Animal testing refers to the use of animals for scientific research. They can be used in scientific research for a variety of purposes, including studying biology, psychology and disease, testing pharmaceutical products, and cosmetics, among...
food & drug
blue law
Blue law is a colloquial term for state statute or ordinance that forbids or regulates entertainment and commercial activities (ex. sale of liquor) on Sundays or religious holidays. Blue laws can also be referred to as Sunday closing laws,...
cigar
For the purposes of taxation and FDA regulation, “cigar” means “any roll of tobacco wrapped in leaf tobacco or in any substance containing tobacco” unless, “because of its appearance, the type of tobacco used in the filler, or its packaging...
cigarette
For the purposes of taxation and FDA regulation, a cigarette is defined in 26 U.S. Code § 5702 as
“any roll of tobacco wrapped in paper or in any substance not containing tobacco, and any roll of tobacco wrapped in any...
commerce
Commerce refers generally to the activity of exchanging products, goods, and services for financial gain. The word commerce usually is used to mean economic activity broadly on a national or other large scale. Commerce can be used in many...
Commerce Clause
The Commerce Clause refers to Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution, which gives Congress the power “to regulate commerce with foreign nations, among states, and with the Indian tribes.”
Congress has often...
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is a Department of Justice federal law enforcement agency charged with investigating federal drug trafficking laws. The DEA is directed by an Administrator of Drug Enforcement, whom the President...
Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act of 2009
The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act of 2009 implemented multiple wide-sweeping restrictions on the tobacco industry and gave the FDA broad authority to regulate tobacco products. A few of the biggest restrictions include:...
food and drug law
Food production has been regulated in the United States since the mid–1800s. But it was not until 1906, when both the Food and Drug Act (21 U.S.C. 1 et seq.) and the Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) were enacted, that the...
medical marijuana
A term describing the cultivation and usage of marijuana for its medicinal value. Medical marijuana is taken by patients for its therapeutic effects in alleviating pain, nausea, and to increase appetite. In California, for example, under the Medicinal...