Silver Spring, MD—Following requests from multiple manufacturers and industry groups, including the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA), FDA will exercise enforcement discretion with regard to the Nutrition Facts Label changes for six months following the January 1, 2020, deadline. Specifically, according to a Q&A section on FDA’s site, “During the...
Silver Spring, MD—FDA has released a statement regarding their efforts to protect patients from "potentially harmful" homeopathic products. The agency defines these products as: "made from a wide range of substances, including ingredients derived from plants, healthy or diseased animal or human sources, minerals and chemicals, including known poisons. These...
Silver Spring, MD—FDA and FTC posted a joint warning letter to Rooted Apothecary LLC for illegally selling unapproved products containing cannabidiol (CBD) online with claims that the products treat teething pain and ear aches in infants, autism, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, Parkinson’s, and Alzheimer’s disease, as well as other conditions or diseases.
Washington, D.C.—A new poll shows that 44% of Americans are less likely to use cannabidiol (CBD) products after learning that the FDA has no standards in place to protect consumers, including 30% who say they would be far less likely to use the products, according to the Natural Products Association...
Silver Spring, MD—FDA released a consumer update strongly advising against the use of cannabidiol (CBD), tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), and marijuana in any form during pregnancy or while breastfeeding. The update cites advice from the U.S. Surgeon General, who noted that marijuana use during pregnancy “may affect fetal brain development, because THC...
UNFI is voluntarily recalling cases of Arla Apetina Marinated Feta & Olives in Oil, Pitted, according to a notification from FDA. The notification states: “The product requires refrigeration to ensure food safety and we have learned that some product distributed to retail customers from 2 UNFI distribution centers may have...
Silver Spring, MD—FDA has made available a list of records required by the Foreign Supplier Verification Programs (FSVP) final rule, according to a constituent update. FSVP requires importers to verify that the food they are importing into the United States has been produced in a manner that meets applicable U.S.
Washington, D.C.--The word in Washington is that oncologist Stephen Hahn, M.D., who currently serves as the chief medical executive at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, is President Trump's pick to lead the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). STAT News reported that a person familiar with the White House's thinking...
Washington, D.C.—The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) in a statement commended Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s additions to the Senate Agriculture Appropriations bill, which provide $2 million to FDA to implement the provisions of the 2018 Farm Bill legalizing hemp derivatives and urge FDA to develop a legal pathway to...
Washington, D.C.—Dietary supplement recalls are relatively infrequent, according to recent FDA data. A statement from the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) notes that out of 803 recorded recalls initiated in 2019, 14 of them, or 1.7%, involved dietary supplements, and only three were Class I recalls, the most serious recall...
