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news November 22, 2022

Online Webinar Now Available: “Advertising to an Aging Population”

Seniors are a powerful consumer demographic who want advertising they can believe and content backed by evidence.

news November 22, 2022

Abhishek Gurnani Quoted in “FDA Warning Letters Target Claims to Treat Cardiovascular Disease with Supplements”

Abhishek Gurnani spoke with Natural Products Insider about FDA’s warning to companies that sell dietary supplements claiming to cure, mitigate, treat or prevent cardiovascular disease.

news November 17, 2022

Ivan Wasserman Quoted in “FDA’s Take Down of NMN Raises Fairness, Transparency Concerns”

Ivan Wasserman discussed the FDA’s recent decision that NMN is not a lawful dietary ingredient with Nutraingredients-USA. As reported, the development further complicates the decision to develop an NDI dossier and is part of an increasingly hard line stance by the Agency on the drug exclusion question.

news November 7, 2022

Ivan Wasserman Quoted in “Weigh In: How Can Retailers Comply with DSHEA in the Aisles?”

New Hope Network enlisted Ivan Wasserman to discuss the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act and what it means for retailers. Ivan’s checklist includes:

news November 7, 2022

Amin Talati Wasserman Named in U.S. News – Best Lawyers 2023 Guide

Amin Talati Wasserman is proud to announce that it has again been named to U.S. New – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms.” The firm earned the ranking in the areas of Advertising Law and FDA Law.

news September 15, 2022

Jennifer Adams Quoted in “Amazon Warning Over Skin Tag Products Puts Online Giant on Notice for Assuring Regulatory Compliance”

A recent warning letter to Amazon on the subject of skin tag removers was seen as significant for the dietary supplement industry because it puts the online sales giant on stricter notice for being responsible for the regulatory compliance of products sold in its site.

news September 12, 2022

California may apply Prop. 65 warning to hemp

Warnings apply when delta-9 THC is added separately to food products, and not naturally occurring. Todd Runestad | Sep 12, 2022 Delta-9 THC—the compound in cannabis that gets you high—is being added, under certain circumstances, to the list of nearly 900 chemicals in the state of California’s Prop. 65 warning regime. Prop. 65 warnings have […]

news September 7, 2022

Coca leaf powder importer dinged over claims without reference to possible cocaine content

An importer of coca leaf powder has been taken to task by the US Food and Drug Administration over disease claims associated with the ingredient. But the warning letter had noting to say about the products’ legal status. … Attorney Ivan Wasserman, said the peculiar position of coca leaves as a quasi foodstuff might have […]

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FTC Issues Proposed Rule and Announces Possible Additional Rulemaking to Deter Deceptive Claims by Multi-Level Marketers

On January 13, 2025, the FTC issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for a new Earnings Claim Rule Regarding Multi-Level Marketing (MLM).   In the NPRM, the FTC asserts that “[t]he vast majority of MLM MORE >

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