A burst of new federal rules regulating food manufacturing and medical devices is ushering in new business opportunities for law firms, the Washington Post reports.
The FDA has been tightening up the enforcement of food-safety laws, particularly since the Food Safety Modernization Act was signed into law in 2011, said Ivan Wasserman of Manatt Phelps & Phillips, an FDA attorney for
dietary-supplement makers. The law gives the FDA more authority in ordering product recalls and detaining products that it suspects are unsafe, and imposes stricter registration requirements for facilities that manufacture, process and pack food.
There are also several provisions in the Affordable Care Act that apply to medical-device manufacturers, and many in the technology industry are waiting to see what role the FDA will play in regulating mobile medical apps.
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Source: Washington Post
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