Dive Summary:
- The FDA has shut down all production at Alternative Health and Home REmedies for lack of compliance with labelling laws and a failure to respond to previous warnings.
- The labels in question claim the supplements have actual proven health benefits, a claim that is illegal to make in the U.S. on dietary supplements.
- The other company, Venus Pharmaceuticals International Inc. was shut down due to lapses in their manufacturing process and an inability to perform best practices up to required codes.
From the article:
"Two food supplement companies halted production this week in response to FDA claims and court orders. Truman J. Berst, doing business as Alternative Health and Herbs Remedies, was ordered on Sept. 20, 2012, by permanent injunction in an Oregon Federal District Court, to stop selling its herbal supplement products, which were advertised as capable of curing disease, an illegal claim for a supplement label under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FDCA). âThis company has ignored previous FDA warnings and has continued to produce and distribute in violation of federal law,â said Meli..."
