FTC hoodia and acai crackdown
DECEMBER: If the Food and Drug Administration might seem like public enemy number one at the moment thanks to its tough line on new dietary ingredient (NDI) notifications, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has garnered more positive press thanks to recent crackdowns on firms peddling dodgy weight-loss supplements.
Click here to read about FTC action vs firms making bogus weight loss claims about açai supplements.
Click here to read about FTC action vs firms accused of making false and deceptive claims about the much-hyped weight management ingredient hoodia.