Regulatory

NSF recently established this new certification program in 2013. It is an extension of the company’s larger GMP registration program.

“The Green Mountain State” could soon be the third state to approve mandatory GMO labeling.

Connecticut and Maine's GMO-labeling bills are dormant until other states join in. Why?

California is mulling changes to Proposition 65, including naming specific toxins on warning labels.

POM Wonderful complained that Coke’s Minute Maid Pomegranate Blueberry 100% Fruit Juice Blend’s name and label trick consumers into thinking the product contains a lot of those juices.

Certification also indicates that Improve USA maintains long-term partnerships with other Fair Trade producers.

What about the Supplement Facts label?

A new U.S. Farm Bill legalizes hemp agricultural pilot programs. But what does that mean?

Manufacturers can use this alternative to sodium aluminum phosphate in a 2:1 ratio.

It comes down to pH levels, the patent authors explain.

Finished products that include KSM-66 at a 300-mg dose can use the claims for stress and anxiety, athletic support, and healthy testosterone production.

The company also produces halal and vegetarian enzymes.

FDA is concerned that some companies are selling what are essentially conventional beverages as dietary supplements.

The agency agrees that iodine deficiency at an early age can lead to cognitive problems.

Manufacturers who partially replace sugar with inulin FOS will get an appealing health claim option.

A Nexira petition gives manufacturers more opportunities to use the fiber-boosting acacia gum.

The agency has also launched a new website to help media outlets identify deceptive weight-loss ads.

The crackdown will focus on a wide range of weight-loss products, including food additives, skin creams, and dietary supplements.

The agency is seeking public comments on how to communicate "coexistence" strategies.

The health claim will relate to whole and milled flax products.

The ingredients offer benefits for joint, skin, and animal health.

Analysis of a proposed advertising ban in the context of Joe Camel

GRAS status and approval from Health Canada complement emerging science on the benefits of this potential testosterone booster.

Tips for avoiding legal risk by disclosing connections between advertisers and endorsers.

The agency moves to reclassify partially hydrogenated oils as food additives.

Governor Jerry Brown signs an amendment choosing notices before what are oftentimes "frivolous shakedown" lawsuits.

The Mexican government hopes to tackle obesity with taxes on unhealthy foods.

Beginning next year, manufacturers will not need to obtain both country's certifications to conduct business in the United States and Japan.

The free guidance explains how to manufacture and market organic dietary supplements.

Companies seem to be coping with the regulations through a variety of strategies.