The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reviewing a new petition
for a health claim that suggests the consumption of soy
protein-based foods may reduce the risk of certain types of cancer
including breast, prostate and colon cancer....
ZeaVision and DSM Nutritional products jointly announced a
settlement this week resolving a patent dispute for the sale and
promotion of the dietary carotenoid zeaxanthin.
Manufacturers took a closer look at the rules governing botanical
extracts in the US, Europe and Canada at the industry's first
integrative medicine and natural healthcare exhibition this month.
Calls heard for a common set of...
Vitamin and supplement maker Nutri Pharmaceuticals Research is
looking to confirm future growth by protecting its oil-to-powder
manufacturing processes.
The FDA has clamped down on the labeling of OTC drugs publishing
new rules that require content and warning labeling for levels of
calcium, magnesium, sodium, or potassium that might be harmful to
people with certain underlying medical...
Texas firm Aloe Commodities International has recalled 1600 bottles
of its Solutions IE Ageless Formula II, after a manufacturing error
led to significantly higher-than-labeled levels of vitamin D3.
The House of Representatives overwhelmingly adopted new rules last
night to improve the dietary regime of children. Opportunities to
supply the foodservice sector with health-promoting ingredients and
food products have stepped up.
Dietary supplement marketers, including those behind the
controversial SeaSilver product, are to pay millions in consumer
redress in the latest wave of charges against false claims.
Dutch firm Loders Croklaan Lipid Nutrition is the first company to
demonstrate the safety of its conjugated linoleic acid, a fatty
acid hailed as the next big weight loss ingredient, writes
Dominique Patton.
The US government's latest measures to tackle obesity have been
attacked by consumer groups for relying on the 'self-policing' of
the food industry and not leading to major initiatives to drive
change. But the proposed...
Industry association the National Nutritional Foods Association has
declared its support for a congress move to ban the marketing of
steroid hormone precursors like 'andro' as dietary supplements.
Direct mail marketers have agreed to pay $2.2 million in consumer
redress and to stop certain deceptive advertising practices to
settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they made false and
unsubstantiated claims for weight loss...
Martek Biosciences said yesterday that the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) has completed a favorable review of its safety
data on the former Omega Tech DHA product, currently being marketed
by the company for use in food applications.
Bush administration trade officials were not the only ones to
welcome China's decision to allow a raft of GM products from
biotech giant Monsanto. This week the American Soybean Association
hails the move as 'good news'.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning to
consumers not to purchase or consume a herbal product, being
promoted as a natural version of Ecstasy.
The National Food Processors Association (NFPA) has urged the FDA
to introduce a clear framework on qualified health claims to ensure
that food makers making claims properly benefit from the system.
Mark McClellan is to leave his post as Commissioner of the US Food
and Drug Administration (FDA), shortly after implementing the
agency's first ban under the 1994 Dietary Supplement Health
Education Act.
The cosmetic and food industries have welcomed a ruling by the US
appeals court that blocks the American government from stopping the
sale and possession of products made from hemp plants.
FDA's ephedra ban, scheduled for publication tomorrow, carries
broad implications for the entire dietary supplement industry, says
the National Nutritional Foods Association (NNFA).
Danish ingredients company Danisco has received GRAS status for its
betaine product used in heart-healthy supplements, opening up new
market opportunities for the methyl donor and osmolyte.
Industry associations have jointly recommended a number of further
changes to the FDA's proposed current good manufacturing practices
(cGMP), which they say would make it a more 'reasonable' assessment
of product quality.
A new certification program, which allows supplement manufacturers
to guarantee their products are safe for football players and
contain no illegal substances, has been launched by the National
Football League and NFLPA.
Clearing the final hurdle for a new patent, nutraceutical company
NutraCea could soon be marketing its stabilised rice bran
derivatives on the back of claims to beat cardiovascular disease.
Greater integration of research and further emphasis on continuing
evaluation of programs will inform the revised strategy of the US
office of dietary supplement, which this week released its plans
for the next five years.
Three coral calcium marketers have been prohibited in a new FTC
settlement from making claims that suggest the product can treat or
cure cancer, multiple sclerosis, heart disease, high blood
pressure, and other serious diseases.
Six months after filing a petition with the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) for a health claim on lycopene products,
health products supplier American Longevity has extended the
proposed list of claims.
The US food watchdog this week issued a 'tentative final rule' that
amends the current GRAS status for a fish oil used in food
ingredients, to control consumer intake of omega-3 fatty acids.
Canada's medicines body has released information on the adverse
reactions caused by herbal medicines, in a reminder to health
professionals and consumers of the procedure for reporting adverse
events under the new Natural Health...
Supplement manufacturer Nutrition 21 has filed a health claim
petition with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use of
eight dietary supplement health claims associating chromium
picolinate supplementation with reduced risk...
The US Food and Drug Administration last week announced a ban on
the weight loss herbal ephedra, after an extended consultation
period including a court hearing.
German ingredients firm Nutrinova has received approval from the US
Food and Drug Administration to market its Sunett brand of the
intense sweetener acesulfame K for general use in the US.
Tough new bioterrorism rules that entered into force earlier this
month have come under fire from a US consumer watchdog, accusing
the FDA of 'watering down' the rules.
In a bid to reinforce customer relations in Latin America, the
dairy ingredients business unit of DSM Food Specialties' has
expanded its presence in Latin America with the opening of a new
sales and customer services office in...
The FDA should change food labeling laws to allow for accurate
comparative claims in order to help consumers choose healthier
diets, said the US Federal Trade Commission in a letter to FDA this
week.
German chemicals firm Merck KGaA, one the vitamin manufacturers
involved in the price fixing allegations, has reached a settlement
and is co-operating with the plaintiffs, reported the New York
Times today.
Food marketers in the US can now make a claim referring to the
beneficial actions of wholegrains on reduction of heart disease
risk, following an application from Kraft Foods.
Lobby groups are stepping up the effort to fight a bill recently
introduced by US senators, which seeks to add considerably to the
government's current regulation of the dietary supplement industry.
The US Supreme Court said yesterday it would hear an appeal by
Roche, BASF and other vitamin makers, challenging a previous ruling
that allowed foreign buyers to sue them in the US for their
activities abroad.
US bioterrorism regulations come into force today requiring all
food plants to register with the Food and Drug Administration and
food importers to give the agency advance notice before shipments
arrive at ports or border crossings.
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has drawn up a set of
guidelines to assist the media in the voluntary screening of 'too
good to be true' weight loss products and supplements.
Canada's Food Inspection Agency is preparing an investigation into
the efficacy and safety of a range of sports nutrition products,
including energy bars, isotonic sports drinks and weight loss
formulas after a secret report...
Moves by the FDA to introduce tougher regulations governing
nutritional labels for packaged foods are likely to be strongly
resisted by the food industry. Better education about what to eat
would be a more effective way of fighting...
As a raft of new food legislation, notably the labelling of food
allergens and genetically modified organisms, enters into force in
Europe, food manufacturers cannot afford to be less than au
fait with the new rules. Under the umbrella...
Chaos is soon likely to set in with only one month to go until
tough laws on bioterrorism enter into force in the US at least 90
per cent of foreign and domestic facilities have yet to register
with the FDA.
A group of senators yesterday introduced a resolution urging the
FDA to immediately remove all ephedra-containing supplements from
the market. Industry continues to encourage a decision taken on the
science and not the politics.
New York governor George Pataki this week signed into law a ban on
the sale of all over-the-counter ephedra products in New York
state, the third to ban the herbal.
