by Joel Rothman | Mar 11, 2009 | NutriSupLaw
According to the Associated Press, President Barack Obama intends to name former New York City Health Commissioner Margaret Hamburg to lead the troubled Food and Drug Administration. To read the article, click here. The AP reports that the announcement was imminent....
by Joel Rothman | Feb 11, 2009 | NutriSupLaw
The National Advertising Division (NAD) of the Council of Better Business Bureaus (BBB) is referring advertising for the dietary supplement Colotox, from Phoenix-based Central Coast Nutraceuticals Inc., to the FDA and FTC for review. Under its National Advertising...
by Joel Rothman | Feb 10, 2009 | NutriSupLaw
What do sibutramine, rimonabant, phenytoin and phenolphthalein have in common? You can find them spread among the 69 brands of weight-loss pills identified by the FDA. The weight-loss segment of the industry will likely see even more scrutiny of its manufacturing...
by Joel Rothman | Feb 4, 2009 | NutriSupLaw, trademarks
After an FDA warning letter told True Renewal to either register its products with the agency or change claims on its Web sites, the supplement maker has altered product descriptions. The FDA targeted five products, saying the Web sites claimed the items could be used...
by Joel Rothman | Jan 27, 2009 | NutriSupLaw
In a bizarre response to a citizen petition, the FDA has ruled that “pyridoxamine dihydrochloride or any other compound containing pyridoxamine” are not dietary supplements within the meaning as indicated by DSHEA, specifically Federal Food, Drug, and...
