The Federal Trade Commission announced it has approved publication of a Federal Register notice seeking public comments on proposed revisions to the Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.

The FTC announced 11 law enforcement actions challenging deceptive advertising of bogus cancer cures. The FTC charged the companies with making unsupported claims that their products cured or treated one or more types of cancer.

CFSAN issued this press release recently that announces the publication in the Federal Register of a notice (73 FR 43937; July 29, 2008) requesting comment on Section 912 of the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007 (FDAAA).

The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) has requested that FDA clarify its policy on products combining over-the-counter drugs and dietary supplement ingredients. To read the letter from AHPA to FDA, click here.

Your editor, dietary supplement regulatory attorney Joel Rothman, and seasoned supplement industry regulatory consultant Vincent Annunziata, in cooperation with the law firm of Seiden, Alder, Matthewman & Bloch, P.A.,

Your editor here at Nutrisuplaw.com and regulatory consultant Vincent Annunziata are quoted in a new article in ICIS Chemical Business on the new cGMP regulations for dietary supplement companies.

In a press release on the FDA website here, FDA announced the recall of twelve dietary supplements made by Herbal Science International, Inc., a/k/a Jen-On Herbal Science.

The FDA announced that U.S. Marshals seized more than $1,301,712 of dietary supplements from LG Sciences, LLC, of Brighton, Mich., because the products contain unapproved food additives and/or new dietary ingredients that violate the Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act.

Former San Diego State and NFL running back Obafemi "Femi" Ayanbadejo has filed suit against Nevada sports supplement company ALR Industries claiming he tested positive for steroids last year because he took a supplement made by ALR.

According to this report from the Carlisle, Pennsylvania newspaper The Sentinel, Boiling Springs High School Student Andrew Figueiredo was suspended from school for taking 3 dietary supplement pills at lunch in the cafeteria.

The FDA has released new guidance for dietary supplement labeling pursuant to the Dietary Supplement and Nonprescription Drug Consumer Protection Act passed at the end of 2006.

Excellent article in Today's New York Times entitled On a Remote Path to Cures about the Peruvian herbal remedy maca, its cultivation, and the marketing of maca as a natural herbal supplement.

The Nutritional and Dietary Supplement Law Blog resource page on State Food and Drug Laws has been updated!  This resource contains links to pages on the internet where the state food and drug laws for 47 states can be found.

FDA held a 3 hour webcast last week detailing its industry guidance on the new CGMP regulations. The webcast has been archived. To view the webcast at your leisure click here.

Best-selling author Kevin Trudeau has come under fire again for violating an injunction banning him from making infomercials that misrepresent the contents of his latest book entitled "The Weight Loss Cure ‘They’ Don’t Want You to Know About."

Harlem resident Christopher Woods (no relation to Smiling Bob, pictured at left), has filed a lawsuit against pharmaceutical manufacturer Novartis AG, claiming that its popular Boost Plus Nutritional Energy Drink caused him to have an erection that lasted several days and required corrective surgery, according to press reports.

Peter Quinter, Partner and Chair of the International Law Practice at Becker Poliakoff will moderate "FDA and You: Creating Best Practices for Importing Food and Medical Devices" on June 13th at the Miami Free Zone in Miami, Florida.

Elizabeth D. Gobeil, Partner at Thompson Hine LLP, of Atlanta, Georgia is our featured expert and provides this guest blog entry on the new FDA FAQ on Medical Foods.

Last fall, supplement industry trade group The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), announced a new initiative, in partnership with the National Advertising Division (NAD) of the Council of Better Business Bureaus (CBBB), to increase monitoring of advertising for dietary supplements.

Mark A. LeDoux, Chairman and CEO of Natural Alternatives International, Inc. and Chair of The Council for Responsible Nutrition spoke next at the American Conference Institute conference on dietary supplements, nutraceuticals and functional foods on the issue of new GMP rules for dietary supplements.