by Joel Rothman | Feb 14, 2012 | NutriSupLaw
I have an article published in this month’s Nutritional Outlook that discusses our recent big win for energy drink maker Celsius in a class action filed against it in California state court. My article discusses class actions challenging advertising and labeling...
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 | Jan 8, 2010 | NutriSupLaw
Marketers of nutritional supplements often complain that they do not know what the FDA wants. Even after the agency sends a warning letter about misleading claims and advertising, its staff does not explain what would fall within the rules. That’s the reality;...
by Joel Rothman | Nov 28, 2009 | NutriSupLaw
David Frum recently laid into the nutritional supplement industry with a guest commentary on CNN.com. The resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and one-time special assistant to President George W. Bush lashed out with the classic invectives against...
by Joel Rothman | Nov 13, 2009 | NutriSupLaw
Ever since receiving FDA notices about their advertising generated from Google and similar searches, drugmakers have toned down their language and sought clarity on what is allowed. The discussion has ramifications for makers of nutritional supplements, because they...