Anne (Annie) Guilyard Associate

On April 17, 2024, in Muldrow v. City of St. Louis, the U.S. Supreme Court held that an employer may violate Title VII’s anti-discrimination provisions when it transfers an employee even if the transfer did not result in a loss of pay or benefits. The decision resolves an open question among the federal appellate courts as to whether a plaintiff needs to establish that an employer’s adverse actions resulted in substantial harm.

On April 3, 2024, FDA published Draft Guidance titled New Dietary Ingredient Notification Master Files for Dietary Supplements. The Draft Guidance provides recommendations on how stakeholders can establish, update, and close New Dietary Ingredient Notification Master Files.

On March 18, USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service published its Final Rule on Voluntary Labeling of FSIS-Regulated Products with U.S.-Origin Claims. The Final Rule covers meat, poultry, and egg products.

The FDA recently launched an updated dietary supplement ingredient directory titled "Information on Select Dietary Supplement Ingredients and Other Substances," replacing FDA’s "Dietary Supplement Ingredient Directory," released March 2023.

The U.S. Food & Drug Administration recently published revisions to its multichapter draft guidance for industry on Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food. More specifically, FDA revised the draft Introduction, as well as draft Appendix 1, to address stakeholder comments submitted on prior drafts made available in 2016.