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FDA Sends Warning Letters to CBD Oil Companies

November 9, 2017

Washington, D.C. — On October 31, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sent a warning letter to four companies which sell hemp oils marketed as having cannabidiol (CBD), a non-psychoactive cannabinoid found in hemp that is considered to have a variety of health benefits. Unfortunately, these benefits are not...

Insights on Advertising Natural Products from The Big Natural

June 16, 2017

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Natural products industry leaders got an update on how the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) views advertising claims when Richard Cleland, assistant director of advertising practices for the Bureau of Consumer Protection for FTC addressed The Big Natural in Las Vegas, NV on June 7. The bottom line, Cleland said, is...

FTC Files Charges Against Prevagen, Inc.

January 20, 2017

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Washington, D.C. — Madison, WI-based Quincy Bioscience Holding Co. subsidiary, Prevagen, Inc., which is also doing business as Sugar River Supplements, has been charged by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and New York State Attorney General with making false and unsubstantiated claims that Prevagen memory-improvement supplement helps to improve memory...

NAOOA Sues Veronica Foods and Seven Specialty Stores

December 30, 2016

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

New York City, NY — The North American Olive Oil Association (NAOOA), which had recently filed a lawsuit against TV personality and physician Dr. Mehmet Oz, has now taken legal action against importer and bulk specialty olive oil distributor Veronica Foods, as well as seven other specialty retail stores across...

FDA Proposed Rule for Term "Healthy" on Foods

October 21, 2016

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Silver Springs, MD—The U.S. Foods and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a proposed rule for the use of the term “healthy” on human food products and opened the issue up for public comment for 120 days. Under section 403(r)(1)(A) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C), a food...

USDA Allows “Negative Claims” for GMOs in Meat, Poultry and Eggs

August 29, 2016

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Washington, DC—Following the signing of a new GMO labeling bill by President Obama, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has revised its stance on negative claims of GMOs in meat, poultry and eggs. Negative claims are label claims proclaiming the absence of a substance,...