Brands marketing foods and ingredients for mood management must navigate a complex regulatory landscape by understanding functional claims, relying on strong scientific evidence and staying informed ...

Which (one or more) of these claims can appear on a food or supplement label without approval from the Food and Drug Administration? (a) Improves memory. (b) Relieves stress. (c) Suppresses appetite. ...

First Circuit Sides With Vitamin Shoppe: Plaintiffs' State Law Claims Against Glutamine Supplement Preempted by Federal Law "In sum, because the contested statements about glutamine on Vitamin ...

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held that the disclosure of an added function in the specification of a patent should not affect the structure necessary to meet the recited function in ...

Antibody Structure Function Claims Consider this example claim: 1. An isolated human antibody, or antigen-binding portion thereof, that binds to human IL-12 and dissociates from human IL-12 with a K4 ...

The current industry trend “beauty from within” refers to a focus on wellness—namely physical, mental, and lifestyle—and its impact on beauty. Oral supplements that consumers can use for aesthetic ...