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Broken Heart Supplement May Cause Legal Heartburn

Lonely hearts may turn to a new dietary supplement to get over a broken heart, but, a review of the ingredients list and the website copy shows this supplement may be running into legal issues. ...More
February 7, 2012 By Sandy Almendarez
Posted in Blog
ABC Article Outlines Supplement Regulation Myths

HerbalGram features an in-depth article written by health policy, research and regulatory experts, who clarify the broad regulation of supplements and dispel popular myths. ...More
February 6, 2012
Posted in News
FDA Halts Fake Açai News Sites

Six online açai marketers settled FTC charges of deceptive advertising using fake news sites to market açai berry supplements. ...More
January 25, 2012
Posted in News
NPF Refers 22 Supplement Advertisers to FTC

The Natural Products Foundation delivered documentation to FTC showing 22 companies are not compliant with regulations governing dietary supplement advertising. ...More
January 23, 2012
Posted in News
Why the Digestion Market Isn't Exploding

With all the consumer interest and need, it seems the market for digestive health products would be skyrocketing, but regulatory actions and distrust of health marketing claims has kept sales in check. ...More
January 17, 2012 By Sandy Almendarez
Posted in Blog
Central Coast Pays $1.5M in Acai Marketing Settlement

Phoenix-based Central Coast Nutraceuticals Inc. will pay $1.5 million as part of a settlement the company made with FTC for marketing acai berry supplements, colon cleansers and other products using allegedly fraudulent free trial offers and phony endorsements from Oprah ...More
January 11, 2012
Posted in News
Round 3: Lane Labs in Contempt of FTC Order

The ongoing battle between FTC and Lane Labs over health claims has taken another turn, with a federal judge recently ruling Lane Labs is in contempt of the FTC barring it from making unsubstantiated health claims. ...More
December 14, 2011
Posted in News
Feds Call for End to HCG Diet Products

FDA and FTC sent warning letters to seven companies that market HCG weight-loss products as over-the-counter (OTC) "homeopathic" drugs and direct users to follow a severely restrictive diet. The letters warned these companies that they are selling illegal ...More
December 7, 2011
Posted in News
Book Covers U.S. Supplement Regs

A new book offers an overview of dietary supplement federal regulations to help the increasing number of stakeholders—from marketers of vitamins and minerals to pharmaceutical and food manufacturers—navigate through U.S. FDA, FTC and DEA laws that affect the natural ...More
November 21, 2011
Posted in News
FTC Settles Hoodia Claims Cases

WASHINGTON—FTC continues its enforcement of deceptive and misleading claims made for weight-loss products, recently settling cases against three individuals and two companies associated with a 2009 complaint involving claims made for hoodia products. The original complaint ...More
November 4, 2011
Posted in News