Many retailers have been sitting on the fence regarding an entry into the cannabidiol (CBD) market. The confusion is understandable. The market for CBD was emerging long before December 2018 when President Trump signed into law the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 (commonly referred to as the 2018 Farm Bill).
Washington, D.C.—The Dietary Supplements Regulatory Summit (DSRS) was an eight-hour look at the foreseeable legal future: probiotic labeling, benchmarking audit standards, the Botanical Safety Consortium, DSHEA and the modernizing thereof, and, of course, CBD. It came up within ten minutes of the summit beginning; Ricardo Carvajal mentioned it in his...
Washington, D.C.--The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it has posted warning letters to five manufacturers of homeopathic products for significant violations of current good manufacturing practice (cGMP) regulations. “It’s our public health obligation to protect consumers from unsafe products,” FDA Acting Commissioner Ned Sharpless, M.D., said in the...
Toronto, Ontario, Canada—Soy protein can lower cholesterol, according to researchers at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto. A press release on the study notes that FDA is planning to remove soy from its list of heart-healthy foods. Researchers at St. Michael’s performed a meta-analysis of 43 existing trials that evaluated soy,...
A new study published in JAMA revealed that chemicals used in sunscreen can enter the bloodstream within a day. The study was conducted to determine whether the active ingredients in sunscreen needed to undergo a toxicology assessment. Researchers noted that FDA requires assessments for active ingredients with a systemic absorption...
Silver Spring, MD—The FDA is taking steps to “usher the U.S. into a new era of smarter food safety,” according to a statement from acting commissioner Ned Sharpless, M.D., and deputy commissioner Frank Yiannas. The statement opens by acknowledging that technology has altered the way we eat: We’ve moved away...
Silver Spring, MD--The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the agency’s new draft guidance plan that includes steps to strengthen their voluntary recall process through 3 key areas of training, record keeping and procedures, according to a press release. While the FDA plays an important role in recall processes,...
Washington, D.C.—The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has created a list of ingredients that FDA believes to be unlawfully marketed in dietary supplements, according to a press release from deputy commissioner for food policy and response Frank Yiannas. Reasons for an ingredient’s inclusion on the list, according to Yiannas, include...
Alexandria VA—EAS Consulting Group LLC announced the expansion of their services offered to clients who are seeking to file Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) and other food safety submissions to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), according to a press release. The release states that the new services are...
Washington, D.C.—Former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb told Congress on Wednesday that he’s uneasy that Walgreens and CVS have decided to start selling CBD products, according to CNBC. CNBC quotes Gottlieb as saying at a House Appropriations Committee hearing: “We expressed concern yesterday, I did, about Walgreens and CVS stepping into this...
