In Brief: Nutritional Health Alliance v. FDA
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Nutritional Health Alliance v. FDA: Is scheduled to be argued before District Judge Robert Owen Dec. 8. NHA asked for summary judgment Nov. 13 in its suit against FDA seeking to enjoin the agency from enforcing the provision of NLEA that requires advance authorization for health claims on dietary supplement labeling on First Amendment grounds. NHA claims the requirements "unduly restrict plaintiffs from truthfully providing the public with information concerning...dietary supplement[s] and disease." The group filed its complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on June 29 ("The Tan Sheet" July 10, p. 1). FDA sought a dismissal in an Oct. 13 motion...