The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (“MHRA”) is seeking industry feedback on its new draft guideline on individual messenger ribonucleic acid (“mRNA”) cancer immunotherapies (the “Draft Guidance”). Building on the success of mRNA vaccine technology in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, the technology is now being adapted to target diseases such as cancer.
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Houston Adult Entertainer Takes Discrimination Case to SCOTUS
Chanel Nichols v. Houston Strip Clubs – Supreme Court Discrimination Case
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFebruary 11, 2025Houston, TX – Former Houston exotic dancer and mother of two, Chanel Nicholson, has petitioned the Supreme Court of the United States to review her class action lawsuit alleging systemic racial discrimination at several Houston-area strip clubs—Centerfold, Splendor, and Cover…
Breaking Down Governor Whitmer’s Game-Changing Proposed New Wholesale Tax on the Michigan Marijuana Industry
Takeaways
- The proposed 32% wholesale tax on cannabis products could significantly raise prices for consumers, making it more challenging for an already struggling industry to maintain profitability.
- The assessment of a wholesale tax would most likely radically restructure industry business practices.
- Potential expansion of the Tobacco Products Tax Act (“TPTA”) would force the Marijuana industry
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Frustrated with recall alerts? Consumers’ voices can make a difference
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More than 80 percent of consumers are worried about food recalls. It’s understandable – recent widespread, highly publicized food recalls involving deli meats, cucumbers, onions, frozen waffles, and more have created confusion and frustration.
Compounding the problem, recall communication is known for being slow, unclear and incomplete. Consumers…
Control plan reveals poultry meat contamination rate in France
Results of a French surveillance operation have been published, revealing the rate of contamination in fresh poultry meat at retail.
In France, Salmonella and Campylobacter are the two main bacterial agents responsible for foodborne infections, and Clostridioides difficile is often isolated from the stools of patients with digestive disorders. Poultry is recognized as a reservoir…
Republicans want to prevent USDA from implementing rule to control Salmonella
Two Republican representatives have introduced a bill that would prevent the U.S. Department of Agriculture from pursuing a rule to reduce Salmonella in raw poultry products.
The U.S. Reps. are Steven Womack, R-AR, and Tracey Mann, R-KS. Their bill seeks to prevent the USDA from finalizing, implementing, administering or enforcing the proposed rule “Salmonella Framework…
Taste the Rainbow of Sanctions – Cannabis Company Violates Skittles Permanent Injunction
What happens when a party attempts to sidestep the strict guidelines of a court order? A cannabis company’s non-compliance with an injunction illuminates the consequences of playing with fire. Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company v. Terphogz, LLC U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Case: 1:21-cv-02357. …
4,000 at University of Wisconsin exposed to Hepatitis A by ill food service worker
Knowing is Half the Battle . . . At Least for Learned Intermediaries
We hope we have some 1980s cartoon fans out there who will remember that G.I. Joe ended each of his cartoons with a PSA – “Now you know. And knowing is half the battle . . .” The PSA was usually about something dangerous kids did unintentionally—like running out into traffic. The idea was that…
Utah Introduces New Bill With “Unique” Definition for Ultra-Processed Foods in Schools
- On February 4, 2025, Utah’s state legislature introduced H.B. 402, “Foods Available at Schools Amendments,” a bill aimed at amending the types of foods available in public schools. This bill specifically targets the prohibition of certain food additives, utilizing a unique definition of “ultra-processed foods” (UPFs), a category of foods yet to be formally defined
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