Alternatively, for a dietary supplement product, can our health care lawyers help the client come up with a legally compliant structure-compliant claim? Does the product label (including the website and other literature) make a legally impermissible 'disease claim,' 'health claim,' 'quasi-health...
Consumers may not just be wasting their money on pills or tablets, but they could be endangering their health if they take a supplement in place of a drug thinking it will have the same effect, the report concluded. "Consumers rely on a supplement's claims to determine whether the product...
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act), structure/function claims do not require FDA pre-market approval, but a notification with the text of the claim must be submitted to FDA no later than 30 days after first marketing the dietary supplement with the claim. ...
The Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA 1994) provides for the use of label statements on dietary supplements. In the "Dietary Supplement Strategy: The Ten Year Plan" (Jan. 2000) and "Better Health Information for Consumers Initiative" (Dec. 2002), the FDA placed emphasis on ...
Supplement makers are not allowed to claim their product diagnoses, treats, cures, reduces the symptoms of, or prevents disease -- and there needs to be a disclaimer statement to that effect on the label. Look for overblown claims on the label or box, such as "totally natural," "completely...
For example, a growing problem is the amount of raw supplement ingredients coming into the US from China, who have been caught exporting contaminated products. “The FDA has yet to inspect a single factory there”, said Cosumer Reports in a statement. Source: Consumer Reports. Written by: Ca...
The Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA 1994) provides for the use of label statements on dietary supplements. In the "Dietary Supplement Strategy: The Ten Year Plan" (Jan. 2000) and "Better Health Information for Consumers Initiative" (Dec. 2002), the FDA placed emphasis on ...
Are considering giving a child a dietary supplement. Supplements can act like drugs, and many have not been tested in pregnant women, nursing mothers, or children.4 Do not take a higher dose of a supplement than what is listed on the label, unless your health care provider advises you to...
UL’s long history in science-based, independent testing is why some retailers trust the company to help evaluate and validate their claims about supplement ingredients. Using the UL Marketing Claim Verification helps demonstrate to customers that a company takes seriously its responsibility to tell ...
RE:FTC Staff Comment on Draft Report of the Commission on Dietary Supplement Labels(1) Dear Mr. Fisher: Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the June 1997 draft Report of the Commission on Dietary Supplement Labels ("Report"). As you know, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") has...