Civil Law

FDA puts food safety rule on hold

The FDA is delaying enforcement of the Food Traceability Rule, which has been in the works for 14 years, by another 30 months.

In an announcement on March 20, the Food and Drug Administration said it intends to publish a proposed rule “at a later time.” The rule has already been published and approved and was set to go into effect Jan. 1, 2026. The rule was mandated by the Food Safety Modernization Act, which Congress approved in 2010.

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Supreme Court

Justices put Purdue Pharma bankruptcy plan on hold

Justices put Purdue Pharma bankruptcy plan on hold

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The Supreme Court on Thursday put a bankruptcy plan for Purdue Pharma, the manufacturer of the highly addictive opioid painkiller OxyContin, on hold while it reviews a challenge to the legality of the plan, which would shield the Sackler family, the owners of the drug company, from lawsuits. In the brief order the justices agreed to hear oral arguments this December in the Biden administration’s appeal of a lower-court ruling approving the plan. There were no recorded dissents.

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