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Tobin's Royal Stag, Inc. dba Tobin Farms Velvet Antler: FDA Warning Letter (Apr 19, 2017)

Agency action: Apr 19, 2017Record ID: fda_warning_-3bc9a6bc4c418b3e
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What happened

Original notice title

Tobin's Royal Stag, Inc. dba Tobin Farms Velvet Antler 4/19/17

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Based on our inspection, laboratory analysis of samples of in-process products and materials, and review of your website and product labeling collected during the inspection, we identified serious violations of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (the Act) and its implementing regulations. Unapproved New Drugs and Misbranded Drugs FDA reviewed your product brochure and website at the Internet address tobinfarms.com in January 2017 and determined that you take orders on your website for the products Velvet Antler Capsules and Velvet Antler Powder. A drug is misbranded under section 502(f)(1) of the Act [21 U.S.C. 352(f)(1)] if the drug fails to bear adequate directions for its intended use(s). Accordingly, your Velvet Antler Capsules and Velvet Antler Powder fail to bear adequate directions for their intended use and, therefore, the products are misbranded under section 502(f)(1) of the Act [21 U.S.C. 352(f)(1)]. The introduction or delivery for introduction into interstate commerce of these misbranded drugs violates section 301(a) of the Act [21 U.S.C. 331(a)]. Unapproved New Animal Drugs In addition, the claims on videos embedded in your website at tobinfarms.com establish that your Velvet Antler capsules and Velvet Antler powder products are intended for use in the cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of diseases in animals, which makes them drugs under section 201(g)(1)(B) of the Act [21 U.S.C. § 321(g)(1)(B)]. Further, as discussed below, these products are unapproved new animal drugs and introducing or delivering these products for introduction into interstate commerce violates the Act. Therefore, these products are unsafe within the meaning of section 512(a) of the Act, [21 U.S.C. § 360b(a)], and adulterated under section 501(a)(5) of the Act [21 U.S.C. § 351(a)(5)].

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Historical warning letter; closeout not established by annual index
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What is affected

Product
Good Health to You From ‘Dean’ And The Gang; Velvet Antler; Tobin Farms in the Press and on TV; Chronicle’, Ch.5 Boston Similar Occurrence; Amount per Serving; % Daily Value; gelatin capsule; 1 Gelatin Capsule; Begin with 1 or 2 capsules per day…; Velvet Antler Capsules; Velvet Antler Powder; now for about 12 years and basically I take it for arthritic pain
Company
Tobin's Royal Stag, Inc. dba Tobin Farms Velvet Antler
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