by Joel Rothman | Mar 1, 2006 | NutriSupLaw
FDA announced more ephedra seizures last Friday, this time from Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals, an Atlanta area supplement maker. For the FDA press release, click here. We previously mentioned Hi-Tech in connection with a trade dress dispute here. This time, FDA has gone...
by Joel Rothman | Jan 14, 2006 | NutriSupLaw
In the last 24 hours, FDA has issued two press releases on supplement issues, one concerns another ephedra seizure, and a second warns (albeit belatedly) about brazilian diet pills. Ephedra In this press release, the FDA reports that at its request the U.S. Marshals...
by Joel Rothman | Jan 6, 2006 | NutriSupLaw
Beginning January 14, 2006, supplement industry lawyer Jonathan Emord who represented the plaintiffs in the landmark case Pearson v. Shalala will host “Health Law and Politics.” The program will air every Saturday from 4PM to 6PM Eastern via radio stations nationwide...
by Joel Rothman | Dec 13, 2005 | NutriSupLaw
NNFA sent out an email alert yesterday with updated information on ephedra. The association said that this update was prompted by recent seizures by FDA of dietary supplement products containing ephedrine alkaloids. The following Q&A was originally prompted by...
by Joel Rothman | Dec 8, 2005 | NutriSupLaw
In what appears to be the first enforcement action since last year’s ephedra ban, the US Marshalls, working with the FDA, has seized 2634 bottles of “Nature’s Treat Energy Plus #1 from Nature’s Treat, Inc. of Gainesville, Texas. For press...
