Legal Opinion
United States v. 45/194 Kg. Drums of Pure Vegetable Oil, Efamol, Ltd., Claimant-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 7, 1992No. 90-55086PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McNAMEE, District Judge:
FACTS
Appellant, Efamol Ltd., Surrey, England, researches, exports and markets evening primrose oil (EPO). EPO is made from the crushed seeds of the evening primrose plant. Efamol sells EPO as a dietary supplement of fatty acids.
In February 1979, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) informed Efamol representatives that EPO was not generally recognized as safe for use as a dietary supplement. If Efamol wanted to export EPO to the United States, it would have to file a Food Additive Petition with the FDA, pursuant to 21 C.F.R. section 171, or an affirmation petition in…
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