For the first time in nearly 25 years, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Bureau of Consumer Protection has revised its business guidance for health products. According to an announcement from FTC, the new Health Products Compliance Guidance represents a "substantial" update to the 1998 guide Dietary Supplements: An Advertising Guide For Industry. In...
Silver Spring, MD—The latest series of warning letters from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) were sent to five companies that FDA said is illegally selling products containing cannabidiol (CBD). FDA warning letters were sent to: 11-11-11 Brands Naturally Infused LLC Newhere Inc dba CBDFX Infusionz LLC CBD American...
Washington, D.C.–The Natural Products Association has dropped its lawsuit against the Food and Drug Administration for N-Acetyl-Cysteine (NAC) following guidance issued last month and subsequent market stabilization. FDA's final guidance, issued in August, described enforcement discretion for the sale and distribution of NAC as long as the product does not...
Consider this data from Natural Marketing Institute (NMI): 75% of U.S. adults in a recent survey said they would likely take a supplement for immune support. However, only 21% of supplement users think that currently available immunity supplements are effective. Reflecting on the finding, Joana Carneiro, CEO of NutriLeads, tells...
At the 7th annual Dietary Supplements Regulatory Summit, held in Washington D.C. and virtually on July 21, 2022, speakers dissected trends in the supplement market and educated on pressing issues. Product labeling and claims were a hot topic. Rend Al-Mondhiry, Partner, Amin Talati Wasserman LLP, told attendees, “Our firm is...
Silver Spring, MD—On June 30, 2022, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued warning letters, jointly with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), to four companies selling kratom products. FDA stated that it has not approved kratom for the treatment or cure of opioid use disorder and withdrawal symptoms. FDA also...
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With demand for immune support products soaring, FDA and FTC are on alert, monitoring the market for products that made fraudulent prevention and treatment claims. To help brands navigate, the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) covered the topic in-depth at its 2021 AHPA Congress on Immune Supplements: Regulatory and Research...
Virtual—Advertising in the age of COVID, lessons learned from recent advertising claims class action lawsuits, top traps to avoid when making environmental and sustainability claims...these topics and more will be addressed at the American Conference Institute (ACI)’s 5th Annual Advertising Claims Substantiation, taking place virtually on February 2-3, 2022. An...
As we head into 2022, the dietary supplement industry will have plenty of legal issues that will be important to consider. The most concerning one is the rapid growth of shake-down letters, complaints, and class actions concerning regulatory compliance, especially those implicating the Food, Drug & Cosmetic Act and advertising...
