Reference

Guides for people who have to act on these notices

32 explainers on how each regulator publishes, what the notice types mean, and how to build a monitoring routine that doesn't depend on someone remembering to check. Every guide names its primary sources and ends with where to verify.

FDA

• FDA recall classes explained: Class I, II and III (and what each means for your team)
  A plain-English guide to FDA recall classifications, how the FDA assigns them, why classification lags the first recall notice, and how compliance teams should triage each class.
• How to monitor FDA recalls automatically: RSS, openFDA and alert tools compared
  The practical options for automated FDA recall monitoring — the FDA RSS feed, the openFDA API, email lists and alert bots — with what each catches, what it misses, and how to combine them.
• FDA Enforcement Report vs MedWatch vs the Recalls Page: Which Feed Says What
  How FDA's weekly Enforcement Report, the Recalls and Safety Alerts page, MedWatch alerts and the openFDA API differ, and where the classification lag comes.
• How to Search the FDA MAUDE Database by Product Code
  Step-by-step guide to searching FDA's MAUDE adverse event database by three-letter product code, with openFDA query examples and FDA's own data limitations.
• 510(k) vs De Novo vs PMA: Choosing a Pathway and Typical FDA Review Timelines
  How FDA device classes drive the 510(k), De Novo and PMA pathways, the statutory review clocks, MDUFA V goals, FY2026 user fees and the Pre-Submission program.
• How to Read a 510(k) Clearance Letter and Track Competitor Clearances
  Decode the K-number, regulation number, product code and Form FDA 3881 in a 510(k) letter, then monitor competitor clearances through the 510(k) database.
• What a Class I Device Recall Obligates a Manufacturer to Do: 21 CFR Part 806 Corrections and Removals
  A manufacturer's duties in a Class I device recall: the 10-working-day Part 806 report, exemptions, records, Part 7 recall strategy, MDR interplay and FDA's.
• FDA Warning Letter vs Recall vs Import Alert: The Enforcement Ladder Explained
  From Form FDA 483 observations to untitled and warning letters, recalls, import alerts, consent decrees, seizure and civil money penalties: how FDA's.

Financial

• How to track SEC enforcement actions in real time
  Where SEC enforcement actions are published (press releases, litigation releases, administrative proceedings), how quickly each source updates, and how to get them into your compliance channel automatically.
• The seven US financial regulators every fintech compliance team should monitor
  What the SEC, FINRA, OCC, FDIC, NYDFS, FinCEN and FTC each regulate, what they publish, and which ones matter for payments, lending, broker-dealers, banks-as-a-service and crypto.
• What a Wells Notice Is and How the Response Process Works
  How an SEC Wells notice works: its 1972 origin, what it says, the four-week submission window, discoverability, white papers, FINRA's version and disclosure.
• FINRA Rule 4530 Reporting: What Must Be Reported and When
  FINRA Rule 4530 explained: 30-day reporting of events and internal conclusions, quarterly complaint statistics, 4530(f) documents, Gateway filing and pitfalls.
• How to Read a FINRA Regulatory Notice: Numbering, Notice Types and Effective Dates
  How to read FINRA notices: the YY-NN numbering, notice families vs old NTMs, effective dates, comment periods, the SEC 19(b) filing process and subscriptions.
• The SEC Marketing Rule for Small RIAs: Testimonials, Performance Advertising and Common Deficiencies
  The SEC Marketing Rule for small RIAs: advertisement definition, seven prohibitions, testimonial disclosures, performance rules, exam deficiencies and records.
• OCC Bulletins, FDIC FILs and Fed SR Letters: What Each Is and Who Must Act
  What OCC bulletins, FDIC FILs and Fed SR and CA letters are, how they are numbered, how to tell if one applies to your charter, and why guidance is not law.
• NYDFS Part 500 Cybersecurity Checklist for Smaller Covered Entities
  A practical 23 NYCRR Part 500 checklist for limited-exempt entities: 500.19 thresholds, MFA and asset inventory, 72-hour and 24-hour notices, April 15 filing.

Cannabis

• How to track state cannabis rule changes across CA, OR, MA, IL, NJ and NY
  Where each state cannabis regulator publishes rule changes, bulletins and enforcement, how often they update, and how multi-state operators can centralize monitoring.
• Cannabis compliance monitoring for multi-state operators: a practical checklist
  A checklist for building a repeatable regulatory-monitoring routine across multiple cannabis markets — owners, cadence, sources, and what to log.
• How to Read OLCC Compliance Bulletins and Rule Notices (Oregon Cannabis)
  How Oregon OLCC compliance bulletins, rulemaking notices, temporary rules and Commission agendas work, what to read first, and how to subscribe.
• California DCC Rulemaking Explained: Emergency vs Regular Rules and Where to Track Dockets
  How California DCC cannabis rules are made under the APA: 45-day and 15-day comment rules, emergency 180-day rules, docket numbers and email alerts.
• New York OCM Enforcement: How Inspections, Seizures, Padlocks and License Actions Work
  How New York OCM cannabis enforcement works: Cannabis Law 138-a and 138-b inspections, seizures, orders to seal, Part 133 hearings and penalties.
• Cannabis Packaging and Labeling Requirements: CA, OR, MA, IL, NJ and NY Compared
  Six-state comparison of cannabis packaging and labeling rules: universal symbols, child-resistant standards, THC statements, warnings, and where to verify.
• Metrc and Track-and-Trace Compliance Basics: Tags, Manifests and Common Violations
  What Metrc is, which states use it, how plant and package tags, transfer manifests and reconciliation windows work, and the violations regulators cite.
• Cannabis License Renewal Checklist and Deadlines: CA, OR, MA, IL, NJ and NY
  A cannabis license renewal checklist plus the renewal windows, rule citations and agency pages for California, Oregon, Massachusetts, Illinois, NJ and NY.

AI & Privacy

• How to monitor CPPA enforcement and California privacy rulemaking
  Where the California Privacy Protection Agency and the California Attorney General publish enforcement actions, advisories and rulemaking, and how to get those updates automatically.
• EU AI Act obligations timeline: what applies when
  A plain-English timeline of the EU AI Act’s phased application — prohibited practices, general-purpose AI obligations, high-risk requirements — and what each phase means for a company deploying AI.
• GPAI Provider Obligations Under the EU AI Act and the Code of Practice
  How the EU AI Act regulates general-purpose AI models: Article 53 and 55 duties, the 10^25 FLOP threshold, key dates, the Code of Practice and enforcement.
• CCPA Regulations on Risk Assessments, Cybersecurity Audits and ADMT: What Applies When
  California CCPA regulations explained: risk assessment triggers, cybersecurity audit thresholds, ADMT notice and opt-out rights, and the 2026 to 2030 deadlines.
• How to Honor Global Privacy Control (GPC) Signals: Legal Requirements and Implementation
  What Global Privacy Control is, which states require you to honor it, what the Sephora settlement taught, and how to detect and process the signal correctly.
• The California Delete Act and the DROP Platform: Data Broker Duties Explained
  What the California Delete Act requires of data brokers: annual CPPA registration, the DROP deletion platform, 45-day cycles, audits and per-day fines.
• State Attorneys General as AI and Privacy Enforcers: Multistate Actions and How to Monitor Them
  How state attorneys general enforce privacy and AI rules, how multistate settlements work, what cure periods mean, and how to monitor AG press releases.
• GDPR Enforcement Basics for US Companies: How EDPB Decisions and DPA Fines Work
  How GDPR reaches US companies, the one-stop-shop and EDPB dispute process, the two fine tiers, landmark fines, and where to monitor DPA decisions.