Regulatory
What If FDA Regulates “Natural” Claims on Food Labels?
What does a world with a "natural" definition look like?
FDA Issues GMO Labeling Final Guidance for Foods Derived from Plants
In addition, the agency has approved as safe for food the first genetically modified (GM) animal intended for food.
USPLabs Execs Arrested in Federal Sweep of Illegal Products Sold as Dietary Supplements
The announcement came yesterday as part of a joint-agency, year-long crackdown on the supplements market.
Senator McCaskill Frustrated by FDA Inaction, Calls on Retailers to Pull Picamilon Supplements
In the wake of the Oregon Attorney General's lawsuit against GNC, Senator McCaskill asked 10 retailers to remove dietary supplements containing picamilon from their shelves.
FDA Requesting Comments on Use of the Term "Natural"
The announcement may be a sign that FDA is inching closer to establishing a formal definition of what "natural" means on food labeling.
USP Announces New GMP Audit Program
The new certification is entirely separate from the USP Verification Program, although USP says it may be a useful “stepping stone.”
CRN Pursuing Voluntary Supplement Registry
CRN’s Rend Al-Mondhiry also asked state attorneys general to prosecute companies spiking products with illegal drugs.
Alkemist Labs Is Giving Supplement Firms Better Tools for Botanical Testing
The company announced a prestigious botanical reference-materials partnership with the American Herbal Pharmacopoeia.
FDA Under Fire for Role in Lawsuit between GNC and Oregon Attorney General
Industry trade associations CRN and NPA slammed FDA for abdicating its authority and failing to publicize its stance on an ingredient.
The Dietary Supplements Industry Won the Bayer Case, but Still Needs to Watch the FTC, Leaders Warn
“What’s going to come next? Well, what I think is going to come next is more specific orders,” said attorney John Villafranco of Kelley Drye & Warren LLP.
Structure Function Claims Win in Bayer vs the FTC Case
Bayer’s FTC legal battle triumph underscores the rightful difference between dietary supplements and drugs.
Dietary Supplements Responsible for 23,000 ER Visits Per Year? Read Report More Closely, Industry Leaders Advise
Responses from supplement industry leaders aimed to put the findings in context.
PureCircle's Reb M Stevia Getting Beverage-Use Patent
The company developed its Reb M in partnership with The Coca-Cola Co., who will co-own the patent.
Natural Astaxanthin Verification Program to Launch in Q1 2016, NAXA Says
The association is now in the process of drafting quality standards for algae biomass that will eventually feed into a verification program and seal the association plans to roll out in Q1 2016.
Gnosis’s Natural Vitamin K2 MK7 the Subject of New USP Monograph
The monograph is now part of The U.S. Pharmacopeia’s (USP) Dietary Supplements Compendium.
Ingredion Submits FDA Health Claim for Type 2 Diabetes
The agency is now reviewing the petition and a final decision could come in early 2016.
The Latest Testing Techniques for Catching Dietary Supplement Fraud and Adulteration
Testing techniques such as UHPLC, HRAM-MS, and NMR provide complementary information to uncover adulteration.
How Do U.S. Dietary Supplement Regulations Compare to the Rest of the World’s?
Is the U.S. DSHEA model, which does not include premarket registration, as effective-or even more so-for supplement consumers?
Dietary Supplements and FDA Compliance: An Update on GMPs and 483s
The dietary supplement industry's GMP compliance is a work in progress. How the industry is living with-and learning from-FDA Form 483s
Editorial: Turning Up the Volume on Dietary Supplement Quality Control
Should the Dietary Supplements Industry Follow the Drug Industry in One Way (Not Premarket Approval)?
The U.S. supplements industry has lost some credibility with media and consumers. Could a proposal based on the pharmaceutical industry that is not premarket approval help to alleviate concerns?
Dietary Supplement Industry in the Crosshairs: Takeaways from the New York Attorney General Investigation
What can industry take away from this year’s New York Attorney General probe?
Health Canada Approves Oral-Health Probiotic
In Canada, products containing BLIS K12 can now claim to “promote oral health."
Lesaffre Probiotic Wins Irritable Bowel Syndrome Health Claim in Canada
Lesaffre has licensed ibSium exclusively in Canada to a company called Medical Futures Inc., which plans to launch an IBS product in the near future.
SupplySide West Preview: Probiotic Regulations
Ray Matulka, PhD, director of toxicology for the Burdock Group, will discuss the regulatory boundaries for probiotics as supplements and foods in the United States.
Harshest Sentence Ever Delivered in Food-Safety Case: 28 Years in Prison
Former Peanut Corp. owner will go to prison for 28 years following a salmonella outbreak that killed nine people.
FDA Finalizes Two FSMA Rules: Preventive Controls for Human, Animal Food
Certain businesses will be expected to comply with the new rules by September 2016.
What Does Non-GMO Certification Cost? 5 Things to Know
Deciding whether or not to go non-GMO? Here are five points to consider.
NY AG Investigation Goes after “Misbranded” Devil’s Claw Supplements Now
After what appeared like a quiet couple of months, NY AG Eric Schneiderman’s dietary supplements investigation has resurfaced.
Preparing for FDA's Review of Animal Food Ingredients
Hundreds of animal food ingredients listed in AAFCO's Official Publication are facing new scrutiny from FDA.