YouTube Claims Lead To Warning Letters

There have been three YouTube-related supplement warning letters this year, which shows FDA is not slowing down with this enforcement trend. Since this is a US holiday, I will keep today’s Warning Letter Wednesday brief.

All of the 2023 YouTube-related warning letters also cite claims from other platforms like websites and other social media platforms. This means that “where there’s smoke, there’s fire,” and if there are claims on videos, there are most likely disease claims elsewhere in a company’s marketing. I just launched Apex Compliance, a compliance software designed to find risky phrases on websites, YouTube videos, and uploaded content before it gets you in trouble. I developed this SaaS tool to help companies fix their marketing before it leads to a warning letter or lawsuit. Learn more here.

Two letters link to a shopping cart, and the other one references a video embedded on the website. This is the material connection that correlates the video to commerce. I doubt these videos would have been cited if there were no links to where customers can order products.
Only one FDA warning letter in FDA’s warning letter archives mentions claims on Vimeo (that I can find).

Here are the three letters:
👉ByPro Nutrition LLC

👉PharmaCanna

👉Spartan Enterprises Inc. 

Disclaimer: The educational information provided here is for informational purposes only. Contact an attorney for specific legal advice. Rule #1 in compliance is to ensure marketing is truthful and not misleading.