Sweeping federal probe leads to numerous charges against dietary supplements makers.
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- Dietary supplement makers have come under fire in recent years as federal and state regulators
DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS
Dietary Supplement Database Development
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Leading trade association plans to develop voluntary dietary supplement registry.
- Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, FDA has the authority to regulate dietary ingredients and dietary supplements. Although
DMAA Still For Sale
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DMAA still available despite FDA’s “ban.”
- In 2013, FDA took enforcement actions that resulted in an effective ban on the marketing of DMAA — a stimulant linked to high blood
Supplement Spotlight: AERs and the ER
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New England Journal of Medicine analyzes ER visits in United States linked to dietary supplements.
- A significant percentage of the U.S. population consumes dietary supplements — a product category
Supplement Spotlight
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- FDA has regulatory authority over dietary supplements and dietary ingredients.
Substantiation Showdown
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Bayer prevails over FTC in case addressing claim substantiation for dietary supplements.
- In the dietary supplement advertising area, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) takes enforcement action where companies lack “competent
DOJ Sets Sights on Supplements
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DOJ indicates “illegal activity in the dietary supplement industry” as a high priority.
- The dietary supplement industry has had its share of negative publicity in 2015, ranging from the New
Cough Up the Caffeine
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- FDA regulates the marketing of dietary supplements. Under Section 402(f)(1)(A)(i) of the Federal
Supplement Strikeout
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Supplement company ordered to cease production and marketing after repeat violations.
- FDA has the authority to regulate dietary supplements. The Agency enforces legal and regulatory provisions applicable to supplements in
Ephedra Epilogue
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Researchers report effectiveness of FDA ban on ephedra.
- In the 1990s and early 2000s, ephedra-based dietary supplements were widely marketed and consumed as stimulants and weight loss aids in the