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Jan 15, 2025
Guest Article
Asa Waldstein
Cognitive and memory warning letters and litigation trends: Best practices for reducing risk
Cognition and memory products are big business, and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), National Advertising Division (NAD), Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and plaintiff attorneys are paying attention.
Oct 8, 2024
Guest Article
Asa Waldstein
Join me for SupplySide West workshop on nutritional ingredient claims, legal flames
Regulatory consultant Asa Waldstein previews a SupplySide West education session on substantiating claims and clinical trials. Waldstein is moderating the Oct. 28 session that features two attorneys and two experts from contract research organizations.
Apr 18, 2024
Press Mention
Niamh Michail
Revealed: The 18 finalists of the 2024 Vitafoods Europe Startup Innovation Challenge
Find out which trailblazing startups were chosen for their innovative ingredients, finished products, and technologies for the 2024 Vitafoods Europe Startup Innovation Challenge.
Feb 23, 2024
Interview
Asia Sherman
FTC settles with supplement startup over COVID claims
A multi-year case involving dietary supplement startup PPO Lab, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and COVID-19-related health claims has come to a close, culminating in a truce that removes fines and lightens administrative burdens on the defendants.
Jan 22, 2024
Interview
Danielle Masterson
What can you say in weight loss claims? Experts weigh in
With what feels like a weight loss medication takeover, many are betting that the GLP-1 receptor agonists will rescue America from its obesity epidemic. So what does this mean for the natural weight loss products?
Jan 4, 2024
Interview
Danielle Masterson
New year, same problem: FDA issues tejocote root warning, finding the supplements adulterated with poisonous plant
The supplements labeled as weight loss products appear to be mislabeled as testing revealed the tejocote root was substituted with a potentially deadly plant.
Jan 3, 2024
Interview
Asia Sherman
Q&A: Apex Compliance founder talks streamlining supplement regulatory marketing compliance
Apex Compliance entered the dietary supplement space to simplify regulatory compliance by helping companies identify the words and phrases across marketing materials that trigger oversight agencies.