United States: Food and Drugs Law

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently issued a Decision and Order directed at certain pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). Although the order specifically applies to Express Scripts, Evernorth Health, Medco...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has finalized the calendar year (CY) 2027 Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D rule, with policies effective June 1, 2026...

FDA released its FY 2027 congressional justification last week. The $7.2 billion topline is less interesting than what's underneath it—the budget translates this administration's policy signals into concrete funding and legislative asks...

Today's guest post is from Dechert‘s Mary Kim. She takes a closer look at a case where plaintiff's use of AI landed them in hot water and how defendants can make the most of these situations.

On March 26, 2026, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) launched a 60-day public consultation on the draft opinion of its Committee for Socio-Economic Analysis (SEAC) on the proposal restriction to per-...

At McDermott Will & Schulte’s HPE Miami 2026 conference, more than 2,000 healthcare founders, investors, advisors, and leaders came together to discuss the structural and policy forces reshaping the health and life sciences investment landscape.

In today's hospitality landscape, even well-run, leading food and beverage groups are under pressure to do more with less. For one leading operator with more than $2 billion in annual revenue, previous headcount cuts were not enough to offset rising employer labor costs and simplify the operations. A more transformative, holistic approach was needed to look across the silos and find new ways of working

On March 20, 2026, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the agency will hold a public hearing on the Commissioner’s National Priority Voucher (CNPV) Pilot Program, with a Federal Register notice soliciting public comment and scheduling a public hearing for June 12, 2026.

In 2025, Texas passed Senate Bill 25, which includes a labeling mandate for food products. Section 9 of the Bill adds language to the Texas Health and Safety Code that would require food manufacturers to put conspicuous warning labels on any food product sold in the State that contains any of 44 listed ingredients (subject to some exceptions).