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Food law expert on developing a strong IP: “Investment needs to start early”

04-Mar-2024 By Nikki Hancocks

Food law expert Dr Mark Tallon, of the UK-based food law firm Legal Foods and the Food Law Academy believes a key skill missing for professionals in the food industry is a strong understanding of the threats and opportunities surrounding intellectual...

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FDA regulation specialist Amin Talati now called Amin Talati Wasserman LLP

05-Jun-2019 By Adi Menayang

Attorney Ivan Wasserman, an expert in FDA law, is now a name partner at Amin Talati, which has changed its name to Amin Talati Wasserman LLP.

New Jersey makes it easier for MDs to distribute supplements in move abetted by CRN

25-Jan-2016 By Hank Schultz

The New Jersey state legislature recently passed a law making it easier for health practitioners to integrate the use of dietary supplements into their practices. It’s a move that was supported by the Council for Responsible Nutrition.

China's proposed food safety overhaul lacks clarity and detail, NPA says

06-Aug-2014 By Hank Schultz

China’s proposed changes in its food safety regulations, which also govern dietary supplements, are long on aspiration and short on specifics. That’s the opinion expressed by the Natural Products Association in comments the organization submitted to Chinese...

POM v Coke at Supreme Court: Food marketers be warned, if your labels are FDA compliant or not, you're fair game

12-Jun-2014 By Elaine Watson

While POM Wonderful’s Supreme Court victory over Coca-Cola doesn’t have any direct impact on the wave of consumer class action lawsuits over false advertising engulfing the trade, it still makes uncomfortable reading for regulatory affairs bosses at food...

Vermont GMO labeling bill heads to governor's desk. But can it withstand a First Amendment challenge?

23-Apr-2014 By Elaine WATSON

A bill requiring foods produced with genetic engineering be labeled in Vermont has passed the house and the senate, and now just needs Governor Peter Shumlin’s signature to be signed into law. However, legal experts say a First Amendment challenge could...

FDA has adequate enforcement authority, sources say in reaction to Driven Sports exposé

26-Jul-2013 By Hank Schultz

The Food and Drug Administration has enough tools to police the dietary supplement sector. That was the reaction from industry in the wake of yet another negative story about the product category in a high profile publication, in this case, USA Today.

Proposed Prop 65 changes ‘could be helpful’, says AHPA legal counsel

08-May-2013 By Stephen DANIELLS

The proposed changes by California Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. to the state’s controversial Prop 65 law ‘could be helpful to companies that need to deal with this law’, says AHPA's legal counsel.

Washington GMO initiative easily clears signatures bar, gets strong poll support

08-Jan-2013 By Hank Schultz

Supporters of a Washington State ballot initiative that would require GMO labeling have turned in more than 340,000 signatures to the secretary of state’s office, well in excess of the number required for certification, the campaign said. Supporters said...

Lawyer: FTC 'richly deserves to lose' battle vs POM Wonderful

23-May-2011 By Elaine Watson

A high-profile legal battle between Californian juice maker POM Wonderful and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will move into a new phase tomorrow at a hearing in Washington DC.

ERC boss: I’ll keep filing prop 65 notices until you get your house in order

28-Apr-2011 By Elaine Watson

The man behind a recent surge in controversial ‘prop 65’ violation notices targeting the dietary supplements sector claims he will not stop until the industry gets its act together on contaminants.

FTC complaint may influence other POM Wonderful legal actions

07-Oct-2010 By Shane Starling

Pomegranate leader POM Wonderful and Pepsi-owned Tropicana – locked in a legal battle over juice claims – have been asked to submit comments about the complaint lodged against POM by the Federal Trade Commission last month.

Court finds combo drug ads not misleading

21-Sep-2010 By Shane Starling

An Ohio court has found that a Procter & Gamble, vitamin C-pharma combination cold and flu product was not marketed misleadingly under state law, despite the presence of an FDA warning letter that said the contrary.

Ocean Spray sues Decas for “malicious campaign”; rival says suit is “frivolous”

04-Aug-2010 By Shane Starling

Bitter cranberry rivals Ocean Spray Cranberries and Decas Cranberry Sales are set for another legal battle after Ocean Spray this week sued Decas for “deceptive business practices” in a Massachusetts court. Decas has vowed to fight the action.

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Omega-3 industry ups ante on Proposition 65 legal action

19-Mar-2010 By Shane Starling

The omega-3 industry’s buoyant waters have been disturbed by an attack on supplement labelling practices in a San Francisco court.

ANH going global with US merger

21-Dec-2009

Pan-European better nutrition advocate, the Alliance for Natural Health (ANH), has merged with the American Association for Health Freedom (AAHF) to form the Alliance for Natural Health International.