From the ISO accreditation issue to concerns around “by input”, the new Amazon specifications are sparking a lot of debate within the dietary supplements industry...
Confidence USA Inc, a dietary supplement manufacturer, has been ordered to close after a history of alleged non-compliance with cGMP regulations that extends over a decade.
Among three warning letters sent recently to dietary supplement marketers over alleged COVID-19 treatment claims was one headline name: Dr Joseph Mercola. FDA alleges he claimed several supplement products can treat or prevent viral infections.
The European Federation of Associations of Health Product Manufacturers (EHPM) has launched a petition defending the use of Aloe and other plants in food supplements in response to proposed changes affecting botanicals containing Hydroxyanthracene Derivatives...
Probiotics manufacturer Pendulum Therapeutics Inc. got some welcome news today when the National Advertising Division announced that it has found that the claims the company makes for dietary control of Type 2 diabetes are supported by scientific evidence.
Many UK CBD brands have been misled on how to prepare for the looming novel foods deadline meaning there is less than one month for some to pull together potentially impossible amounts of data, an industry expert has warned.
Arcadia Biosciences recently announced that four of its varieties have passed the rigorous standards of the national Association of Official Seed Certifying Agencies (AOSCA) variety review board.
Calls to include vitamin D as part of a national strategy to tackle COVID continues to gain momentum as health experts have pushed Ireland’s government to consider and act upon the latest evidence.
Denmark's Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries has set out to work with Spain and other EU countries in an aim to change EU regulation to allow use of the word “probiotic” on labels.
A bill introduced in the California State legislature would restrict the sale of weight loss supplements and impose significant penalties for noncompliance, the Natural Products Alliance has warned.
A recent FTC action that hinged on a ‘Made in USA’ claim serves notice that such claims will be under greater scrutiny during the Biden Administration, an attorney says.
French food authorities have introduced a new online resource that is hoped to streamline the process of reporting adverse effects of supplements and other food products.
In this round-up, we look at new developments concerning health foods registration regulations and the NPD efforts companies are making in the area of beauty-from-within and probiotics.
Dr Cara Welch will step in as the acting director of the Office of Dietary Supplement Programs (ODSP) at the FDA from March 15, as Steven Tave accepts a new role as director of the Office of Strategic Planning and Operational Policy.
An increasingly stricter regulatory framework and surging demand for safer products from both elite sportsmen and everyday consumers is driving the appeal of professionally accredited sports nutrition ingredients, not only finished products.
