Dietary Supplements Expert Witnesses

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What is a dietary supplements expert witness?

Dietary supplements expert witness candidates typically have a background in medicinal chemistry, toxicology, and/or pharmacology. Expert witnesses in dietary supplements have advanced degrees (MD, PhD, RPh) and experience in nutrition, vitamins, and/or protein chemistry.

What types of cases require a dietary supplements expert witness?

Litigation support by a dietary supplements expert witness often involves intellectual property matters such as a patent litigation, trademark, or trade secret disputes. Matters that require the assistance of an expert witness in dietary supplements can include any of several types of dietary and nutritional supplement products on the market, including:

• Vitamin – an organic compound required by an organism as a vital nutrient in limited amounts (e.g., Vitamin C, Vitamin D, folic acid, etc.)
• Mineral – inorganic compound indispensable for life (e.g., potassium, sodium, calcium, magnesium, iron)
• Protein and amino acid (e.g., whey protein, soy, rice protein)
• Essential fatty acids (e.g., fish oil, omega 3 fatty acids)
• Natural products – extracts from plants, animals, algae, fungi or lichens (e.g., ginkgo biloba, cranberry, ginseng)
• Probiotic supplements

What litigation support work might a dietary supplements expert witness be expected to perform?

Litigation support activities could include forensic toxicology, research and authoring expert reports, providing expert opinions, and testimony in the courtroom. In a high-profile case, or litigation involving a significant financial stake, a law firm may request a dietary supplement specialist with prior expert testimony experience.

Whether the case involves sports nutrition, dietary supplement labels, an herbal supplement, FDA regulations or a weight loss supplement, Cahn Litigation Services has the experience required to turn a search for a dietary supplements expert witness around quickly, providing the right balance of expertise and testimony experience.

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Dietary Supplements Expert Witness - Representative Bios

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The below expert witness bios represent a small fraction of those Dietary Supplements experts known by Cahn Litigation Services. These bios are provided to give lawyers a sense of the Dietary Supplements landscape.

• Expert Witness #124852

  This expert is a physical analytical chemist with many years of experience in the development and characterization of a wide variety of drug-delivery systems, medical devices, and dietary supplements. This expert’s expertise also encompasses the management of formulation development, bioanalysis, and pharmacokinetics.

  Much of this expert’s experience relates to oral solid dosage forms, with a significant portion of that experience in modified-release products. This expert’s professional background includes working as an innovator at generic pharmaceutical firms and in contract-research organizations. This expert is currently a consultant supporting product development, as well as consulting and testifying in civil and criminal matters. Prior to the consultancy, this expert held research and management positions with industry leaders.

  This expert holds a Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Chemistry, and a B.S. in Pharmacy. This expert is a named inventor on 4 patents in the pharmaceutical field, and is well published.

  
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• Expert Witness #283869

  This food labeling expert is a professor, practicing lawyer, and author of textbook chapters and a book on food regulation.

  Previously, this expert worked for a state agriculture department food regulatory program, with responsibility for food and beverage regulations regarding labeling and standards. The role included legislative drafting of statutes and regulations related to food law, uniform enforcement and compliance with food labeling laws, and FDA credentialing to conduct food inspections.

  This expert has worked with the FDA to create training materials on the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act (NLEA). The law practice focuses on counseling and representation involving products regulated by the FDA, primarily foods, including dietary supplements, medical foods, and functional foods, as well as drugs, medical devices, and alcohol beverages. This expert regularly consults on labeling issues and helps identify and understand various regulatory requirements.

  
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• Expert Witness #289989

  This FDA food labeling expert formerly held a leadership and supervisory role in FDA nutrition science review and directed an FDA nutrition programs division, managing activities related to the labeling of dietary supplements and conventional foods under FDA regulatory authority.

  The work included FDA oversight of specific language determined to be required on labels. This expert has expertise in dietary supplement labeling regulations, prior expert witness experience, and substantial knowledge of FDA food and supplement labeling requirements.

  
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• Expert Witness #294250

  This food science expert holds a Ph.D. and is a Certified Food Scientist/Nutritionist and Fellow of a prominent food technology institute, with over 30 years of experience in rapid development and commercialization of new products and technologies across sectors including food, ingredients, nutraceuticals, dietary supplements, Clean Label, water, and biowaste. This expert has proven expertise in patent development, novel ingredient validation, clinical and product safety evaluation, labeling claims, food processing, upcycling biowaste, and water conservation. This expert has extensive experience in technical communications with regulatory bodies, international trade commissions, and contract research organizations covering compliance, HACCP, quality audits, due diligence, and risk assessments.

  This expert is a senior lecturer in a master's-level Food Safety Regulation program at a prestigious university, serves on a faculty advisory board at a well-regarded university, and is a trustee at a health sciences university. This expert teaches courses on regulation of good food production practices, food safety audits and surveillance, and food labeling and packaging regulations, and has developed coursework on regulation of dietary supplements.

  This expert assists food and allied industries with expert witness research and testimonial services, competitive intelligence, regulatory compliance, risk-managed new product and technology development, and commercialization through science-based marketing strategies. This expert has advanced degrees in food chemistry, food processing technology, and food safety regulation, with demonstrated knowledge of labeling regulations, food product testing, and label claim substantiation for food and dietary supplements. This expert also has experience as an independent technical advisor on scientific and regulatory affairs for professional associations and industry groups domestically and internationally.

  This expert has proven knowledge of food science, food product testing, nutrition and supplement facts label development, and nutrition and health claim substantiation. This expert has served as a consulting expert witness and has been deposed and testified as an expert in court for over 20 years. This expert's testifying experience is supported by the ability to research and translate complicated scientific and analytical matters into clear explanations for audiences with a wide range of educational and scientific backgrounds.

  
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