Former Food and Drug Administration (FDA) official Sibyl Swift, PhD, has joined the Natural Products Association as its new Senior Vice President for Scientific and Regulatory Affairs.
Optimism and uncertainty seemed to define the omega-3 universe in 2017, which may seem strange since these two attributes are seemingly at opposite ends of an emotional spectrum. However, when an industry has gone through the type of turbulence the omega-3...
DNA testing and verification of seaweed can be useful in an increasingly busy sector where quality varies and manufacturer demands are rising amid stricter regulations, an aquaculture group has said.
The FDA has rejected a citizen’s petition calling for mandatory labeling of foods from genetically engineered crops, arguing that labels are not warranted unless there is a material difference in the safety or nutritional profile of the foods in question.
In a time of regional regulatory change affecting more than 100 countries, the International Association of Dietary Supplement Associations (IADSA) has emphasised the importance of global guideline setting organisation, Codex Alimentarius, which turns...
The Council for Responsible Nutrition has submitted comments to the Codex Alimentarius Commission recommending substantive changes to the proposed draft standards for fish oils, the organization announced yesterday.
An internationally recognized definition for history of safe use would greatly help policy recommendations is just one of many points argued by an international panel of scientists.
In a move to enhance its long-standing international presence, the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has established a new wholly-owned subsidiary headquartered in Manno, Switzerland.
The American Association for Health Freedom (AAHF) has claimed victory in the Senate after an amendment to the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act loosened the language on international regulatory harmonization.
Internet rumors surrounding the work of Codex Alimentarius on food supplements have “absolutely no factual basis at all,” according to the International Alliance of Dietary/Food Supplement Associations (IADSA).
US food regulatory bodies are inviting public comments on foods for special dietary uses as they prepare the United States positions to be discussed at the next Codex meeting.
Fiber nutrient content claims recommended last week by Codex are unlikely to generate consistency in product labeling due to widely varying national differences in serving sizes.
Codex Alimentarius, the World Health Organization’s food supplements regulations advisory body, has handed in nutrient analysis recommendations that have pleased the world’s biggest global dietary supplements trade group.
A regional standard for ginseng in Asia currently being drawn up by
Codex should only cover one species of the herb, the International
Alliance of Dietary/Food Supplement Associations (IADSA) has said.
IADSA reports it is slowly succeeding in melting barriers to
international trade of dietary supplements by influencing the Codex
General Standard for Food Additives list set to affect the
regulatory practices of governments worldwide.
Just as the regulatory environment for dietary supplements, food
supplements and nutraceuticals is evolving in the United States, so
is the case in other key global markets. But for a number of years
both the EU and Japan have imposed...
A chemically produced folate, said to be several times more
bioavailable than folic acid and recently approved for food use in
Europe, gives premium supplement makers a chance to differentiate
from the commonly marketed form of the...
The National Nutritional Foods Association (NNFA) has become the
latest industry body to reassure companies and consumers that the
impending Codex guidelines will not affect the availability of
dietary supplements in the United States,...
Scientists advising the UN food standards body Codex have
established for the first time a maximum safety level for the
carotenoids lutein and zeaxanthin.
The International Pepper Community (IPC) - gathered in India this
week - has agreed to tackle falling pepper sales, aiming to get
quality standards accepted by importing and exporting countries all
around the world. IPC hopes on NPD...
The global food standards body Codex Alimentarius Commission has
adopted a landmark agreement on how to assess the risks to
consumers from foods derived from biotechnology, the FAO and the
World Health Organisation (WHO) said this...
Representatives from 169 countries gathered in Rome yesterday for a
week of talks led by the Codex Alimentarius Commission. High on the
agenda, food safety, biotechnology, food irradiation and an
overhaul of the Codex structure.
In light of the 18th session of the Codex Committee on Fats and
Oils to be held in London, UK on 3-7 February 2003, the US
Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration said
this week that they are to sponsor a public...
Three national trade associations representing dietary supplement
producers are about to be established and join IADSA, the
International Alliance of Dietary/Food Supplements Associations.
