FDA Regulation of Health and Fitness Equipment

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dc.contributor.advisor	Hutt, Peter Barton	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Moss, Nicole J.	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2012-06-29T19:06:08Z
dc.date.issued	2000	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	FDA Regulation of Health and Fitness Equipment (2000 Third Year Paper)	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:8944669
dc.description.abstract	As new "quasi-medical" devices continue to push the bounds of the FDCA definition of a medical device and with growing popular support for using the FDA to regulate previously off-limit products such as tobacco, the FDA may very well broaden its regulatory scope into the health and fitness industry. By focusing on the specific example of the scuba industry, this paper will examine first, whether the FDA has the authority to regulate athletic equipment as medical devices. Part two will explore the plausible reasons for why the FDA in the past has chosen not to regulate athletic equipment and whether those rationales still make good sense. Part three will discuss whether the scuba industry can serve as an example for other sectors of the health and fitness industry that seek to avoid FDA regulation.	en
dc.language.iso	en_US	en
dash.license	LAA	en_US
dc.subject	Food and Drug Law	en
dc.subject	FDA	en
dc.subject	FDCA	en
dc.subject	scuba	en
dc.subject	medical device	en
dc.subject	athletic equipment	en
dc.title	FDA Regulation of Health and Fitness Equipment	en
dc.type	Paper (for course/seminar/workshop)	en_US
dc.date.available	2012-06-29T19:06:08Z