The roles and responsibilities of retailers in the area of dietary supplement claims is the focus of a new Webinar, set for early August, co-hosted by the Council for Responsible Nutrition and Natural Products Marketplace. ...More
FDA and FTC issued a joint warning letter to an online marketer of homeopathic remedies, calling out products with claims to treat H1N1 as violating federal law. ...More
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is seeking comments on a proposal to compel major food and beverage manufacturers, distributors and marketers, as well as quick-service restaurants, to disclose spending and marketing activities targeting children and adolescents, as well ...More
FTC announced the modification of a settlement order with Kellogg’s, expanding the agreement reached in April 2009 to more broadly restrict the company from making health claims on its products. ...More
Senate hearing on supplements focused mostly on manufacturers and trade organizations, but retailers did not escape the spotlight, as an uncover exposé revealed claims issues. ...More
The National Advertising Division (NAD) of the Council of Better Business Bureaus referred advertising for the Okappa Slim weight-loss supplement to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for further review, after the company declined to ...More
NPA sent a letter to senators urging them to oppose provisions that would expand the rulemaking and enforcement authority of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in the financial reform bill ...More
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