On June 29, 2020, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued helpful guidance on due diligence requirements for hemp-related businesses under the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA). The four-page guidance builds upon a December 3, 2019 joint statement on this topic issued by FinCEN, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit

John Fuson
John Fuson is a partner in the firm's Health Care, Product Risk Management (PRM), and White Collar and Regulatory Enforcement groups, focusing on U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) enforcement and counseling matters.
In Response to COVID-19 Pandemic, FDA Temporarily Changes Nutrition Label Rules for Restaurants and Food Manufacturers
Mar.27.2020
As a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic, restaurants may have food on hand that they can no longer use to prepare food for patrons. Similarly, food manufacturers may have inventory labeled for use in restaurants that is no longer in demand by the restaurant industry. To encourage the further distribution of this food during…
PREP Act Immunity from Liability for COVID-19 Related Medical Equipment
Mar.27.2020
Everyone wants to help by providing necessary equipment to the COVID-19 frontline: hospitals, doctors, nurses, and other healthcare providers battling COVID-19 need ventilators, masks, gowns and other supplies.
Here are answers to commonly asked questions on how companies position themselves to obtain the immunity from liability provided by The Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness…
Webinar: Cataclysmic Change or Business as Usual: Product Regulation in the Trump Administration
Join Us For A Complimentary Webinar – Thursday, October 25, 2018 – 12:00 – 1:00 PM ET
Two years into the Trump Administration and:
- The Consumer Product Safety Commission now has a Republican majority,
- the Department of Transportation has released its 3.0 guidance on autonomous vehicles,
- NIST has published a 375-page recommendation on medical device
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