News & Analysis as of

Cannabidiol (CBD) oil Dietary Supplements Health Claims

Husch Blackwell LLP

Chocolate Therapy: The Legal Limits of Mood and Sleep Claims in Functional Foods

Husch Blackwell LLP on

Functional foods designed to promote relaxation, better sleep, and improved mood have exploded in popularity, and chocolate is increasingly the delivery method of choice. Calming confections featuring ingredients like...more

Perkins Coie

FDA Issues New Warning Letters For Delta-8 and CBD Products

Perkins Coie on

Earlier today, May 4, 2022, the FDA issued warning letters to five companies selling products that contain delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol (Delta-8 THC). Several of the companies also manufactured products containing...more

Hogan Lovells

FDA signals uptick in enforcement with market sweep on depression claims

Hogan Lovells on

On 19 February, 2021 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced warning letters to ten companies for selling dietary supplements that claim to cure, treat, mitigate, or prevent depression and other mental health...more

The Rodman Law Group, LLC

FTC Sues Company for Unsubstantiated Claims

The FTC’s late April move marks a crucial departure in previous federal enforcement actions. On April 24, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) filed a complaint in federal court as well as an administrative complaint...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

State and Federal Agencies Crack Down on Claims for Touted COVID-19 Preventatives, Treatments and Cures

The market for consumer products is likely contracting overall, but judging by empty drugstore shelves, anxious consumers remain keenly interested in purchasing over-the-counter medications, supplements and various herbs,...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

2019: The Dietary Supplements and Cosmetics Year in Review

LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - U.S., States Aim to Regulate Cosmetics Ingredients and Research Methods - Federal and state legislatures aimed to bring more scrutiny to cosmetics in 2019 by considering measures...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

The FDA Takes Aim at CBD Labeling

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on

Despite the legalization of cannabis sales in many states and Congress’s removal of hemp and hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD) from the list of scheduled drugs under the Controlled Substances Act, recent events serve as a...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

FDA a Buzzkill for 15 CBD Companies

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on

On November 25, 2019, the Food and Drug Administration sent a wave of warning letters to fifteen CBD companies claiming they are breaking federal food, drug, and cosmetic laws based on their current CBD product marketing and...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Cannabis Companies Face Increasing Consumer Protection Scrutiny

Even as the U.S. Department of Agriculture released its interim rule for the domestic production of hemp, the last few months should stand as a strong reminder to the industry: in addition to complying with new rules and...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

FDA Issues Warning Letters to 15 Companies, Consumer Update on CBD Safety

On November 25, 2019, FDA issued Warning Letters to 15 companies illegally marketing cannabidiol (CBD) products. On the same day, U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) published a revised consumer update, “What You Need to...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

FDA Cracks Down on Companies Selling CBD Products

The past year has seen a veritable tidal wave of consumer product marketing claiming that cannabidiol (CBD) infused or derived products cure or treat cancer, epilepsy, anxiety, inflammation, diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease,...more

Perkins Coie

FDA Declines to Conclude CBD is Safe and Sends Flurry of Warning Letters

Perkins Coie on

On November 25, 2019, the U.S. Federal Drug Administration (FDA) took several significant actions regarding sellers of products containing cannabidiol (CBD). The FDA announced that it cannot conclude that CBD is “generally...more

Saul Ewing LLP

FDA Issues Round of CBD Warning Letters and Revised Consumer Update, Restates Potential Risks and Unknowns

Saul Ewing LLP on

On November 25, 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) announced that it had issued Warning Letters to 15 companies for illegally selling products containing cannabidiol (CBD). ...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Reminder Regarding Cannabis Products

Fox Rothschild LLP on

The federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued a consumer update regarding products containing cannabis or cannabis-derived compounds, including cannabidiol (CBD). Although aimed at consumers, the update...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

FDA and FTC Issue Joint Warning Letter For CBD Products and Senator Schumer Applies Pressure on FDA to Regulate CBD

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on

Businesses should take note of recent developments in the CBD space. Consumer protection regulatory agencies issued another joint warning to a company selling CBD products making allegedly unsubstantiated claims. And, the FDA...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Food & Beverage Litigation Update l September 2019 #2

LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - U.S. Lawmakers Urge FDA to Act on CBD - A group of U.S. lawmakers, led by Reps. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and James Comer (R-Ky.), have urged the U.S. Food and Drug Administration...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

FTC Issues Additional Three Warning Letters to CBD Companies

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on

On September 10, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sent warning letters to three companies that sold cannabidiol (CBD) products marketed with misleading claims that they could treat serious diseases. The FTC aims to...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

FTC Issues Warning Letters Over Health Claims for CBD-Infused Products

On September 10, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a press release announcing it sent letters to three companies that sell oils, tinctures, capsules, “gummies” and creams containing CBD, warning “it is illegal...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

The FTC Issues Three New Warning Letters to CBD Companies Regarding Health Claims in Advertising - Cannabis Industry News Alert

On Tuesday, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sent warning letters to three companies that sell cannabidiol (CBD) products regarding the health claims found in the companies’ advertisements. The FTC did not make the letters...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Labeling and Advertising Risks for CBD Companies - Cannabis Industry News Alert

Cannabidiol (CBD) – a non-psychoactive component of cannabis with numerous claimed health benefits – has steadily grown in popularity in recent years. This upward trajectory went into overdrive with the passage of the...more

Robinson+Cole Health Law Diagnosis

CBD Update: FDA Issues Statement, Calls Public Hearing, and Announces Warning Letters on Products Containing Cannabis and its...

On April 2, 2019, the Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a statement and announced a public hearing on consumer products derived from cannabis and its components, including cannabidiol (CBD). ...more

Saul Ewing LLP

Food Regulatory Update: FDA Issues Final Recall Guidance and Plans Strengthened Dietary Supplement Oversight, States and Cities...

Saul Ewing LLP on

Despite the cold temperatures across much of the country, federal and state food policy, regulations, and enforcement developments have been heating up....more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Food & Beverage Litigation Update l January 2019 #2

LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - Some FDA Inspectors Called to Work During Shutdown - In a series of tweets, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb announced that about 200 food...more

23 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide