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Scott C. Tips

A graduate of the University of California at Berkeley Law School, Scott C. Tips currently practices internationally, emphasizing Food-and -Drug law, business law and business litigation, trade practice, and international corporate formation and management. He has been involved in the nutrition field for more than four decades and may be reached at (415) 244-1813 or by e-mail at Starsend24@gmail.com.

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In Memoriam: William F. Sardi, 1945-2022

March 7, 2022

Scott C. Tips

Bill Sardi – beloved author, prolific writer, eloquent speaker, unique researcher, prominent health pioneer, and passionate advocate for liberty, both in health and in politics – unexpectedly passed away on February 14, 2022, in Southern California, at the age of 76, apparently of a pulmonary embolism. He left behind him...

A Most Surreal Two Weeks: The Codex Alimentarius Circus Comes to Town

January 20, 2022

Scott C. Tips

Editor’s Note: This article is intended for information purposes only. Because state and municipal laws vary greatly, as do the circumstances of individual cases, readers are advised to contact an attorney for specific legal advice. © Scott C. Tips 2022. Note: The views and opinions expressed here are those of...

The First Amendment Protects Vegan Creamery’s Right to Call Its Products “Butter”

November 18, 2021

Scott C. Tips

Call me crazy, but I’ve never been confused into thinking that peanut butter, cashew butter, almond butter, or even an olive-oil spread called “butter” was the same thing as dairy butter. Nor have I ever met another person who has confused a vegan butter product with real butter. Yet, there...

CODEX ALIMENTARIUS: One Victory, One Loss

September 28, 2021

Scott C. Tips

Editor’s Note: This article is intended for information purposes only. Because state and municipal laws vary greatly, as do the circumstances of individual cases, readers are advised to contact an attorney for specific legal advice. © Scott C. Tips 2021 Note: The views and opinions expressed here are those of...

NAC—The Latest Health-Success Story to Become an FDA Target

July 29, 2021

Scott C. Tips

About three decades ago, I was one of the food-and-drug attorneys involved in defending various persons and companies who for some time had been distributing an amino acid called GHB (gamma hydroxybutyrate), which although sold as a dietary supplement, had three remarkable characteristics: It helped users quickly fall asleep; It...

Turnabout is Fair Play

March 18, 2021

Scott C. Tips

I had a client once who resided in Central California and I represented them on a number of litigation matters. They were, shall we say, in the gunsights of the local deputy district attorney because of their outspoken views on County and State government and the clients’ generally contentious nature.

The Codex Alimentarius Commission Meets Virtually for the First Time Ever

January 22, 2021

Scott C. Tips

Editor’s Note: This article is intended for information purposes only. Because state and municipal laws vary greatly, as do the circumstances of individual cases, readers are advised to contact an attorney for specific legal advice. © Scott C. Tips 2021 Note: The views and opinions expressed here are those of...

Three Felonies a Day?

November 19, 2020

Scott C. Tips

“Show me the man and I’ll find you the crime.” —Lavrentiy Beria, Stalin’s Soviet Security Chief It is no State secret that government legislators and bureaucrats churn out a multitude of laws, statutes, codes, rules, and regulations year after year without any letup. After all, they must justify their...

Many Codex Alimentarius Meetings Cancelled Due to COVID-19 Fears

September 24, 2020

Scott C. Tips

Even well into this year, the COVID-19 pandemic has created and keeps creating scheduling and rescheduling challenges for the Codex Alimentarius Commission. The first cancellations were made earlier in 2020 for two meetings in China: the Codex Committee on Food Additives (CCFA) and the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues (CCPR),...

Must You Require Your Employees and Customers to Wear Masks?

July 23, 2020

Scott C. Tips

Editor’s Note: This article is intended for information purposes only. Because state and municipal laws vary greatly, as do the circumstances of individual cases, readers are advised to contact an attorney for specific legal advice. © Scott C. Tips 2020 Note: The views and opinions expressed here are those of...

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