Legal Opinion
National Nutritional Foods Ass'n v. Kennedy
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 16, 1978No. Nos. 604 and 605, Dockets 77-4097 and 77-4104PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRIENDLY, Circuit Judge:
This is the latest but, unfortunately, probably not the last chapter in the bitter battle between the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and manufacturers and vendors of pills and liquids containing vitamins and minerals and citizens allied with the latter. While the manufacturers and vendors have obvious private interests as well, the battle reflects what appears to be a sincere sentiment on the part of many citizens that daily ingestion of a substantial quantity and variety of vitamins and minerals in the form of pills or liquids, in addition to those furnished by…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Burlington Truck Lines, Inc. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- United States v. DotterweichSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- United States v. Article of Drug . . . Bacto-UnidiskSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Texaco, Inc. v. Federal Power CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1969
- United States v. Nova Scotia Food Products Corp., David Sklar and Emanuel Sklar, and National Fisheries Institute, Intervenor-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
10 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by25 opinions
- Mobil Oil Corp. v. Department of EnergyTemporary Emergency Court of Appeals · 1983
- Zhang v. SlatteryCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
- Louis v. NelsonDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 1982
- North Carolina Growers' Ass'n v. United Farm WorkersCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2012
- United States v. An Article of Food, Etc., Foodscience Laboratories, Inc., Claimant-Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
20 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.