Ad Law Access

Updates on advertising law and privacy law trends, issues, and developments

New York Weight Loss Supplement Law Has Stakeholders Scrambling But Faces Legal Challenges

On October 25, 2023, New York enacted GBL 391-oo, which bans the sale of over-the-counter diet pills and dietary supplements intended for weight loss and muscle building to individuals under the age of 18. Covered…

Food + Personal Care Product Litigation and Regulatory Highlights – February 2023

This past week, the internet lit up over whether it was okay for President Biden and the First Lady to order the same dish at the Red Hen. In this issue, we invite you to read the February highlights on clean labeling…

Food + Personal Care Industry Insights – January 2023

Welcome to the 2023 inaugural issue of our newsletter, where we explore litigation and regulatory trends and developments from around the food, dietary supplement, and personal care industries. Like most everybody…

Misguided: The FTC Attempts to Redefine the Law with its Health Products Compliance Guidance

Yesterday, the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection released its Health Products Compliance Guidance —a sweeping overhaul of the 1998 Guidance, Dietary Supplements: An Advertising Guide for Industry . Unlike the…

Mid-Year Check-in on NAD Food, Supplement and Personal Care Product Cases

The halfway point of 2022 finds NAD digging deep on supplement substantiation and looking closely at whether product names convey misleading claims. Here are highlights from the past quarter and links to our posts from…