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FTC, USDA Set Agenda for Roundtable on Consumer Perceptions of “Organic”
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the agenda for their upcoming joint-agency roundtable on consumer perceptions of “organic” claims for non-agricultural products. The event, first announced in August, will be held in Washington, DC, on October 20, 2016. Jessica Rich, director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, will provide ...
NPA Launches Warning Letter Database for Member Companies
The Natural Products Association (NPA), the largest trade association for the dietary supplement industry, is announcing the launch of its highly anticipated warning letter database. This database will be a free online tool for NPA members to view violations against the dietary supplement good manufacturing practices (GMPs), which are deemed as ‘technical adulterations’ by the ...
Herbalife to Restructure and Pay $200 M to Settle FTC Charges
Herbalife International of America, Inc., Herbalife International, Inc. and Herbalife, Ltd. have agreed to fully restructure their U.S. business operations and pay $200 million to compensate consumers to settle Federal Trade Commission (FTC) charges that the companies deceived consumers into believing they could earn substantial money selling diet, nutritional supplement and personal care products. In its complaint ...
NPA Works to Repeal Puerto Rico Order on Supplements
The Natural Products Association (NPA) is meeting with members of the House of Representatives to overturn an administrative order (Administrative Order #346) issued by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico’s Department of Health that would raise prices for dietary supplement and natural products consumers and adds requirements for retailers/distributors inconsistent with federal law. The NPA is ...
Bayer Defeats FTC in Supplement Contempt Case
The FTC (Federal Trade Commission) suit vs. Bayer over probiotic claims has favored Bayer, denying the FTC’s motion to hold Bayer in contempt of a 2007 consent order for promoting Phillips’ Colon Health. The suit was about whether or not clinical trials were necessary for Bayer to conduct before it promoted Phillips’ Colon Health probiotics. ...
Weight Loss Supplement Claims Provide FTC with Enforcement Initiatives
Advertising claims for weight loss supplement products feed the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) with the highest settlement costs within the dietary supplement and functional food category, according to a new web-based, members-only tool from the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN, Washington, D.C.). The new online tool is a compilation of all available FTC advertising enforcement ...
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