Regulatory
Pocono Organics says it’s now the first hemp grower to be Regenerative Organic Certified
July 13th 2021ROC certification promotes holistic agriculture practices, including increasing soil organic matter and sequestering carbon, improving animal welfare, and providing economic stability and fairness to farmers, ranchers, and workers.
Recently discovered fatty acid ingredient, FA15, gets GRAS nod for food use
July 12th 2021Seraphina Therapeutics, a San Diego–based health and wellness company, says it discovered the fatty acid, which it sells as a trademarked ingredient called FA15 as well as in its own Fatty15 brand of dietary supplement.
Pullulan can be used in “made with organic” tablets and capsules, USDA final rule states
July 2nd 2021A petition to add pullulan to the National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances was first filed in January 2018, with the National Organic Standards Board recommending its addition in April 2019.
Leading trade organizations urge the Senate Committee on Appropriations to increase ODSP budget
June 4th 2021Four leading trade organizations have sent a letter to Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and John Hoeven (R-ND), ranking members of the Senate Committee on Appropriations’ subcommittee on agriculture, rural development, food and drug administration, and related agencies, to advocate for more funding for the FDA’s Office of Dietary Supplement Programs.
CRN calls on Congress to clarify FDA’s authority over dietary supplements in the FD&C Act
April 30th 2021The Council for Responsible Nutrition is calling on Congress to address an unintended “loophole” in the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) that casts doubt on the legal authority of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to regulate products that do not mee the strict definition of “dietary supplement” in the statute.
Fast-moving bill in California sets “dangerous precedent” for consumer access to dietary supplements
April 20th 2021Last week, California’s Assembly Health Committee voted to ban sales of weight-loss dietary supplements to minors. The bill is headed for another round of votes and could ultimately be signed into law.
Bio-Cat Microbials announced GRAS status of its Opti-Biome probiotic strain
April 20th 2021Bio-Cat Microbials LLC has received a “Letter of No Objection” from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding the company’s GRAS (generally recognized as safe) notice for its Opti-Biome Bacillus subtilis MB40 probiotic.
Verdure Sciences’ turmeric ingredient, Longvida receives ANVISA approval
April 19th 2021Verdure Sciences launched Longvida, a turmeric extract standardized to curcumin and total curcuminoids (solid lipid curcumin particle - SLCP), in Brazil after receiving ANVISA approval through distribution partner Kilyos Nutrition