by Joel Rothman | Jul 10, 2009 | NutriSupLaw
GUEST BLOG by David A. Mark The Institute of Medicine is currently reviewing the Dietary Reference Intake value for vitamin D that last changed in 1997. While a final report is not expected until May 2010, some dietary supplement companies are boosting their dosages...
by Joel Rothman | Jun 30, 2009 | NutriSupLaw
Anne Hart has lots of questions about the quality and safety of nutritional supplements, 19 questions to be exact. They revolve around product integrity, contamination, mislabeling (think sibutramine), FDA oversight and so on. A nutrition columnist for Examiner.com,...
by Joel Rothman | May 27, 2009 | NutriSupLaw
In the days following the FDA warning on the dangers of taking Hydroxycut and the manufacturer’s recall, the reaction has been more sliced than divided. There were the oft-seen reactions: NaturalNews headlined its commentary, “FDA Floats Hydroxycut Scare...
by Joel Rothman | May 24, 2009 | NutriSupLaw
There was a ton of buzz this past week about the article by David Epstein and George Dohrmann in Sports Illustrated entitled “What You Don’t Know Might Kill You.” Even my Dad emailed it to me. The criticism of supplements by SI is flawed in so many...
by Joel Rothman | May 1, 2009 | NutriSupLaw
The FDA has just announced a massive recall of the popular weight loss supplement, Hydroxycut. According to the FDA press release dated today, FDA has received 23 reports of serious health problems ranging from jaundice and elevated liver enzymes, an indicator...
