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Dietary Supplements
Kaley McNay – Anda Shiarla –Nathan Sparks
Weight Loss Drugs
Kaley McNay – Anda Shiarla –Nathan Sparks
Up Until the 1930’s…
Legislation to protect consumers•1906 – Pure Food and Drugs Act (spawned FDA) was eventually ruled unenforceable for therapeutic drugs
•1912 – Shirley Amendment made patent medicine fraud prosecutable, still nearly unenforceable as actual fraud had to be proven
•1938 – Food Drugs and Cosmetics Act gave FDA more power over therapeutic drugs, added pre-market approval
•1951 – Humphrey Durham Amendment
•1962 – Drug Amendments now made it so drugs had to be safe and effective
•Laws since the 1960’s
Companies in Trouble
TrimspaFined $1.5 million by
the FTCClaims not supported
by scientific evidence CortiSlim
Surrendered assets worth $12 million to settle FTC charges
False claims of weight loss
Companies in Trouble
Bayer Fined $3.2 million by the
FTC Violated order by FTC
requiring scientific evidence
USA Prescriptions Inc. Weight Watcher’s sued the
software company Pop-up ads for diet pills on
Weight Watcher’s website Deceived the customers
Dietary Supplements
Ingredients Thyroid extracts
Acts like human thyroid hormones
Increase metabolism Fat burners
Raise metabolism Break down body fat
Ephedra Originally used for asthma Similar to amphetamines
Side effects Heart attacks Anxiety Vomiting Difficult urination Manic episodes Insomnia Seizures Racing heart Kidney failure/stones Severe headache Death
Facts
Voluntary reports of adverse reactions 180 deaths linked to herbs and supplements
over the past few years Herbal supplements not regulated by the
FDA FDA will wait until it receives reports of
problems caused by supplements before it can investigate and ban a dietary supplement
Ephedra Supplement Lawsuits
Misleading / deceptive advertising Did not mention health risks (Xenedrine)
Increased blood pressureIrritability of the heartHeart conditions and death
Cytodine Technologies contends:17 times fasterStrength, energy, and endurance
Baltimore Orioles pitcher Steve Bechler
-Died February 17 at age 23-Collapsed at spring training
Ehedra banned by NFL, NCAA, and IOC Baseball commissioner advising against
use of products containing Ephedra Want company to include health risk
information in supplement ads Warning labels: heart attack and strokes Warning regarding warm weather U.S. Food and Drug Administration
100 deaths linked to supplement
Full ban The standard that companies can't market
dietary supplements "that pose a significant or unreasonable risk of illness or injury" still stands
The company has no immediate plans to begin selling the supplement again
Cytodyne Technologies stated: It's not a coincidence that at this time the prosecutors have
decided to file these allegations, given the current sensationalized climate surrounding ephedra."
Takeaway
As retailers move more into branding their own products, risk from product failure, from potentially false claims, and from consumer safety issues needs to be considered.
Damage from one product issue no longer just affects one product, but may affect the retailer’s other store brands and the retailer itself (consumer backlash)
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