 percent tariffs until December 15, 2019. The agency also said there will be some products excluded entirely from the new set of tariffs for health, safety,…

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Important Milestones Are Being Met in Alaska and Hawaii for Unmanned Aircraft Systems

By Erik Dullea, David Agee, Amanda Tummons & Chris Sundberg on August 13, 2019

Even with the rapid growth of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) or drones, one of the FAA’s primary rules is that the pilot must maintain visual line of sight with the unmanned aircraft at all times. When waivers were granted for “extended line of sight” operations, visual observers on the ground were still required. Those operational constraints are about to change. Collaborative projects between private industry and the Universities of Alaska-Fairbanks and Hawaii are transforming dreams…

Emerging Energy Insights

Texas Solar Energy Projects: Avoiding Mineral Issues

By Brian Pullin on August 8, 2019

When beginning a solar project in Texas, developers must be cognizant of the potential conflict between the surface and mineral estates. In Texas, mineral rights can be severed from the surface estate, and when severed, the mineral estate rights are dominant, meaning the mineral estate has the implied right to use as much of the surface, subsurface, and adjacent airspace of the land as is reasonably necessary to locate and develop the mineral estate beneath.…

Safety Law Matters

OSHA moves to potentially adjust silica rule

By Avi Meyerstein on August 8, 2019

Last week, OSHA began a potential rulemaking process to expand what some might consider exceptions to the 2016 silica rule in construction. Here’s what we know……

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Updates on CERCLA Financial Assurance Requirements for Industry Sectors

By Phillip Bower on August 7, 2019

D.C. Circuit Upholds USEPA Decision to Not Require Financial Assurance Under CERCLA for Hardrock Mining We have previously blogged (in June 2019 and 2017) on a proposed rule released during the final days of the Obama Administration which required hardrock mines to provide financial assurance demonstrating they are able to fund the costs associated with the future cleanup of the mines under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), the federal statute…

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FDA Releases Guidance on Convert Units of Measure for Certain Nutrients on Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels