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Right time for Commercial Leases in South Florida

Right time for Commercial Leases in South Florida

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[vc_column_text disable_pattern="true" align="left" margin_bottom="0" p_margin_bottom="20" width="1/1" el_position="first last"] [mk_dropcaps content="E" style="fancy-style" width="1/1" el_position="first last"]veryone who has ever been in a position of renting commercial space knows the Golden Rule (even if not by name).  The rule is this: He who holds the gold makes the rules!  In Commercial Leases, this has translated into landlords dominating the terms of the lease, leaving little room for tenants to negotiate. The good news for tenants is that today's economic climate means that things are very different than they have been in the past, and tenants now have more bargaining power. This is because commercial landlords…
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FDA Updates Draft Guidance on Medical Foods

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On August 13, 2013, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published its “Draft Guidance for Industry: Frequently Asked Questions about Medical Foods; Second Edition.” The first edition of this guidance was previously issued in May 2007. The draft provides the FDA’s answers to commonly asked questions concerning the definition and regulation of medical foods and updates the responses in the 2007 document. You can read the draft guidance on the FDA’s website, available here. More specifically, a medical food—defined in section 5(b)(3) of the Orphan Drug Act (ODA)—is a food “which is formulated to be consumed or administered enterally…
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FDA Publishes Final Rule on Gluten-Free Labeling

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On August 5, 2013, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a final rule, “Food Labeling; Gluten-Free Labeling of Foods,” that defines the term “gluten-free” and adopts requirements for its voluntary use in food labeling. The regulation will particularly help those with Celiac disease to maintain a gluten-free diet. Celiac disease is an autoimmune reaction that damages the small intestine whenever gluten, a natural protein in grains such as wheat, rye, and barley, is ingested. FDA has authority to issue the rule under Section 206 of the Food Allergen and Consumer Protection Act (FALCPA) of 2004. You can read…
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