by Joel Rothman | Jun 10, 2008 | NutriSupLaw
The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) has requested that FDA clarify its policy on products combining over-the-counter drugs and dietary supplement ingredients. To read the letter from AHPA to FDA, click here. According to this article in Natural Products...
by Joel Rothman | Apr 26, 2008 | NutriSupLaw
Your editor, dietary supplement regulatory attorney Joel Rothman, and seasoned supplement industry regulatory consultant Vincent Annunziata, in cooperation with the law firm of Seiden, Alder, Matthewman & Bloch, P.A., have announced the formation of a new FDA...
by Joel Rothman | Apr 26, 2008 | NutriSupLaw
Your editor here at Nutrisuplaw.com and regulatory consultant Vincent Annunziata are quoted in a new article in ICIS Chemical Business on the new cGMP regulations for dietary supplement companies. To read the article, click here.
by Joel Rothman | Apr 14, 2008 | NutriSupLaw
In a press release on the FDA website here, FDA announced the recall of twelve dietary supplements made by Herbal Science International, Inc., a/k/a Jen-On Herbal Science. The products in question are alleged to be adulterated and contain ephedra, aristolochic acid or...
by Joel Rothman | Apr 9, 2008 | NutriSupLaw
The FDA announced that U.S. Marshals seized more than $1,301,712 of dietary supplements from LG Sciences, LLC, of Brighton, Mich., because the products contain unapproved food additives and/or new dietary ingredients that violate the Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act. The...
by Joel Rothman | Mar 15, 2008 | NutriSupLaw
Former San Diego State and NFL running back Obafemi “Femi” Ayanbadejo has filed suit against Nevada sports supplement company ALR Industries claiming he tested positive for steroids last year because he took a supplement made by ALR. The positive test...
by Joel Rothman | Jan 10, 2008 | NutriSupLaw
According to this report from the Carlisle, Pennsylvania newspaper The Sentinel, Boiling Springs High School Student Andrew Figueiredo was suspended from school for taking 3 dietary supplement pills at lunch in the cafeteria. South Middleton School District...
by Joel Rothman | Jan 3, 2008 | NutriSupLaw
The FDA has released new guidance for dietary supplement labeling pursuant to the Dietary Supplement and Nonprescription Drug Consumer Protection Act passed at the end of 2006. The Act requires supplement companies to report serious adverse events (adverse event...
by Joel Rothman | Jan 1, 2008 | NutriSupLaw
Excellent article in Today’s New York Times entitled On a Remote Path to Cures about the Peruvian herbal remedy maca, its cultivation, and the marketing of maca as a natural herbal supplement. The principal focus of the piece is Chris Kilham a/k/a “The...
by Joel Rothman | Dec 28, 2007 | NutriSupLaw
The Nutritional and Dietary Supplement Law Blog resource page on State Food and Drug Laws has been updated! This resource contains links to pages on the internet where the state food and drug laws for 47 states can be found. Because certain elements of the regulation...
