Practice areas > Dietary Supplements

Fuerst Ittleman provides its dietary supplement clients with advice on all aspects of the regulations pertaining to dietary supplements, especially under the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA). Dietary supplements are regulated differently than conventional foods and drugs. The dietary supplement manufacturer is responsible for ensuring the product is safe before it is sold or marketed.

Fuerst Ittleman has a team of experienced Food and Drug attorneys, including a former in-house counsel for a top selling dietary supplement formulator. Our attorneys have assisted clients with the following dietary supplement regulatory issues:


  • Legal Status of dietary ingredients
  • New Dietary Ingredients
  • 30-day market claim notices
  • Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs)
  • Labels:
    • Nutrient Content Claims
    • Structure-function claims
    • Health Claims
    • Qualified health claims
    • Organic claims
    • “Supplement Facts” and other required label information
  • Third-party literature
  • Website content
  • Advertising
  • Promotional claims
  • Substantiation requirements
  • Clinical investigations of dietary supplements
  • Import and Export compliance
  • Adverse Event reporting
  • Recalls
  • Warning Letters
  • Seizures
  • Injunctions
  • FTC inquiries—see our page for our experience with the FTC

For more information, please contact us at (305) 350-5690 or at contact@fuerstlaw.com.