LABELING related term(s) Packaging; Product Safety

Articles and editorials

Bizarre Outcome on Generic Drugs, S2499 [18AP]

Bills and resolutions

Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act: permanently extend and strengthen (see H.R. 4274), H1739 [28MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: increase purchase of Kosher and Halal food and modify labeling of the commodities list under the Emergency Food Assistance Program to assist food banks in obtaining such foods (see S. 3632), S6855 [15NO] (see H.R. 6600), H6428 [16NO]

——— stop sale of products fraudulently labeled as organic, require organic producers and certifiers to maintain and provide records, and impose penalties on violators of organic food laws (see H.R. 5962), H3806 [19JN]

Dept. of HHS: establish a working group to develop and disseminate best practices to ensure accessibility in prescription drug labeling for visually-impaired and blind individuals (see H.R. 4087), H950 [24FE]

FDA: permit manufacturers of generic drugs to provide additional warnings relative to such drugs in the same manner as brand name drugs (see S. 2295), S2496 [18AP] (see H.R. 4384), H1976 [18AP]

——— require the label of drugs to contain a parenthetical statement identifying the source of any ingredient constituting or derived from a grain or starch-containing ingredient (see H.R. 4972), H2267 [27AP]

——— strengthen regulation of compounding drugs by pharmacies (see H.R. 6584), H6323 [2NO] (see H.R. 6638), H6675 [5DE]

Federal agencies and departments: establish programs in regulatory agencies to permit the labeling of certain products that do not contain any carcinogens as ‘‘cancer free’’ (see H.R. 6191), H5291 [25JY]

——— establish programs in regulatory agencies to permit the labeling of certain products that do not contain any carcinogens as ‘‘carcinogen free’’ (see H.R. 6601), H6428 [16NO]

Food: strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (see H.R. 6200), H5291 [25JY]

Food industry: improve and clarify certain disclosure requirements for restaurants, similar retail food establishments, and vending machines (see S. 3574), S6454 [19SE] (see H.R. 6174), H5200 [24JY]

——— require labels on packages of meat include a statement on whether the meat contains lean finely textured beef (pink slime) (see H.R. 4346), H1811 [30MR]

Health: examine, label, and communicate adverse human biological effects associated with exposure to electromagnetic fields from cell phones and other wireless devices (see H.R. 6358), H5716 [3AU]

Pediatric Research Equity Act: permanently extend and strengthen (see H.R. 4274), H1739 [28MR]

Letters

Improve safety of dietary supplements by requiring manufacturers to register supplement products with the FDA and amending labeling requirements: Chuck Bell and Ioana Rusu, Consumers Union, S3552 [24MY]

——— Michael F. Jacobson, Center for Science in the Public Interest, S3552 [24MY]

Patient Safety and Generic Labeling Improvement Act: Allison M. Zieve, Public Citizen (organization), S2499 [18AP]

——— Joyce A. Rogers, AARP, S2498 [18AP]

——— several consumer organizations, S2499 [18AP]

Remarks in House

FDA: permit manufacturers of generic drugs to provide additional warnings relative to such drugs in the same manner as brand name drugs (H.R. 4384), E580 [18AP]

Federal agencies and departments: establish programs in regulatory agencies to permit the labeling of certain products that do not contain any carcinogens as ‘‘cancer free’’ (H.R. 6191), H5212 [25JY], E1320 [25JY]

——— establish programs in regulatory agencies to permit the labeling of certain products that do not contain any carcinogens as ‘‘carcinogen free’’ (H.R. 6601), E1788 [16NO]

Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (H.R. 3553), H6073 [19SE]

——— strengthen Federal consumer product safety programs and activities relative to commercially-marketed seafood (H.R. 6200), E1327 [25JY]

Pediatric Research Equity Act: permanently extend and strengthen, E1162 [27JN]

Remarks in Senate

Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act: permanently extend and strengthen, S3400–S3402 [22MY], S3477 [23MY]

FDA: create standards for information provided to patients when receiving prescription medications, S3464 [23MY]

——— improve safety of dietary supplements by requiring manufacturers to register supplement products with the FDA and amending labeling requirements, S3413 [22MY], S3466, S3467, S3482–S3485 [23MY], S3552, S3563 [24MY]

——— permit manufacturers of generic drugs to provide additional warnings relative to such drugs in the same manner as brand name drugs (S. 2295), S2497–S2500 [18AP]

Food: allow States to require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material, S4169 [14JN], S4384 [21JN]

——— increase criminal penalties for certain knowing violations relating to food that is misbranded or adulterated (S. 216), S2542 [19AP]

Pediatric Research Equity Act: permanently extend and strengthen, S3400–S3402 [22MY], S3477 [23MY]

Reports filed

Commercial Seafood Consumer Protection Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 50) (S. Rept. 112–131), S131 [26JA]

Texts of

S. 2295, Patient Safety and Generic Labeling Improvement Act, S2498 [18AP]