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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently issued several warning letters to prominent food and drink companies regarding false claims displayed on their food and drink products, including those marketed to children. Some food products brazenly claim to increase a person’s immune system, reduce the chance of [...]
As more iPhone apps are released for medical purposes such as diagnosis and treatment of symptoms, Electronic Medical Records (EMR), and other health-related purposes, Apple’s mobile device is garnering more attention from the FDA.
Don Witters of the FDA Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) said the agency’s goal is to achieve safe, secure, and reliable deployments [...]
To understand why Sen. John McCain introduced a bill on dietary supplements, read the press releases. The legislation announced Feb. 3 addresses public safety, but mostly it’s about the reputation and revenue of professional and Olympic sports.
The evidence: McCain says in the release that “a little over a year ago the NFL suspended six players, [...]
Marketers of nutritional supplements often complain that they do not know what the FDA wants. Even after the agency sends a warning letter about misleading claims and advertising, its staff does not explain what would fall within the rules. That’s the reality; the FDA will tell you what’s wrong, not what’s right.
Through warning letters, the [...]
The rules are different here in the United States. Hyde Park Holistic Center in Cincinnati recently received a warning letter from the Food & Drug Administration that read like many others having to do with nutritional supplements and the H1N1 virus. In China, though, the same admonishment could not be heard.
First, the FDA’s message to [...]
The first paragraph in the New York Times story said it all: “The Drug Enforcement Administration has classified as controlled substances three steroids that are marketed as dietary supplements, but an antidoping official warned that new steroids have taken their place on the shelves of nutrition stores.”
The DEA’s actions are the equivalent of the carnival [...]
