penalties

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The new policy says the FDA won’t pursue penalties or other enforcement against products that go to market, as long as they have submitted complete applications for their new products to the agency.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Under the new bill, the Federal Trade Commission would enforce the provisions, and penalties could reach up to $100,000 per advertisement.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

The panel has recorded three errors involving penalties, two of which should have been awarded for holding offences.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

California and Oregon have begun enforcing new state laws restricting corporate healthcare investors, leading to penalties and scrapped deals.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

The penalties for violating security regulations covering information judged to be sensitive had a distinctly militaristic cast, with fines of up to $300,000 and jail terms as long as thirty years for “willful” disclosures.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik