by Joel Rothman | Jun 6, 2011 | NutriSupLaw
Editor’s Note: This article is written by contributing writer Shafiel A. Karim Earlier this year, President Obama signed the Food Safety Modernization Act (FMSA), which amends various portions of the United States Code relating to FDA’s powers to detain and...
by Joel Rothman | Apr 12, 2011 | NutriSupLaw
Editor’s Note: This article is written by Contributing Writer Shafiel A. Karim. As FDA continues to inspect dietary supplement manufacturers under the new CGMP framework, it is clear that many manufacturers share similar deficiencies. Recent FDA warning letters...
by Joel Rothman | Dec 30, 2010 | NutriSupLaw
With an ongoing rise in nutritional supplements containing chemicals regulated as drugs, the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration recently sent a letter to all manufacturers of dietary supplements reminding them of their concern of this matter and their...
by Hugo Ottolenghi | Aug 11, 2010 | AppsLawBlog
Facebook widgets are being blamed for computer viruses, personal data theft and now health dangers. The Food & Drug Administration told Novartis in an August 2010 letter that its widget for the leukemia drug Tasigna violated FDA advertising rules in part because...
by Joel Rothman | Jun 4, 2010 | NutriSupLaw
The three little guys on Rice Krispies boxes are in trouble for claiming that their cereal supports the immune systems of children. The Federal Trade Commission announced on June 3 that Kellogg Co. had agreed to pull back on health claims for the puffy cereal. In a...
