NHA asks court to find NLEA unconstitutional in lawsuit filed in New York.
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
NLEA DIETARY SUPPLEMENT HEALTH CLAIMS CHALLENGE ON FIRST AMENDMENT GROUNDS filed on June 30 by the Nutritional Health Alliance and New York supplement manufacturer and health food store New Nutrisserie in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The suit, filed against FDA and HHS by New York law firm Bass & Ullman, charges that FDA preclearance of health claims for dietary supplements under the Nutrition Labeling & Education Act "constitutes a `prior restraint' of constitutionally protected speech."