In brief On 28 January 2026, the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) issued Version 3 of its product defect reporting and recall procedures for therapeutic products (TPs) and cell, tissue and gene therapy products (CTGTPs). The HSA, through the updated guidance, does the following: In more detail Clarifications on the scope…
In our final week of the Annual Compliance conference, we focussed on key issues being faced by companies on ESG, supply chain and product compliance. Specifically, we discussed the new legal landscape in the EU and UK on product compliance and liability, supply chain due diligence trends and developments, and how to manage environmental, social and governance risks and increasing legislation in the US, UK and EU aimed at cracking down on vague, misleading, or unsubstantiated green claims.
Off the Shelf, the Global Consumer Goods & Retail Industry Podcast, provides short practical legal insights into the…
In brief The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) sent warning letters to ten companies in recent days, instructing them to cease making any claims that their products treat or prevent COVID-19 and requiring confirmation within 48 hours that such advertising claims have ceased. Contents Because there are currently no products that…
What do Cardi B, Jordin Sparks and Alexa PenaVega have in common? If you guessed they each received…
Will the lure of the past jeopardize the future of Industrials? Industrials are braced for yet another revolution.…
The European Commission’s New Deal for Consumers (New Deal) is a package of reforms that seeks to enhance existing consumer protection legislation and improve the ability of individuals and regulators to bring enforcement action where traders fail to comply. Traders that target consumers in the EU have two years to…
On 1 October 2019, the European Commission (EC) adopted a package of Ecodesign measures which, for the first…
In September 2019 Russia introduced new statutory limitations for public procurement of foreign-made electronics. These changes will affect…