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The DSHEA Summit in pictures

The DSHEA Summit in pictures

By Stephen Daniells

NutraIngredients-USA's DSHEA Summit, supported by the United Natural Products Alliance (UNPA), brought together the architects of the law and key industry stakeholders to discuss the past, present and future of the U.S. dietary supplements industry.

Joey Savage on being part of ‘new wave of DSHEA’

Joey Savage on being part of ‘new wave of DSHEA’

By Danielle Masterson

Last week inquisitive members of industry took to Salt Lake City for the landmark DSHEA Summit, Where DSHEA pioneers and key stakeholders discussed the past, present and future of the US dietary supplements industry.

ODSP Director Cara Welch and NutraIngredients-USA's Danielle Masterson.

ODSP’s Welch: NDIN 'guidances are not enforceable'

By Danielle Masterson

FDA’s director of the Office of Dietary Supplement Programs (ODSP), Cara Welch, PhD, stopped by SupplySide East to present an overview of the agency’s FY23 activities related to dietary supplements and FY24 plans as well as an update on the pending Human...

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FDA issues draft guidance on NDIN Master Files

By Stephen Daniells

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released draft guidance for industry titled “New Dietary Ingredient Notification Master Files for Dietary Supplements.”

Dr Rob Wildman on NDI submissions, implementing MPL

Dr Rob Wildman on NDI submissions, implementing MPL

By Danielle Masterson

This year’s International Society of Sports Nutrition Annual Conference & Expo marked its 19th year promoting the science and application of evidence-based sports nutrition and supplementation. NutraIngredients-USA was there to hear about the latest...

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Guest article

Industry needs consensus in 2022, CRN says

By Steve Mister, President and CEO, Council for Responsible Nutrition

As the dietary supplement industry turns the corner to 2022, a range of challenges confronts us— supply chain disruptions, staffing shortages, and inflationary pressures, to name a few. Some difficulties must be addressed individually, but I suggest the...

AHPA's McGuffin on DSHEA 2.0, CBD's path forward, and more

AHPA's McGuffin on DSHEA 2.0, CBD's path forward, and more

By Stephen Daniells

While AHPA supports H.R.841, the association wishes FDA “would do its job and establish a legal pathway [for hemp and CBD], but they haven’t,” said Michael McGuffin. “Something needs to happen.”

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NutraIngredients-USA Awards 2020

CRN's Label Wise effort stood out among year's industry initiatives

By Hank Schultz

Making nutrition understandable for everyone is the goal of the Label Wise initiative led by the Council for Responsible Nutrition. That made it a clear choice for this year’s Editors Award for Industry Initiative of the Year.

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Notes from CRN/ACI Annual Legal, Regulatory and Compliance Forum on Dietary Supplements

The case for mandatory product listing, and the arguments against it

By Adi Menayang

Controversy swirls around whether dietary supplement brands should be required to register the products they have on the market with FDA. Two attorneys debated the risks and benefits of a mandatory product registry yesterday at the CRN/ACI Annual Legal,...

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From the Editor's Desk

Can DSHEA 2.0 fix the 'education' question?

By Hank Schultz

Advocates are unanimous in saying that natural products could always benefit from more research. But what about when that research looks at disease endpoints?

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DSHEA at 25

Balancing consumer access and safety

By Michael McGuffin, president, American Herbal Products Association

Looking back 25 years, there are several remarkable aspects of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA) amendments to the Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act), which transformed how dietary supplements are regulated.

DSHEA at 25: In conversation with Scott Bass and Loren Israelsen

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DSHEA at 25: In conversation with Scott Bass and Loren Israelsen

By Stephen Daniells

The brilliant strategy of Sen. Orrin Hatch, the upswell of grassroots consumer pressure, and the ‘highly unusual’ personal intervention of an FDA Commissioner: The development and passage of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act is a fascinating...

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