Twitter Claims Enforcement Increasing
Claims made on social are top of FDA’s mind
Claims cited on Twitter are increasingly appearing in warning letters.
This year there have been eight letters mentioning disease claims made on Twitter, up from just 12 Twitter-related letters in all of 2021. This is a strong enforcement trend to watch.
Several recent warning letters mentioned tweets over 3+ years old, including this one that mentions a retweet from 2014! Wow, this is old!
From warning letter: You retweeted another user’s September 26, 2014 tweet, which said, “#lipoicacid [an ingredient in your R-Lipoic Acid Vegcaps 300 mg and R-Lipoic Acid Vegcaps 100 mg] model treats autonomic neuropathy……is the best! I’ve tried it.”
This is an important reminder to remove old social media posts that may contain disease claims. Here is a video about this.
Many of these letters also include claims made in hashtags, which is a great way to attract FDA scrutiny. View my hashtags are claims video.
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