Food and Drug Regulation

FDA’s Minimal Authority over Dietary Supplements

FDA’s Minimal Authority over Dietary Supplements

Scholars urge Congress to give FDA more power to regulate dietary supplements.

Cutting Corners on COVID-19 Treatments?

Cutting Corners on COVID-19 Treatments?

Scholars analyze FDA’s emergency use authorizations during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Regulating Junk Food Marketing

Regulating Junk Food Marketing

Scholars critique the scarcity of regulation surrounding food marketing to children.

Regulating Physician-Assisted Death

Regulating Physician-Assisted Death

Scholar analyzes the relation between federal regulation and assisted death initiatives.

Intermediaries in the Drug-Price War

Intermediaries in the Drug-Price War

Experts debate the role of pharmacy benefit managers in rising U.S. drug prices.

Cleaning Up “Clean” Food Labeling

Cleaning Up “Clean” Food Labeling

Scholars propose avenues to improving the regulation of clean food labels.

How Patents Contribute to High Drug Prices

How Patents Contribute to High Drug Prices

Patents covering drugs selected for Medicare price negotiation show how patents influence drug prices.

Should USDA Regulate Lab-Grown Meat?

Should USDA Regulate Lab-Grown Meat?

Scholar argues that FDA should be the sole regulator of cell-cultured meat.

Cracking Down on Overdose Deaths

Cracking Down on Overdose Deaths

FDA approves first over-the-counter treatment to combat the opioid overdose epidemic.

Patent Law Could Also Limit Mifepristone Access

Patent Law Could Also Limit Mifepristone Access

Existing patents deter the marketing of more affordable generic drugs that could be used off-label for abortions.

FDA’s Role in Access to Reproductive Health Care

FDA’s Role in Access to Reproductive Health Care

Recent abortion pill litigation underscores the significance of calls to make birth control pills available over the counter.

Sugar, Spice, Are Additives Nice?

Sugar, Spice, Are Additives Nice?

Scholar argues that loopholes in U.S. food regulation put consumers at risk.