Tag: claims
AHPA Analyzes COVID-19 Warning Letters
Silver Spring, MD—The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) has released its analysis of 135 COVID-19 related warning letters that were issued by either the...
FTC Sends Letters to 50 More Marketers Nationwide
Washington, D.C.—The Federal Trade Commission has sent letters to 50 more marketers nationwide, warning them to stop making unsubstantiated claims that their products and...
Two More Companies Receive Warning Letters for COVID-19 Claims
Silver Spring, MD—The FDA and FTC issued warning letters to two companies for selling fraudulent COVID-19 products. The companies were Honey Colony LLC and...
NAD Recommends that Church & Dwight Discontinue “Clinically Proven Absorption” Claim
New York, NY—The National Advertising Division (NAD) of the Better Business Bureau has recommended that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. discontinue the claim “clinically...
FDA Has New Portal for Submitting NDI and SFCN
Washington, DC--As part of its modernization efforts, the FDA has a new system for accepting and storing electronic submissions for new dietary ingredient notification...
Allergen Control Group Launching Plant-Based Certification Program
Toronto, Canada—The Allergen Control Group (ACG), owners of the Gluten-Free Certification Program, announced in a press release the formation of two food-industry stakeholder working...
FDA Sends Warning Letters to CBD Oil Companies
Washington, D.C. — On October 31, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sent a warning letter to four companies which sell hemp oils...
Insights on Advertising Natural Products from The Big Natural
Natural products industry leaders got an update on how the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) views advertising claims when Richard Cleland, assistant director of advertising...
FTC Files Charges Against Prevagen, Inc.
Washington, D.C. — Madison, WI-based Quincy Bioscience Holding Co. subsidiary, Prevagen, Inc., which is also doing business as Sugar River Supplements, has been charged...
NAOOA Sues Veronica Foods and Seven Specialty Stores
New York City, NY — The North American Olive Oil Association (NAOOA), which had recently filed a lawsuit against TV personality and physician Dr....
