For Immediate Release: Tuesday, June 28, 2022 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today called on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Department of Agriculture (USDA) to take swift action to eliminate toxic metals from baby food. In a letter to FDA Commissioner Robert M. Califf, Deputy Commissioner Frank […]
For Immediate Release: Monday, June 27, 2022 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 Despite U.S. Supreme Court decision, national coalition of 22 attorneys general emphasize that abortion remains safe and legal in states across the country (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein and a national coalition of 22 attorneys general today issued a joint statement reaffirming their […]
Para publicación inmediata: Viernes, 24 de junio de 2022 Contacto: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) El Procurador General Josh Stein emitió hoy la siguiente declaración después de que la Corte Suprema de los Estados Unidos emitiera una decisión en Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization: “Tengo un mensaje para las mujeres de Carolina del Norte: […]
For Immediate Release: Friday, June 24, 2022 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today released the following statement after the Supreme Court of the United States released a decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization: “I have a message for the women of North Carolina: you still have a legal […]
For Immediate Release: Thursday, June 23, 2022 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today released the below statement today after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a decision ordering Juul products to be removed from the market. “North Carolina was the first state in the nation to take Juul to court […]
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, June 22, 2022 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today called on Congress to take action on copycat THC edibles. These products are designed to look like popular snack items popular with kids and have increased accidental THC consumption in children. Since January 2021, the National Poison […]
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, June 22, 2022 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today reached a $1.25 million multistate settlement with Florida-based Carnival Cruise Line stemming from a 2019 data breach that involved the personal information of approximately 180,000 Carnival employees and customers, including 3,139 North Carolinians. Attorney General Stein was […]
For Immediate Release: Friday, June 17, 2022 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that he reached a $233,707,865.18 settlement to resolve allegations that drug company Mallinckrodt ARD, LLC (formerly known as Questcor Pharmaceuticals) knowingly underpaid Medicaid drug rebates for its drug H.P. Acthar Gel (Acthar). North Carolina will receive […]
For Immediate Release: Friday, June 10, 2022 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today urged the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to reject marketing authorization for e-cigarettes containing synthetic nicotine and all non-tobacco synthetic nicotine products, which are currently being sold without regulatory constraints on their contents, manufacturing, health effects […]
For Immediate Release: Thursday, June 9, 2022 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Education announced it would discharge all remaining federal student loans for students who attended any college run by Corinthian Colleges. In North Carolina, 12,470 borrowers will receive a total of […]