FDA relaxes prior notice rule for food imports (Food Navigator USA)
The guide, entitled What You Need To Know About Prior Notice of Imported Food Shipments: A Small Entity Compliance Guide , provides an update on the prior notice interim final rule issued under the 2002 Bioterrorism Act, which was published in the Federal Register in November, after it was discovered that it would prove too costly for small companies.

FDA To Allow Sale Of Plan B Emergency Contraception To 17-Year-Olds (Medical News Today)
FDA on Wednesday announced that it will allow the non-prescription sale of the emergency contraceptive Plan B to individuals ages 17 years and older, in compliance with a federal judge's March 23 ruling that the agency's 2006 decision to limit access to women ages 18 and older was politically motivated and scientifically flawed, the Washington Post reports. U.S.