National Nutritional Foods Association v. Mathews
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
557 F.2d 325 (1977)
- Written by Alex Ruskell, JD
Facts
The commissioner of food and drugs sought to regulate high doses of Vitamins A and D as drugs under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. The commissioner believed people used high doses of Vitamins A and D for therapeutic purposes, that such high doses were potentially toxic, and that these high doses had no nutritional value. National Nutritional Food Ass’n (plaintiff) sued, arguing that it sold Vitamins A and D as a dietary supplement, that Vitamin C was treated as a food, and that Vitamins A and D sold at high levels were still food. The district court dismissed the case. Nutritional Foods appealed, arguing that the commissioner’s decision to regulate Vitamins A and D at a certain dosage was arbitrary and capricious.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Anderson, J.)
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