Entries by Lee Gray
FDA Cracks Down on Pet Products Containing CBD After USDA Clears Path for Hemp Production
Although more and more pet owners are turning to CBD products to treat their pets, new action by the FDA is a stark reminder that those CBD pet products found on-line and in stores are considered illegal at the federal level. Less than a month after the USDA published draft final rules to permit the […]
USDA Clears Path for Hemp Production While FDA Cracks Down on CBD Products
While it appears very likely that CBD products will someday be cleared for wide-spread sale by federal regulators, that day has not yet come. Many industry participants thought that CBD products became legal when the Hemp Farming Act was passed as part of the 2018 Farm Bill in December 2018, but the path to market […]
Facebook’s Lesson for Manufacturers
Although Mark Zuckerberg is testifying to Congress this week, the real message should be heard by manufacturers. No matter how well your company is humming along, making record profits, real danger may lurk beneath the surface. For manufacturers, the true lesson from Facebook/Cambridge Analytica debacle is that you cannot simply assume that all is well […]
Manufacturers Face Higher Fines from CPSC for Noncompliance
The CPSC has announced its second fine in 2016. The $3.75 million fine against Starbucks for double walled glass tea tumblers, brings the two-quarter total so far this year to $19.2 million: Other highlights from this data include: These Increases are Intentional. CPSC Chairman, Elliot Kaye, has indicated in recent speeches that he is expressly calling […]
