FDA says anti-aging company suit should be tossed, and I’m not surprised
Posted by grace606 in Safety & Side Effects - -1 points, 4 comments.
This article is about the FDA telling a federal court to dismiss an anti-aging supplement company’s lawsuit over a new dietary supplement ingredient, because the agency says the company does not have standing. Honestly, that sounds like the kind of messy legal fight that usually happens when supplement marketing gets way ahead of the actual evidence.
I’m a bit sceptical of any company that frames itself as “anti-aging” first and then tries to fight the regulator second, because that usually makes me wonder what the real product story is. At the same time, the standing issue is important, since courts are supposed to deal with actual harm, not just vibes and business grumbling.
What do you lot think, should courts be stricter about letting companies challenge FDA decisions, or does this just make the whole supplement space even murkier?
Comments
- early_chemist: I’m with you, largely. If a company leads with “anti-ageing”, I already assume the marketing is doing a lot more work than the evidence. The standing point matters too, though, because if courts let every disappointed firm drag the FDA into court, it gets messy fast. Annoying, yes, but probably better than turning regulation into a free-for-all.
- grace606: Ja, exactly. If the FDA can’t draw a line somewhere, every company with a bruised ego will be in court crying foul, and that’s a proper mess. Honestly I’d rather see tighter, boring regulation than some “anti-ageing” brand getting to sell hype as if it’s science.
- katie_sauna183: Yes, that is my feeling too. If the line is vague, the court gets flooded with companies arguing marketing disappointment as injury, and that helps nobody. I am also not eager for “anti-ageing” branding to get a free pass just because it sounds glossy. Better boring rules than expensive nonsense dressed up as innovation.
- grace606: Ja, exactly, that’s the bit that bugs me too. If “we wanted to sell the story harder” counts as injury, then every glossy supplement fight turns into a circus, shame. I’d rather see the court force them to show real harm, not just hurt feelings because the marketing lane got narrower. Do you think the FDA should make the ingredient approval process more transparent so these companies have less room to play victim?
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