October 2007
Updated by Paul Hellyer

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Library Materials

Library Catalog

To search for books, journals, and audiovisual materials held by William & Mary libraries, use the online catalog.

Search Tips:

• Subject Queries--
  • (food or drug or cosmetic) and law
  • 'United States Food and Drug Administration'
  • 'Food law and legislation United States'
  • 'Drugs testing'
• Remember that individual jurisdictions can be searched, e.g. 'food law' and Virginia, or 'drug testing' and Virginia

To search for materials from other libraries, use the Worldcat database.

Shelf Browsing

To browse the library's shelves for books on food and drug law, look in or around call number KF3871.  Some relevant books are on reserve.

Administrative Agency Materials

Code of Federal Regulations (Title 21 covers Food and Drugs)
   GPO Access  Lexis  Westlaw

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Enforcement Reports
   FDA Web site  Westlaw  CCH Health & Human Resources

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Guides and Manuals
   FDA Web site  Westlaw  CCH Health & Human Resources

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Guidance Documents
   FDA Web site  Westlaw  CCH Health & Human Resources

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Memoranda of Understanding
   FDA Web site

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Warning Letters
   FDA Web site  CCH Health & Human Resources

Treatises, Looseleafs and Reference Materials

(Selected sources only)

Richard R. Abood, Pharmacy Practice and the Law (5th ed. 2008)
    KF2915 P4 A93 2008 (STACKS)

Robert P. Brady et al., Fundamentals of Law and Regulation: An In-Depth Look at Foods, Veterinary Medicines, and Cosmetics (1997)
    KF3869 F86 1997 (STACKS)

Patricia A. Curtis, Guide to Food Laws and Regulations (2005)
    KF3870 .C87 2005 (STACKS)

Leonard D. DuBoff, The Law (in Plain English) for Restaurants and Others in the Food Industry (2006)
    KF2042 .H6 D83 2006 (SELF-HELP & STACKS)

Food and Drug Dictionary: Official Regulatory Terms
    KF3867.5 G68 2003 (STACKS)

Food, Drug, Cosmetic Law Reporter
    CCH Health & Human Resources

Foodline: LEGAL Sight (database on international food law and regulation)
    Westlaw

Meredith A. Hickman, The Food and Drug Administration (2003)
    KF3871 F66 2003 (STACKS)

Margaret C. Jasper, Prescription Drugs (2005)
    KF3885 .J37 2005 (SELF-HELP)

James O'Reilly, Food and Drug Administration (3rd ed. 2007)
    KF3871 O72 2007 (STACKS)   Westlaw

Kenneth R. Piña & Wayne L. Pines, A Practical Guide to Food and Drug Law and Regulation (2002)
    KF1900 Z9 P73 2002 (RESERVE)

Periodicals

Periodical Indexes and Databases

Index to Legal Periodicals

ILP is a multi-volume print resource providing subject and author indexing.  The volumes are not cumulative.

 

Coverage: 1770-2000.  No longer updated by library.

 

Location: ZZ66 .I534 (REFERENCE)

Legal Trac

Legal Trac is an electronic database that indexes articles from law reviews, bar association publications, legal magazines and legal newspapers.  Some articles are provided in full text.

 

Coverage: 1980-present.

 

Subject Queries:

 

• United States and Food and Drug Administration
• Food law and legislation - - United States
• Drugs – Testing

Selected Periodicals on Food and Drug Law

Andrews Drug Recall Litigation Reporter
    Westlaw

Andrews Pharmaceutical Litigation Reporter
   Westlaw

Emerging Drugs and Devices: Mealey's Litigation Report
    Lexis

FDA Consumer
    Westlaw

FDA Law Weekly

    Lexis

FDA Week
    Lexis  Westlaw

Food and Drug Law Journal
    Lexis  Westlaw  Hein Online

Food and Drug Law Weekly
    Lexis

The Food and Drug Letter
    Lexis

Food, Drug & Cosmetics Newsletters
    CCH Health & Human Resources

Health Policy Tracking Service Issue Briefs & Snapshots: Pharmaceuticals
    Westlaw

Journal of Food Law & Policy
    Hein Online

Warning Letter Bulletin (re: FDA enforcement program)
    Westlaw

Nonlegal Sources

The following are selected nonlegal sources that may provide useful background information for legal researchers:

Drug News & Perspectives (periodical)
   Westlaw

EMBASE (database indexing articles on drugs, pharmacology and human medicine; covers 1974-present)
    Westlaw

Food and Drug Packaging (periodical)
    Westlaw

Food Science Technology Abstracts (database indexing articles on food sciences, food products, and food processing; covers 1969 to present)
    Westlaw

MEDLINE (database with articles on medical topics)
    Westlaw (coverage: 1966-present)  CSA(coverage: 1993-present)
    EBSCO (coverage: 1993-present)

Pharmaceutical News Index (database indexing articles on drugs, cosmetics and related health fields; covers 1975 to present)
    Westlaw

Physicians Desk Reference 2005 (reference source for prescription drugs)
    Westlaw

Free Web Sites

American Meat Institute
AMI is a trade association representing the meat and poultry industry.  Its Web site includes news, fact sheets, charts, and information on regulations and legislation.

Food and Drug Administration
This is the official site of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Food and Drug Law Institute
FDLI is a non-profit organization that aims to offer a neutral forum for discussion of food and drug law and public policy.  Its Web site offers information about FDLI, a guide to food, drug and medical acronyms, and free daily news briefings via e-mail.

Institute of Food Technologists
The Institute's Web site offers news, reports, and full-text periodicals.

International Food Information Council Foundation (IFIC)
IFIC collects and disseminates "scientific information on food safety, nutrition and health."  Its Web site includes fact sheets, a newsletter, and surveys.