by Joel Rothman | Jan 15, 2009 | NutriSupLaw
The Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies (PEN), a nanotechnology trade group, has released a report questioning the ability of FDA to regulate the safety of dietary supplements using nanomaterials. To read the report, click here. The report, entitled “A Hard...
by Joel Rothman | Jan 13, 2009 | NutriSupLaw
The baseball players blame the manufacturer. The league blames the players. Who is accountable when a professional athlete takes a banned substance supposedly without knowing it? Major League players J.C. Romero and Sergio Mitre say they unwittingly consumed...
by Joel Rothman | Jan 13, 2009 | NutriSupLaw
The FDA is coming down hard on diet pills in the the most popular month for weight loss. The agency has more than doubled its list of dangerous diet products, warning consumers not to ingest them. The agency is also seeking recalls. The FDA says some of the products...
by Joel Rothman | Jan 13, 2009 | NutriSupLaw
The Better Business Bureau has issued a nationwide warning cautioning consumers to be suspicious of online ads relying on celebrity endorsements to sell acai berry-related weight loss products. The acai berry has been credited by supplement companies with fighting...
by Joel Rothman | Jan 7, 2009 | NutriSupLaw
California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. recently joined with 32 other state attorneys general in announcing a landmark $7 million settlement with Airborne, Inc. that forces the company to stop advertisements that “dramatically misrepresented” its dietary...
