by Joel Rothman | May 26, 2010 | NutriSupLaw
Nearly all of the herbal dietary supplements tested in a Congressional investigation contained trace amounts of lead and other contaminants, and some supplement sellers made illegal claims that their products can cure cancer and other diseases, investigators found. So...
by Joel Rothman | Feb 4, 2010 | NutriSupLaw
To understand why Sen. John McCain introduced a bill on dietary supplements, read the press releases. The legislation announced Feb. 3 addresses public safety, but mostly it’s about the reputation and revenue of professional and Olympic sports. The evidence:...
by Joel Rothman | Dec 13, 2009 | NutriSupLaw
The first paragraph in the New York Times story said it all: “The Drug Enforcement Administration has classified as controlled substances three steroids that are marketed as dietary supplements, but an antidoping official warned that new steroids have taken...
by Joel Rothman | Oct 31, 2009 | NutriSupLaw
The FDA has been busy this past month, sending out warning letters left and right on a variety of topics. Here they are in brief: This warning letter attacks a purportedly novel type of hand sanitizer called SkinWear that claims to work for up to 8 hours without...
by Joel Rothman | Oct 26, 2009 | NutriSupLaw
David Vladeck, Director of the Federal Trade Commission Bureau of Consumer Protection spoke at the Council for Responsible Nutrition Conference on the FTC’s “active” dietary supplement enforcement agenda. Dir. Vladeck began by highlighting recent FTC...