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FDA: Formula-Thickening Agent Dangerous for
Premature Infants
Health care facilities that use the thickening product SimplyThick in infant formula intended for premature babies are being warned to discontinue the practice following reports to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that the product could cause a life-threatening condition known as necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in babies born prematurely. Reports that babies were contracting NEC, which is characterized by inflammation and death of intestinal tissue, began coming into the FDA in mid-May. Four medical centers around the country were affected. As of May 20, when the agency began warning parents and health care providers of the danger, 15 cases of NEC in premature infants given formula or breast milk mixed with SimplyThick had been identified, including two fatalities. “The current situation is unusual because NEC most often occurs in babies within the hospital early in their premature course,” the FDA stated in its announcement. “But among the ill babies of which FDA is aware, some had been discharged from the hospital to home on a feeding regimen that included SimplyThick and then fell ill at home.” Symptoms of NEC, which can occur in premature infants even several months old, include abdominal bloating, green-tinged vomiting, feeding intolerance and bloody stools.
The DOJ's Corporate Enforcement Policy: One Year Later
The DOJ's Criminal Division issued three declinations since the issuance of the revised CEP a year ago. Review of these cases gives insight into DOJ's implementation of the new policy in practice.
The DOJ's New Parameters for Evaluating Corporate Compliance Programs
The parameters set forth in the DOJ's memorandum have implications not only for the government's evaluation of compliance programs in the context of criminal charging decisions, but also for how defense counsel structure their conference-room advocacy seeking declinations or lesser sanctions in both criminal and civil investigations.
Use of Deferred Prosecution Agreements In White Collar Investigations
This article discusses the practical and policy reasons for the use of DPAs and NPAs in white-collar criminal investigations, and considers the NDAA's new reporting provision and its relationship with other efforts to enhance transparency in DOJ decision-making.
Bankruptcy Sales: Finding a Diamond In the Rough
There is no efficient market for the sale of bankruptcy assets. Inefficient markets yield a transactional drag, potentially dampening the ability of debtors and trustees to maximize value for creditors. This article identifies ways in which investors may more easily discover bankruptcy asset sales.
A Lawyer's System for Active Reading
Active reading comprises many daily tasks lawyers engage in, including highlighting, annotating, note taking, comparing and searching texts. It demands more than flipping or turning pages.