Industry Roundup: Warning Letters, DXM Bill, Nutrition Label Update
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
DXM age-restriction bill in Senate; Mosquito band marketer settles with FTC; and more news in brief.
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FDA provides "step-by-step instructions on how to convert" units of measure for folate, niacin and vitamins A, D and E to units required in the agency's 2016 final rule for Supplement and Nutrition Facts labels. Compliance date for firms with sales of $10m and up.
Mosquito Repellent Promotion Tumbles On Undisclosed Paid Social Media Plugs By US Olympic Gymnasts
FTC proposes settlements with marketing and public relations firm Creaxion and Inside Publications over regulatory violations in advertising for Fit Organic Mosquito Repellent including failing to disclose US Olympic gymnasts as paid social medial endorsers and misrepresenting that paid commercial ads are opinions from an independent or objective publishers or sources.
States’ Limits On OTC Dextromethorphan Sales Could Force Congress’ Hand
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