Does Regulating Dietary Supplements as Food in a World of Social Media Influencers Promote Public Safety?
Joshua J. Klein, Scott J. Schweikart
Abstract
Social media influencers promote a wide variety of products, including dietary supplements. Dietary supplements are regulated as foods, not drugs, by the US Food and Drug Administration and the Federal Trade Commission. This article details weaknesses in administrative and common law regulatory approaches to addressing some influencers' negligent misrepresentation claims about dietary supplements.
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Influencer marketingMisrepresentationVariety (cybernetics)CommissionBusinessFood and drug administrationFood safetyDietary supplementAdvertisingPublic relationsMarketingPolitical scienceFood scienceLawBiologyRisk analysis (engineering)Computer scienceArtificial intelligenceMarketing managementFinanceRelationship marketingHate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection