Government,
Administrative/Regulatory
Apr. 9, 2018
FDA issues first-of-its-kind recall
Last week, the Food and Drug Administration exercised its mandatory recall authority under the Food Safety Modernization Act for the first time.
Pooja S. Nair
Partner
Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP
Email: pnair@ecjlaw.com
Pooja is a litigation attorney who has represented clients in the health care, life sciences, and banking industries in state and federal court, and has handled delicate compliance issues and internal investigations. She is a member of the firm's food and beverage department.
Last week, the Food and Drug Administration exercised its mandatory recall authority under the Food Safety Modernization Act for the first time. The agency announced a mandatory recall order for all products containing powdered kratom manufactured by Triangle Pharmanaturals due to the risk of salmonella. Two other producers of kratom products issued voluntary recalls.
Kratom or mitragyna speciosa, is a plant that grows naturally in T...
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