Publications

publication July 16, 2014

“Industry Beware—FDA is Watching Tweets and Posts”

‘Industry Beware—FDA is Watching Tweets and Posts,’ by Jacqueline Kuler, Natural Products Insider, July  2014.

publication June 6, 2014

FSMA Gives FDA Emergency Access to Records

‘FSMA Gives FDA Emergency Access to Records,’ by Abhishek Gurnani, Natural Products Insider, May/June 2014.

publication January 31, 2014

FDA Showcases Mandatory Recall Powers Under FSMA

‘FDA Showcases Mandatory Recall Powers Under FSMA,’ by Abhishek Gurnani, Natural Products Insider, January 2014.

publication February 19, 2013

What the Dietary Supplement Industry Needs to Know About the New U.S. Patent Laws

“What the Dietary Supplement Industry Needs to Know About the New U.S. Patent Laws,” by Rakesh Amin, Natural Products Insider, February 2013. Under the America Invents Act (AIA), the U.S. patent laws were amended in ways that represent the biggest changes in decades to U.S. patent law. The most significant changes of the AIA are […]

publication February 13, 2013

Dietary Supplement Regulation in the United States

‘Dietary Supplement Regulation in the United States,’ co-authored by Rend Al-Mondhiry, Springer International Publishing, 2013.

publication December 1, 2012

New Dietary Ingredients

‘New Dietary Ingredients,’ Chapter 8, The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act: A Comprehensive, Practical Guide to the Landmark Legislation, by Ashish Talati and Abhishek Gurnani., Food and Drug Law Institute, 2012. 137-57. [Subscription required].

publication September 1, 2012

The Role of RCTs in Substantiating Dietary Supplement Claims

‘The Role of RCTs in Substantiating Dietary Supplement Claims,’ by Rend Al-Mondhiry, FDLI, September/October 2012.

publication April 1, 2012

FDA Issues Controversial Draft Guidance on New Dietary Ingredients

‘FDA Issues Controversial Draft Guidance on New Dietary Ingredients,’ by Ashish Talati and Abhishek Gurnani,  Food Drug Law Institute, Update Magazine, March/April 2012.

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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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