Washington, D.C.—The Dietary Supplement Regulatory Summit announced that Frank Yiannas, deputy commissioner for food policy and response at FDA, has been confirmed as the keynote speaker. The summit is hosted by CRN, AHPA, CHPA, NPA, and UNPA. The agenda includes a reflection on DSHEA given by Ricardo Carvajal, the director...
Washington, D.C.—Dr. Norman E. Sharpless, director of the National Cancer Institute, will serve as acting commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, according to the New York Times, which cited an announcement by Alex M. Azar III, the secretary of Health and Human Services. Dr. Sharpless has been director of...
Washington, D.C.—Scott Gottlieb, commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, announced his resignation, effective in April. The announcement came at the start of Expo West, causing much buzz and speculation as to what had led to the resignation—and what the impact would be for the natural products industry. The New...
Washington, D.C.—Duffy MacKay, N.D., who held the position of senior vice president of scientific and regulatory affairs at the Council for Responsible Nutrition, is departing CRN and taking up a position with CV Sciences, Inc., as its SVP of scientific and regulatory affairs, according to a press release. Andrew Shao,...
Washington, D.C.—President Trump is delaying the tariff hike on Chinese goods and hopes to sign a deal soon to end the trade war altogether, according to Reuters. No new deadline for tariff hikes has been set, and no details regarding the deal have yet been released. Reuters reports that this...
Washington, D.C.—FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., released a statement regarding the agency’s new efforts to strengthen regulation of dietary supplements, promising continued focus on safety and availability. The statement was largely positive. “I’ve personally benefited from the use of dietary supplements and, as a physician, recognize the benefits of certain...
Out of all adverse event (AE) reports that were submitted to the FDA over a time period of 2.5 years, only 203 out of 41,121 (0.48%) were serious adverse events (SAEs). That's the findings of a study published in the Journal of Dietary Supplements that looked at one company—Supplement Safety Solutions, which...
Washington, D.C.—CRN applauded the creation of new ANSI-accredited standards for evaluating a dietary supplement firm’s adherence to current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs) in a press release. The release of these standards could potentially streamline third-party audit inspections by providing a single, widely accepted, and consensus-approved paradigm for evaluating a manufacturing...
The Congressional Dietary Supplement Caucus has been registered as a Congressional Member Organization for the 116th Congress, according to an official letter submitted to the Committee on House Administration. The letter says that the Caucus will “serve as an informal, bipartisan group of Members to facilitate discussion among lawmakers about...
Washington, D.C.—The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) announced that CRN president and CEO, Steve Mister, and Scott Bass, partner at Sidley Austin LLP, will co-chair the 7th Legal, Regulatory, and Compliance forum on Dietary Supplements, produced in collaboration with the American Conference Institute (ACI). The conference will take place...
