Regulatory

The agency is now reviewing the petition and a final decision could come in early 2016.

Testing techniques such as UHPLC, HRAM-MS, and NMR provide complementary information to uncover adulteration.

Is the U.S. DSHEA model, which does not include premarket registration, as effective-or even more so-for supplement consumers?

The dietary supplement industry's GMP compliance is a work in progress. How the industry is living with-and learning from-FDA Form 483s

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?

What can industry take away from this year’s New York Attorney General probe?

In Canada, products containing BLIS K12 can now claim to “promote oral health."

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.

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.

Former Peanut Corp. owner will go to prison for 28 years following a salmonella outbreak that killed nine people.

Certain businesses will be expected to comply with the new rules by September 2016.

Deciding whether or not to go non-GMO? Here are five points to consider.

After what appeared like a quiet couple of months, NY AG Eric Schneiderman’s dietary supplements investigation has resurfaced.

Hundreds of animal food ingredients listed in AAFCO's Official Publication are facing new scrutiny from FDA.

An ingredient supplier’s view of non-GMO certification

Do non-GMO labels benefit from consumers’ inability to distinguish between organic and non-GMO?

Would overlap between USDA Organic and the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act confuse consumers?

The group will focus on establishing non-GMO standards for the supplements industry.

The U.S. House passed the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act in July. What’s the current status of GMO-labeling laws, and is federal GMO labeling now imminent?

If an FDA investigational new drug (IND) application for hemp CBD is accepted, some industry experts fear the door could close on CBD ever reaching legal acceptance as a food or dietary supplement ingredient.

How long can marketers go on without a definition for natural?

What products can we label and market as medical foods? Despite updated FDA draft guidance on medical foods in 2013, the medical foods sector is more confused than ever about what the category means.

As the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act makes its way through Congress, ingredient suppliers are left with some crucial questions.

Nowhere does FDA’s letter say the agency plans to change its existing GMP regulations for supplements at this time.

Folic acid and vitamin B12 are two ingredients facing supply challenges, says distributor Green Wave Ingredients.

This latest proposal supplements the agency’s March 2014 proposal to overhaul the Nutrition Facts Label.

Passed by the U.S. House today, the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act would make it impossible for states to mandate GMO labeling.

Post NY AG investigation, how has DNA testing actually impacted the dietary supplements industry?

The new guidelines set serving size recommendations and label advisories for melatonin supplements for sleep support.