California based Polyphenolics, a division of Constellation Wines
US, has expanded the self-affirmed Generally Recognized As Safe
(GRAS) status of two extracts to include a wide range of foods.
The supplement industry agreed yesterday in Bonn, Germany that new
global guidelines - including changes to the way maximum levels of
nutrients in supplements are calculated - will go forward to be
ratified by the Codex Alimentarius...
Olive oil has become the latest food to win the FDA's approval,
receiving a cautious nod that will allow the product to display a
qualified health claim for its potential to reduce coronary heart
disease (CHD).
The glycemic index, a method established to rank foods based on the
rate of carbohydrate absorption they trigger, is seeing increasing
interest from researchers and the food industry, but there is still
much confusion as to what it...
Lipid Nutrition, a division of the Dutch firm Loders Croklaan, has
been given clearance by the FDA to use four health claims on its
Clarinol CLA product.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is holding a public meeting
on 15 November to give industry and consumers the chance to discuss
the government body's premarket notification program for new
dietary ingredients (NDIs).
These increasingly health conscious times are proving challenging
for carbonated drinks manufacturers. Last week, Coca-Cola and
PepsiCo decided the time was right to comply with FDA
recommendations and explain the nutrition in a bottle...
A jury has voted to uphold Kemin Industries' patents for the
chemical composition and production process of lutein, in a trial
in Des Moines, Iowa, against Pigmentos Vegetales del Centro.
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) today submitted
comments to the Department of Health and Human Services and the
United States Department of Agriculture urging them to recognize
the importance of dietary supplements in...
Trade bodies in the food industry yesterday joined forces to
express their agreement that the nutritional information on food
packaging can play a key role in addressing obesity.
Conventional foods will henceforth be able to display a qualified
health claim for omega-3 fatty acids - previously restricted to
supplements - the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced
yesterday.
Much to the relief of several trade associations, legislation which
would have altered the adverse event reporting system (AER) for
dietary supplements in the state of California has been defeated by
four votes in the state assembly.
With the finalization of the cGMPs (Good Manufacturing Guidelines)
for the dietary supplement industry scheduled for this winter, the
American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) has decided to preempt
any problems which could arise...
Des Moines, Iowa based Kemin Foods has obtained a Canadian patent
for the production of its purified, crystalline lutein, which it
manufactures and markets under the brand FloraGLO Lutein.
The complex issue of carbohydrate labelling fired up by the
low-carb trend will move up a gear next month when the FDA is
expected to release proposed rules on how information about
carbohydrates should appear on the nutrition facts...
The FDA yesterday announced its plans for the next six months - one
priority being to finalize the GMP (Good Manufacturing Guidelines)
for the dietary supplement industry by the winter.
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has used the launch of
the second edition of Vitamin and Mineral Safety, to stress
the need for global guidelines for dietary supplements.
San Diego-based supplement maker Metabolife and its founder
yesterday (Tuesday) denied having lied to the FDA about the safety
of the now banned supplement ephedra, which was said to encourage
weight loss.
The FDA is fulfilling its role and ensuring that new dietary
ingredients (NDIs) are safe before they reach the market, according
to an article in the Food and Drug Law Journal (FDLJ), but the
supplement industry as a whole still needs...
A new non-profit body, set up to help regulate the dietary
supplement industry in the US, was unveiled at the National
Nutritional Foods Association (NNFA) 2004 show, which closed on
Sunday in Las Vegas.
Last week the Grocery Manufacturers of America (GMA) called for
changes to the way the FDA is implementing regulations against
bio-terrorism. Since then, several other food organisations,
including the American Herbal Products Association...
The Grocery Manufacturers of America (GMA) has highlighted concerns
in the food industry - including worries among suppliers of dietary
supplements and ingredients - about the FDA's implementation of
bio-terrorism regulations.
Dietary supplements are among the products from which the FDA has
banned the use of certain cattle-derived materials in an effort to
close all possible remaining avenues of human infection from mad
cow disease.
Health Canada has asked manufacturers of products containing the
herb star anise to prove it is of the Chinese variety (Illicium
verumand) and does not pose a risk to health, after consumers have
reported adverse reactions after drinking...
The Codex Alimentarius Commission, meeting in Geneva this week, has
endorsed draft guidelines on vitamin and mineral supplements that
recommend basing maximum levels of nutrients on safety rather than
the RDA.
The FDA has, for the second time this year, put off a decision on
whether to grant a petition for a qualified health claim for
omega-3 fish oils and coronary heart disease.
Last week's WHO guidelines on dietary supplements reinvigorated the
debate about how manufacturers can direct attention to the effects
herbal supplements may have on prescription drugs. Philippa
Nuttall spoke to Mark Blumenthal,...
The Grocery Manufacturers of America (GMA) has applauded the
introduction of legislation, giving schools the tools and financial
means to combat childhood obesity by improving students' nutrition
and activity habits.
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has joined the growing
swell of support for the dietary supplements industry to develop an
appropriate reporting system for serious adverse events.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) yesterday released a new set of
guidelines for national health authorities on ways to increase the
output of information on alternative and complementary medicines
for consumers.
Nutraceutical ingredient supplier Nutratech has received a Canadian
patent for Advantra Z, a product it sees as a safe successor to the
banned herbal product ephedra.
Canadian firm Burcon NutraScience, which has teamed up with ADM to
bring a new plant-derived protein to market, has filed another
patent application that further strengthens its bid to take over
sales of egg and other proteins.
Lets have some self-policing before it's too late, was the cry from
one New York lawyer after yesterday's hard-hitting hearing on
dietary supplements in the house committee on energy and commerce,
writes Philippa Nuttall.
The standard fish oils and omega-3 fish oil concentrates produced
by Ocean Nutrition Canada (ONC) have become the first ingredients
to be certified under the United States Pharmacopeia's (USP) new
ingredient verification program.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was brought to task by
senators yesterday, who demanded that makers of vitamins and other
dietary supplements should have to report potential safety risks to
the FDA.
Members of the House of Representatives have passed the Anabolic
SteroidControl Act of 2004, which would make a list of steroid
precursors, including androstenedione, controlled substances under
the Controlled Substances Act.
The fast food restaurant chain KFC has promised not to make
unsupported health claims as part of a settlement with US
regulators over adverts suggesting that fried chicken can be a
healthy choice for dieters.
A New York senator is attempting to push through legislation
requiring new labeling on all dietary supplements sold or offered
for sale in the state, writes Philippa Nuttall.
Foods rich in omega-3 fatty acids are now permitted to display a
nutrient content claim after a the Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) made no objections to a petition filed earlier this year,
writes Wai Lang Chu.
A patent on phosphatidylserine's ability to improve muscle recovery
is set to open up new applications for the ingredient and could
help sports nutrition manufacturers rejuvenate slowing sales
growth.
Chemi Nutra has gained exclusive rights to a new patent on its
soy-derived phosphatidylserine product relating to its ability to
suppress cortisol, a catabolic stress hormone that can inhibit the
use of protein by muscles and impair...
Industry leaders in the dietary supplement industry are to form a
coalition to preserve and drum up support for the Dietary
Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA).
The health claim that lutein esters reduce the risk of major eye
diseases such as age related macular degeneration (AMD) and
cataracts is to be petitioned for a qualified health claim (QHC) by
Cognis, makers of Xangold Natural Lutein...
The industry can expect sustained scrutiny of the safety of their
products, warned an FDA official at SupplySide yesterday, and while
the agency is not expecting to take an ephedra-type action in the
near future, it has numerous ingredients...
Natural products retailer Akin's Natural Foods Market is the latest
chain to link up with vitamins and minerals supplier Great Earth in
a licensing agreement for the firm's brands of nutritional and
dietary supplements.
Canadian ingredients company Ocean Nutrition has received GRAS
status for its omega-3 powder fish oil product, used in supplements
beneficial to the heart. The award opens up opportunities for the
ingredient's inclusion in more...
A second brand of the fatty acid CLA, marketed by leading health
ingredients firm Cognis, has been approved as safe for use in
foods, paving the way for numerous new weight loss products.
