While expected following start of Biden administration, Simon’s resignation is “somewhat of a surprise” considering it will change the balance of power to the Democrats ahead of when his term would have been ended, says advertising law attorney Ivan Wasserman.

DSHEA’s Scientific Literature Exemption is attracting attention for offering online studies showing nutrients’ benefits on diseases including COVID-19, though the method isn’t free of risks, suggests CRN executive Megan Olsen.

Avadim Health could get FTC scrutiny after it declines to comply with two findings by an industry self-regulation group to discontinue 26 claims for its Theraworx Relief homeopathic products. It says the analysis “misapplied the well-recognized standards of substantiation” established by FTC.