Nutrisuplaw

"Nutritional and dietary supplements, vitamins, minerals, herbs, functional foods and beverages, energy drinks, cosmetics and the law. We address FDA and FTC regulation, intellectual property litigation, criminal investigations, and other legal issues facing dietary supplement companies."

Author: Joel B. Rothman practices at Seiden, Alder, Matthewman & Bloch in Boca Raton, Fla. Vincent Annuziata is a natural products industry consultant and Hugo Ottolenghi is a technical writer at NutriCompliance, regulatory compliance firm providing solutions and consulting services to consumer health and dietary supplement businesses.

Blawg Related Categories: Health Law • Intellectual Property Law • Consultant • Solo / Small Firm

Recent Posts from NutriSupLaw

FDA Warning Letter Month in Review – Very Scary!
The FDA has been busy this past month, sending out warning letters left and right on a variety of topics to Weill, P&G and others.
Ric Hobby on the state of international supplement regulation
Ric Hobby spoke at the CRN Conference last week on the state of international supplement regulation with a particular focus on European regulatory efforts. Ric directed most of his talk on the work of the…
FTC Director Vladeck – Consumer Protection Director in a “target rich environment”
David Vladeck, Director of the Federal Trade Commission Bureau of Consumer Protection spoke at the Council for Responsible Nutrition Conference on the FTC's "active" dietary supplement enforcement agenda.
FDA Deputy Commissioner Sharfstein Pledges FDA will work with Supplement Industry
FDA Principal Deputy Commissioner Joshua M. Sharfstein, M.D. gave the keynote speech to the Council for Responsible Nutrition Conference yesterday. Dr. Sharfstein expressed a willingness to work with supplement industry members and received a warm…
Supplement industry updates from the CRN Conference
Responsible Nutrition at the Terranea Resort in Racho Palos Verdes, California. Speakers on the agenda included a variety of supplement industry heavyweights and important government regulators.
AMP UP Before You Score iPhone app Under Fire
Pepsi, maker of the AMP Energy drink, has ventured into new territory by marketing its energy supplement drink with an iPhone application to appeal to young guys “out on the prowl.” So far the response…
FTC and bloggers: media guide to new rules
The Web has erupted with news, opinion and practical guidance on the new FTC rules that apply to disclosures on blogger freebies. As a public service, NutriSupLaw offers a sampling of the best of initial…
Sending vitamin samples to bloggers? Beware new FTC rules on endorsements
If your marketing plan includes raising awareness through bloggers, read the latest FTC announcement on disclosure of freebies. The agency says that bloggers who review products given to them for free should disclose that fact…
Nobel Prizes, telomeres and nutrition: The connections
Three Americans won the Nobel prize in medicine for their research work on telomeres, the endcaps of chromosomes that protect genetic material from being erased. Understanding that mechanism is enlightening scientists on aging and disease.…
There’s gold in them thar pills, and in the companies that sell them
Despite the recession, nutritional supplement companies remain popular with consumers and Wall Street. A $35 million merger and $132 million IPO are the latest examples of industry's financial health.