FDA & FTC Law

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) requires that advertising be truthful and not misleading, and will take enforcement action if mobile app developers make deceptive claims about their apps.

The FTC's guidance for digital (online) advertising applies to all business advertising on websites, mobile phone applications, or anywhere online (i.e., including on Facebook, smartphones, etc.).

The FDA has taken an aggressive stance on dietary supplement promotion and labeling in recent warning letters involving dietary supplement manufacturers' and distributors' response to consumer [...]

The FTC put out a press release on a settlement regarding data breaches on mobile smartphones and cellphones.

The Federal Trade Commission issued a final order prohibiting POM Wonderful, maker of POM pomegranate juice products, from claiming that any of its products is effective in diagnosing, treating, [...]

The FTC Statement to Congress on Deceptive Marketing of Dietary Supplements is a good place to begin to understand legal compliance issues regarding marketing

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) settled a $2 million complain against "an operation that allegedly used fake news websites to deceptively market acai berry weight-loss products."

Misbranding can also occur when a product is "held for sale after shipment in interstate commerce.

The 1-800-GET-THIN ad campaign is embroiled in a criminal investigation for healthcare fraud and other violationsThe FDA and FBI are investigating.

The federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a draft compliance policy guide (CPG) entitled, “Labeling and Marketing of Nutritional Products Intended for Use to Diagnose, Cure, [...]