Washington, DC — FDA’s Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition will meet Oct. 3 from 8am to 5pm to discuss development of a list of pre-DSHEA dietary ingredients. More meeting specifics, including how to register, will be available later this month through a Federal Register Notice and on the FDA...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Natural Products Association (NPA) on Wednesday responded to the findings of a study in the Journal of Medical Toxicology that it says exaggerates the risk of dietary supplements and ignores their “superior” safety record when compared to other products regulated by the Food and Drug Administration...
HILO, Hawaii—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the petition of Royal Hawaiian Orchards allowing it to claim that consuming macadamia nuts can help reduce the risk of coronary heart disease under certain circumstances. The decision follows nearly two years of FDA review and affects the entire macadamia...
Washington, D.C. – The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has voted to explore adding the medical food industry to its mission. “CRN’s Board of Directors believes there is enormous growth potential for the medical food industry over the next several decades as healthcare practitioners, the academic community, and policy makers...
New York, NY — At the American Conference Institute’s 5th Annual Legal, Regulatory and Compliance Forum on Dietary Supplements, in partnership with the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), Cara Welch, Ph.D., senior advisor for the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Office of Dietary Supplement Programs, U.S. Food and...
Washington, D.C. — Groups representing consumer, food and health safety challenged the FDA regarding a rule the groups say is unconstitutional and illegal in that manufacturers are allowed to add non-disclosed chemicals to processed foods they sell. Chemicals are often added to processed foods in an attempt to give them...
Natural products industry leaders got an update on how the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) views advertising claims when Richard Cleland, assistant director of advertising practices for the Bureau of Consumer Protection for FTC addressed The Big Natural in Las Vegas, NV on June 7. The bottom line, Cleland said, is...
Edison, NJ — PIC/S GMP-certified palm phytonutrients producer ExcelVite has completed the quality/audit inspection of its Malaysian production site by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The FDA inspection included both ExcelVite’s production plant and Quality Management System. Both were found in compliance with the FDA’s Title 21 Current Good Manufacturing...
Washington, D.C. — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will extend the timetable for compliance with its new rules for Nutrition Facts and Supplement Facts Label and Service Size, the agency announced on Monday. “We listened to the industry and consumer feedback,” said Anne Norris, Health Communications specialist with the...
Washington, D.C. — The Senate voted 57–42 to confirm Scott Gottlieb as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) new commissioner reports the New York Times. Industry has been watching Gottlieb’s confirmation hearings closely, as senators questioned the nominee, trying to determine how he would approach dietary supplements. We got...
