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The “Food Wars” and the Courts

Bill of Health

Noting the explosion in rates of obesity and chronic diseases among children caused by the ubiquity of inexpensive, good-tasting, super-sized, energy-dense foods, a presentation warned the CEOs that their companies could face a wave of litigation akin to the onslaught against Big Tobacco.

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AI’s Ability to Manipulate Decision Making Requires a Moratorium on Its Use in Obtaining Consent for Biomedical Research

Bill of Health

Public Health Service’s (USPHS) Syphilis Study at Tuskegee , whose revelation to the public sparked today’s legal schema for regulating and protecting the research it funds (the “Common Rule”), as well as research done in anticipation of receiving FDA approval for marketing a new product. While the U.S.

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Psychedelic Inequities and Unexplored Risk: Colonization, Commercialization, and Regulation

Bill of Health

There is a common and problematic misconception that colonization was an isolated historical event and that the present is somehow divorced from its precedent. To explore how colonization drives health inequities, we have to acknowledge the causal relationship between what is past and what is present and think critically about colonization.

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The Global Challenge of Unhealthy Diets: Front-of-Package Labeling for America

Bill of Health

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is expected to propose new rulemaking on front-of-package labeling in 2024. The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended FOP labeling as a cost-effective intervention to improve population-level dietary habits. Since 2009, the U.S. No standardized system exists but the U.S.

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SQA Regulatory Surveillance Summary | Monthly Update 2023 – January

SQA

A new template for the Certificate of a Pharmaceutical Product will be put into use in line with China’s pharmaceutical export practices and the latest World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines. A concerted and collaborative effort is essential to address this threat to global health, economies, and security effectively.

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SQA Regulatory Surveillance Summary | Monthly Update 2023 – May And June

SQA

The main innovations presented in the new standard are: Increased scope of the standard, with the inclusion of anatomopathological and toxicology laboratories, among others. PCPC has long supported providing the FDA with the resources it needs to advance modern federal regulatory oversight of cosmetics and personal care products.

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SQA Regulatory Surveillance Summary | Monthly Update 2023 – May And June

SQA

The main innovations presented in the new standard are: Increased scope of the standard, with the inclusion of anatomopathological and toxicology laboratories, among others. PCPC has long supported providing the FDA with the resources it needs to advance modern federal regulatory oversight of cosmetics and personal care products.

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