Dietary supplement manufacturers and retailers looking for a great deal on valuable trademarks and domain names take heed! A bankruptcy sale has been scheduled for April 19, 2006 at 10:00 am in the case In re: Diet Depot, Inc..

The House Committee on Government Reform, chaired by Rep. Tom Davis, held hearings last week on the regulation of dietary supplements under DSHEA, the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act.

In a controversy stemming from tarrifs, not safety, Cosmetics & Toiletries Magazine reports that in case filed by a manufacturer of ayurvedic products, a New Delhi court ruled that products containing medicinal content and aimed at curing certain ailments would be classified as medicaments and not cosmetics.

The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reports in this article entitled Supplement maker defends product in court that the trial in Health Canada v. Truehope Nutritional Support Ltd.

The latest rumor on Capitol Hill is that the FDA's current acting commissioner, Andrew von Eschenbach, will soon be nominated to take over the job permanently.

Lee Peeler, Deputy Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, testified yesterday before the House Committee on Government Reform regarding FTC complaints against dietary supplement companies.

The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals has held that restitution and disgorgement are equitable remedies available under the Food Drug and Cosmetic Act. See US v.

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On March 16, 2006 at 7:00 p.m. EST the National Nutritional Foods Association in conjunction with the US Dept. of Commerce presents Selling Nutritional Supplements in China: The Market, Regulations & Best Practices for Success, a live 1 1/2 hour webinar.

Let's begin with a definition of "functional foods" provided by the Institute of Food Technologists: foods and food components that provide a health benefit beyond basic nutrition (for the intended population).

Supplement maker Formulated Sciences, Inc. has settled its suit against the NFL. The Orange County, California company sued the National Football League and the National Football League Players Association for libeling and boycotting its products.

Attorneys General from Arkansas, Florida, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia announced a $5 million consent agreement with Berkeley.

We previously reported here about a study performed by two professors from the College of Business and Economics at West Virginia University, Karen Russo France, Ph.D.

FDA announced more ephedra seizures last Friday, this time from Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals, an Atlanta area supplement maker. For the FDA press release, click here. We previously mentioned Hi-Tech in connection with a trade dress dispute here.

The Original Creatine Patent Company, a UK firm that owns several patents for creatine supplement formulations, has sued NBTY and several of its subsidiaries, including Vitamin World, Nature's Bounty, and Puritan's Pride, for patent infringement.

General Nutrition Centers, Inc., the ubiquitous brick-and-mortar supplement retailer and franchisor, has taken a group of GNC franchisees to task for speaking out. GNC has filed suit in the Western District of Pennsylvania against several franchisees who formed the General Nutrition Operators Association (GNOA), a group that purports to represent GNC franchisees and their economic interests.

As Steven Shapiro, Esq. of Ullman, Shapiro & Ullman pointed out at last week's FDLI Food Law Regulation Workshop, an effective supplement regimen has once again been the subject of unfair media bashing despite positive study results.

Hip cosmeceutical maker Philosophy has sued the South Florida dermatology practice of Dr. Fredric Brandt for trademark infringment. Philosophy claims that when it adopted the mark HOPE IN A JAR for a moisturizing cream, Dr.

The American Herbal Products Association will hold a teleseminar on March 3rd entitled "Substantiation for Dietary Supplements — How to Ensure Dietary Supplement Product Claims Are Truthful, Legal & Documented."

The National Nutritional Foods Association reacted strongly to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine that found no difference between patients with an enlarged prostate condition who were treated with saw palmetto versus a placebo.