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A comprehensive look into the health and nutrition legal and regulatory landscape - Video

From class action lawsuits to FTC scrutiny, the supplement sector continues to see plenty of regulatory and legal challenges. This three-hour session, with a panel of noted legal and regulatory experts, delves into many of these complicated and controversial issues, including FDA warning letters, Amazon quality problems and the regulation of ingredients like CBD/hemp and kratom. 

From relentless class action plaintiffs’ attorneys to a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that is looking for new ways to impose hefty civil penalties for false advertising, the dietary supplement sector continues to face ample regulatory and legal challenges. Meanwhile, many stakeholders have shown increasing interest in legislation that would expand access to natural products, better protect their investments in ingredient innovation, and give the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) the resources and tools to effectively oversee the sprawling marketplace. 

Yes, these issues are complicated and controversial. 

This three-hour legal and regulatory video, focused on dietary supplement manufacturers and marketers, is intended to cover the whole gamut with 10 minutes devoted to each topic and select polling of the audience to lead the conversations with our panel of experts. 

Topics include: 

  • FTC substantiation notices. 
  • Trends in self-regulation of advertising. 
  • Class action litigation trends. 
  • Intellectual property updates. 
  • Amazon: Quality problems and the new “gatekeeper.” 
  • Hemp/CBD federal update. 
  • State-by-state cannabinoid regulations/laws. 
  • FDA warning letters. 
  • Kratom: The science and regulatory debate. 
  • Other trends in new dietary ingredient notifications (NDINs) to FDA. 
  • FDA and the drug exclusion clause. 
  • Health saving account (HSA)/flexible spending account (FSA) legislation. 
  • MPL (Mandatory product listing)/Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA) reform. 
  • And more! 

Panelists: 

  • Megan Olsen, senior vice president & general counsel, Council for Responsible Nutrition 
  • Steve Shapiro, of counsel, Rivkin Radler LLP 
  • Robert Durkin, partner & co-chair, Arnall Golden Gregory LLP, 
  • Bob Durkin, partner and co-chair, Arnall Golden Gregory LLP 
  • Rend Al-Mondhiry, partner, Amin Talati Wasserman LLP 
  • Rick Collins, Esq., founding partner, Collins Gann McCloskey & Barry PLLC 
  • Eric Unis, senior attorney, National Advertising Division, BBB National Programs Inc. 

Summary: 

From class action lawsuits to FTC scrutiny, the supplement sector continues to see plenty of regulatory and legal challenges. This three-hour session, with a panel of noted legal and regulatory experts, delves into many of these complicated and controversial issues, including FDA warning letters, Amazon quality problems and the regulation of ingredients like CBD/hemp and kratom.