FTC AUTHORITY OVER HEARING AID ADVERTISING CHALLENGED BY DAHLBERG
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
FTC AUTHORITY OVER HEARING AID ADVERTISING CHALLENGED BY DAHLBERG in a suit filed by the company on Jan. 19 in Minnesota Federal District Court. Golden Valley, Minnesota-based Dahlberg maintains the Federal Trade Commission's "regulatory authority over intended use claims in the advertising of restricted devices" was "explicitly removed" under the 1976 medical device law and transferred to FDA. Hearing aids were deemed to be restricted devices by FDA in February 1977.