How to Piss Off the FTC After Offending the FDA
If you want to know how not to offend the FDA and FTC sequentially, here's an instructive lesson about a company that has gotten a big regulatory bruise.
Marketing “wearable caffeine” can get you in trouble with FTC, the regulatory watchdog over advertising
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has proposed to settle charges with two marketing companies promoting "shapewear garments" with "slimming claims for caffeine-infused products." FTC vigorously [...]
FTC requires mobile apps to include disclosures, adding to FDA mobile medical app regulatory requirements
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reports that mobile apps need to provide consumers with more disclosures, and also protect the privacy and security of consumer data--thus adding to the [...]
Neurofeedback Laws & Licensing: Unlock Brains’ Potential But Be Legally Safe–Part 5: Marketing Your Neurofeedback Practice—Legal Issues in Case Studies
How do you market an emerging healthcare practice, without running afoul of regulatory walls, from federal and state advertising law to licensing laws, and the law governing unfair business practices?
FTC wins advertisement substantiation case against online marketer of health products
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) won a $2.2 million judgment against health food marketer Wellness Support Network, Inc. (WSN) in federal court for the “Diabetic Pack” and the “Insulin [...]
FDA Cybersecurity Plan Adds to Mobile App Developer FDA Compliance Burden
The FDA now requires that mobile app developers create a cyber security plan and submit it to the FDA along with their mobile medical app / medical device submission.
FDA Mobile Medical App Guidance Reads FDA Medical Jurisdiction Expansively
The FDA's Mobile Medical App Guidance contains many nuanced definitions that determine whether your mobile app will likely be regulated by the FDA as a medical device.Recent clients have asked [...]
Michael H. Cohen Speaking on FDA & Related Legal Issues in Online Health Ventures
Attorney Michael H. Cohen speaks on "FDA & Related Legal Issues in Online Health Ventures" at a prominent LA law firm's Restaurant, Food & Beverage Group on July 9.
Mobile App Developers Can Be Slammed by FTC or FDA
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.
Bloggers must take care to not provide clinical health advice
Attorney Michael H. Cohen was quoted in The Tan Sheet (2/25/13) in "Turning Blogger Relationships Into Gold Takes Careful Management," by Lisa Gillepsie
FTC Releases “.com Disclosures: How to Make Effective Disclosures in Digital Advertising”
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.).
Does the FDA Regulate Mobile Apps Designed for Health and Wellness?
Health and wellness mobile apps and online programs raise a variety of legal and regulatory issues that require legal expertise in structuring a health education or healthcare products or [...]
FTC settles charges based on mobile device data breach
The FTC put out a press release on a settlement regarding data breaches on mobile smartphones and cellphones.
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FTC Statement to Congress on Deceptive Marketing of Dietary Supplements
The FTC Statement to Congress on Deceptive Marketing of Dietary Supplements is a good place to begin to understand legal compliance issues regarding marketing
FTC Charges Settled on Fake Endorsements and Deceptive Acai Berry Weight Loss Claims
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."
Misleading advertising of health products triggers FTC Complaint and Penalties
Dietary supplement manufacturers, medical device manufacturers and distributors, and makers of cosmetics should have legal review of their website advertising and marketing claims for Federal [...]
FDA reports $40 million settlement with Skechers over unfounded health claims
If you have a dietary supplement or any product for that matter, be sure you have substantiation for your claims. Complying with substantiation legal rules is part of dietary supplement / FDA and [...]
