Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Amazon Receives FDA Warning Letter Over Tainted “Supplement” Products
On Dec. 20, the e-commerce platform Amazon received a warning letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding the distribution of products in violation of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. An FDA investigation revealed that various products labeled as “energy-enhancing supplements” or “dietary supplements” on Amazon contain undisclosed and potentially dangerous ...
Homeopathic Companies Suspend Marketing of Eye Care Products After Receiving FDA Warning Letters
In September, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sent warning letters to eight companies, including six homeopathic product manufacturers, for “manufacturing or marketing ophthalmic drug products in violation of federal law.” According to FDA, the letters are part of an ongoing effort to crack down on ophthalmic products that are illegally marketed to treat ...
NPA to Hold Webinar on the ‘Inner Workings’ of FDA and FTC
On December 6, 2023, the Natural Products Association (NPA) will host a webinar titled “Behind the Administrative Iron Curtain of the FDA and FTC.” The event will be the first in a three-part series. The webinar will provide a comprehensive overview of the inner workings of both the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and ...
FDA Warns Neptune’s Fix Products Contain Illegal Opioid-like Ingredient
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers not to use or purchase any “supplement” products from Neptune’s Fix. The products contain tianeptine, which can lead to severe health issues and even death, according to FDA. Tianeptine is a controversial opioid alternative, that has shown up in products labeled as dietary supplements, often ...
NPA Testifies Against Massachusetts Dietary Supplements Ban
On Nov. 15, the Natural Products Association (NPA) testified against Massachusetts Bill H2215/S1465. The bill would prohibit the sale of dietary supplements to minors. “It’s disingenuous to claim there is a connection between eating disorders and the use of dietary supplements,” said Kyle Turk, the director of government affairs for the NPA. “The FDA’s surveillance ...
FDA Blocks Sales of Balance of Nature Supplements, Company Responds
On Nov. 15, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) blocked the sales of Evig LLC’s Balance for Nature dietary supplements following repeated violations of federal regulations. According to the FDA, Balance of Nature advertised is products as “treatment for a variety of ailments without approval” and sold them through Amazon, Walmart and its private ...
Panel Covers Current Legal Landscape of Health and Nutrition Industry at SupplySide West
Legal Panel (from left to right): Steve Shapiro, Megan Olsen, Eric Unis, Rend Al-Mondhiry, Robert Durkin and Rick Collins. From CBD to kratom to notification letters and more, a panel of legal experts held a discussion on what they deemed as the most pressing topics in today’s complex regulatory environment in the natural products industry. ...
Nature’s Bounty Wins in False Advertising Suit
According to JD Supra, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently affirmed a California district court’s grant of summary judgment for defendants NBTY, Inc. and Nature’s Bounty, Inc., based in New York. Plaintiff Paul Dachauer alleged that defendants’ vitamin E supplements violated California’s Unfair Competition Law, Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § ...
CRN Applauds ITC Decision to Reject Amarin Complaint
Following the U.S. International Trade Commission’s (ITC) decision that it will not pursue an investigation requested by Amarin Pharma, Inc. (U.S. office in New Jersey) and Amarin Pharmaceuticals Ireland Ltd. concerning concentrated EPA omega-3 fish oil supplements, the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) issued the following statement on October 30: Statement from Steve Mister, president ...
CRN Urges Removal of Steroid Muscle-Growth Products
Steve Mister, president and CEO of Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), issued the following response to the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) consumer advisory for Tri-Methyl Extreme on April 13th: “We urge consumers to take seriously FDA’s consumer advisory urging people not to use a product for muscle growth that the agency has indicated is linked ...
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