by Joel Rothman | Sep 9, 2009 | NutriSupLaw
We are not sure of the reason, but it seems that every three months or so, a national media outlet weighs in on an old story: tainted nutritional supplements. To be sure, the story will not go away in the sports world. Athletes who test positive for steroids often say...
by Joel Rothman | Aug 31, 2009 | NutriSupLaw
This is Part II of the Post that began here in which we discuss the three important suits filed this summer by supplement lawyer Jonathan Emord challenging FDA administrative action on first amendment grounds. The cGMP Challenge – FDA Overreaching? The FDA supplement...
by Joel Rothman | Aug 31, 2009 | NutriSupLaw
This is a tale of two types of weight-loss products and how the Food and Drug Administration had different responses to similar problems with them. The separate, but not equivalent treatment raises questions about how the FDA operates. On Aug. 24, the FDA issued a...
by Joel Rothman | Aug 29, 2009 | NutriSupLaw, trademarks
Supplement lawyer Jonathan Emord has filed three important suits this summer challenging FDA administrative action on first amendment grounds. The suits were all filed on behalf of long-time Emord clients Durk Pearson, Sandy Shaw, the Alliance for Natural Health, and...
by Joel Rothman | Aug 23, 2009 | NutriSupLaw
GUEST POST by Jennifer Diaz The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authority to put an importer, manufacturer, shipper, grower, geographic area of a country, or an entire country on a “detention without physical examination” (DWPE) list (a/k/a the...