Ad Law Access

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

Non-Profit Sues 34 Sellers of "Organic" Cosmetics

Last week, the Center for Environmental Health, a non-profit organization, filed a complaint in California Superior Court alleging that 34 cosmetics companies violated the California Organic Products Act of 2003…

New Rhode Island Law Prohibits Businesses from Requesting Social Security Number Information

Last week, Rhode Island enacted a new law that prohibits businesses from requesting any part of a customer’s social security number during a sales transaction. Section 6-13-17 of the Rhode Island Consumer Empowerment…

Health Canada Issues Guidance Clarifying Canada Consumer Product Safety Act Requirements

On June 20, 2011, the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (“CCPSA”) became effective, imposing incident reporting, testing, recall, and recordkeeping requirements on entities that manufacture, import, or sell consumer…

New York Court Holds Blog Not Liable for Defamation Under the CDA

This month, the New York Court of Appeals ruled that website operators were not liable for allegedly defamatory comments posted by a third party on the website’s blog, even though the operators reposted those comments.…

Sens. Hatch and Harkin Send Letter to FDA in Anticipation of NDI Guidance

Senators Hatch and Harkin, the principle architects of the Dietary Supplements Health and Education Act (DSHEA) (amending the Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FDCA)), submitted a letter yesterday to FDA Commissioner…