Legal Opinion
Pearson v. Shalala
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided February 2, 2001No. CIV. A. 00-2724(GK)PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
KESSLER, District Judge.
Plaintiffs are designers, sellers, and manufacturers of dietary supplement formulations containing folic acid. 1 They bring this action against Defendants Donna E. Shalala, Secretary, United States Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), in her official capacity; HHS; Jane E. Henney, M.D., Commissioner of Food Drugs, Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”), in her official capacity; the FDA; and the United States of America.
Plaintiffs challenge an FDA decision prohibiting them from including on their dietary supplements’ labels a particular…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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