Recently, we told you about Coca-Cola's funding of scientists seeking to shift the blame for obesity away from bad diets (including regularly gulping down sugary drinks like Coke). If you were interested in that story, you'll be interested in this story. At this website, Coke urges consumers to "Share a Coke" with someone by allowing […]
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A Washington Post online story today discusses the Federal Trade Commission's opposition to proposed amendments to the Electronic Communications Privacy Act: By now, Americans are all too familiar with the ways hackers can gain unauthorized entry into their personal accounts online. But did you know that the government can currently seize many of your e-mails without even […]
You would probably assume that Ben Carson and his presidential campaign would be thrilled that so many people across America are creating T-shirts, mugs and other items touting his candidacy for the presidency, saying “Ben Carson for President 2016" or using more creative slogans, plastering his face on such items. And you would think that […]
The FDA recently issued this draft guidance to assist industry in drug development to combat rare diseases. 10% of people will get a rare disease. That sounds strange because a rare disease is, well, rare. It is defined (by the Orphan Drug Act of 1983) as a disorder or condition that affects fewer than 200,000 […]
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Monday obtained a preliminary injunction against World Law Group and its senior leaders for running a debt-relief scheme that the CFPB alleged charged consumers exorbitant, illegal upfront fees. The CFPB alleges the debt-relief scheme falsely promised consumers a team of attorneys to help negotiate debt settlements with creditors, failed […]
The Hill reports: The Obama administration on Monday announced a tweak to the federal financial aid program that one official said would help “literally hundreds of thousands” of students each year. Obama and Education Secretary Arne Duncan will formally announce the change at a town hall meeting in Iowa, where they will meet with high […]
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The Food and Drug Administration has released rules that will require U.S. food manufacturers to make detailed plans to identify and prevent possible contamination risks in food production facilities. As the Washington Post reports, "[t]he new regulations, which will apply to the production of both human and animal foods, mark the first step in a broader effort […]
That's the title of this article by Sherzod Abdukadirov. Here is the abstract: As it becomes clear that the Nutrition Facts panel (NFP) and other information disclosure policies have failed to improve consumers’ dietary choices, many health advocates have declared information-based policies ineffective and instead advocate measures that would manipulate consumers’ choices. In contrast, this […]
Law prof Adam Levitin has written this article in The American Banker called The CFPB's Data Collection Is to Be Applauded. At his blog, Credit Slips, Levitin explains that "the CFPB's data collection … has become the latest inside-the-Beltway attack on the CFPB."