Newsletter - May 12, 2022
Can Food Be Treated as Medicine and Prescribed by Doctors?
Traditionally, a medicine is something intended to treat a specific disease while food is consumed for nutrition. But with increasing evidence linking the food we consume to our diseases and health, can doctors prescribe food to prevent, treat and/or manage diseases just like they would prescribe a drug...Read More
CBD is a Drug: Says Another FDA Warning Letter to CBD Seller
FDA has maintained enforcement discretion for CBD products by only warning companies that make overt medical claims about their CBD products but not doing much to stop the overall sale of these products. This week in a Warning Letter to another company selling CBD gummies, FDA explicitly stated that CBD products are drugs...Read More
Can Food Be Treated as Medicine and Prescribed by Doctors?
Traditionally, a medicine is something intended to treat a specific disease while food is consumed for nutrition. But with increasing evidence linking the food we consume to our diseases and health, can doctors prescribe food to prevent, treat and/or manage diseases just like they would prescribe a drug...Read More
CBD is a Drug: Says Another FDA Warning Letter to CBD Seller
FDA has maintained enforcement discretion for CBD products by only warning companies that make overt medical claims about their CBD products but not doing much to stop the overall sale of these products. This week in a Warning Letter to another company selling CBD gummies, FDA explicitly stated that CBD products are drugs...Read More
