Dietary Supplement

Entries close 3 February 2017

2017 NutraIngredients Awards celebrates best in nutrition innovation (globally)

15-Nov-2016

The NutraIngredients Awards are back in 2017 with new categories to reward the most innovative players in the global world of nutrition.

Despite GOP legislative control, active industry engagement still critical, trade groups say

09-Nov-2016 By Hank Schultz

Donald Trump’s stunning upset victory has dumbfounded pundits both at home and abroad. But it is of less importance for the dietary supplement industry than the result of the down ticket races, trade group executives said this morning.

Trade groups urge FDA to reconsider stance on vinpocetine

08-Nov-2016 By Hank Schultz

Trade organizations representing the dietary supplement industry urged the Food and Drug Administration to reverse its tentative conclusion that vinpocetine, despite several successful NDI filings, is no longer a legal dietary ingredient.

Despite sluggish enforcement, FDA still prone to cite noncompliant delivery modes, expert says

08-Nov-2016 By Hank Schultz

FDA has not moved vigorously to police delivery formats that fall into gray areas, but that doesn’t mean that dietary supplement companies using these modes can assume they’re flying completely under the radar.

Senator Hatch urges withdrawal of vinpocetine notice

04-Nov-2016 By Stephen Daniells

Dietary supplement champion Sen Orrin Hatch (R-UT) is calling for the withdrawal of a Federal Register Notice that questioned the regulatory status of vinpocetine as a new dietary ingredient.

Ten things to change about DSHEA

04-Nov-2016 By Stephen Daniells

If you could change one thing about the Dietary Supplements Health & Education Act, what would it be? Ten industry lawyers weighed in…

Dr Jeff Bland: ‘The future of dietary supplements is to marry itself into this scientific wellness revolution’

03-Nov-2016 By Stephen Daniells

Technological advances, from genomic testing to real-time data collection from wearables, will open up new opportunities for dietary supplements as wellness moves from a disease-centric to a health-centric model, says Dr Jeffrey Bland.

Supplement OWL product registry ready to accept product labels

02-Nov-2016 By Stephen Daniells

The much anticipated Supplement OWL (Online Wellness Library) – a product label database – is moving into the second phase of beta-testing and is now accepting product labels from dietary supplement finished product manufacturers and marketers.

Survey finds consumers are cautious, which could put pressure on supplement margins

02-Nov-2016 By Hank Schultz

Consumers are likely to be cautious in spending during the holidays and into the new year, a new consumer research survey has found. While there is still good support for dietary supplement sales, pressure on margins could be one result.

Confidence, trust in supplements stay high as younger consumer usage grows: CRN data

01-Nov-2016 By Stephen Daniells

Usage of dietary supplements by younger consumers aged between 18 and 34 grew 5% to 70%, while the over 55 age group maintained the highest percentage of supplement use at 74%, according to results of the CRN Consumer Survey on Dietary Supplements.

There aren't enough women making decisions at supplement companies, and that hurts growth, advocates say

27-Oct-2016 By Hank Schultz

There aren’t as many women in decision making roles in at dietary supplement companies as some prominent women in the field thought might be the case when they first joined the field.

Prop 65 private enforcers are just getting warmed up, attorney warns

24-Oct-2016 By Hank Schultz

The pace of Prop 65 suits in California continues to be brisk and settlement demands have been increasing, said a lawyer who represents dietary supplements in these actions.

Herbalife exec on dietary supplement registry: ‘Everyone agreed we needed more transparency’

21-Oct-2016 By Stephen Daniells

The soon-to-be-launched Supplement OWL (Online Wellness Library) will offer transparency and build consumer trust in dietary supplements, and it is gaining wider industry support.

NDI innovation 'pause' looks more like a freeze, UNPA chief says

19-Oct-2016 By Hank Schultz

According to UNPA president Loren Israelsen there has been plenty of recent innovation within the dietary supplement despite complaints to the contrary. But the NDI draft guidance could bring that to a screeching halt.

InsideTracker CEO: ‘Personalized supplementation is here’

17-Oct-2016 By Stephen Daniells

Personalized nutrition will push consumers to understand why they need supplements and how they work, predicts Rony Sellam, CEO of Segterra, the company behind InsideTracker.

FDA's Welch: Industry continuing to fail on basic GMP compliance

14-Oct-2016 By Hank Schultz

The dietary supplement industry has not shown steady improvement on GMP compliance. The same fundamental issues seem to crop up over and over, FDA official Cara Welch PhD said.

Supplement OWL shows that there’s now a real willingness to be transparent with consumers: CRN

14-Oct-2016 By Stephen Daniells

Companies large and small have been beta-testing the CRN’s product registry – the Supplement Online Wellness Library (Supplement OWL) – and it will soon be open to all dietary supplement companies, but where are things right now and why should companies...

‘Several points in the NDI draft guidance should not apply to probiotics’: Expert

13-Oct-2016 By Stephen Daniells

The NDI draft guidance contains several points that are potentially issues for probiotics, and there appears to be a disconnect with the GRAS (generally recognized as safe) process, says a leading industry expert.

ChromaDex CEO says new NDI guidance could be tool to clean up marketplace

12-Oct-2016 By Hank Schultz

The NDI draft guidance offers a workable road map for companies willing to provide the safety information already called for by law, according to one ingredient supplier.

JAMA: US supplement use remains stable (but multivitamin use is down)

12-Oct-2016 By Stephen Daniells

Over half of all US adults continue to use dietary supplements, according to data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES).

NPA unveils Supplement Safety & Compliance Initiative to boost QA, transparency

12-Oct-2016 By Stephen Daniells

The Supplement Safety & Compliance Initiative is a “bold step forward in providing quality assurance from harvest to retailer shelf”, said the NPA.

Regulation of Probiotics in the USA: Dietary Supplements

06-Oct-2016 By Ivan Wasserman, counsel to the International Probiotics Association, and partner at Amin, Talati and Upadhye LLP

The United States Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) regulation of products containing probiotics is complex and largely depends on the claims that are made for the product. For example, they can be regulated as foods, dietary supplements, cosmetics,...

FDA extends NDI comment period to Dec. 12

04-Oct-2016 By Hank Schultz

The Food and Drug Administration has extended the comment period on the updated draft version of the New Dietary Ingredients guidance. The new deadline for comments is Dec. 12.

New Dietary Ingredients (NDI)– A Better Solution

04-Oct-2016 By Jim Lassiter, President/COO, Ingredient Identity

“Antagonistic cooperation is the principle of all markets and many marriages.” - Mason Cooley

Wide net cast by paper clouds issue of liver injury risk posed by supplements, critics say

03-Oct-2016 By Hank Schultz

A recent research paper that says the rate of liver injury attributed to dietary supplements is rising was called ‘disappointing’ by experts familiar with dietary supplement risk evaluation.

Hemp supplement maker says full spectrum extract works better, allays regulatory issues

30-Sep-2016 By Hank Schultz

A new line of dietary supplements from hemp bases its message on the full suite of phytocannabinoids in the products, as well as its aim not to push the edges of the regulatory envelope, its founder says.

Today! Join experts from ABC, GNC, Herbalist & Alchemist & Nature’s Way for the NIU Botanicals Forum

29-Sep-2016 By Stephen Daniells

Experts from GNC, Nature’s Way, Herbalist & Alchemist, and the American Botanical Council will discuss the challenges and opportunities in botanicals category in a FREE forum hosted by NutraIngredients-USA.

IPA’s DC Workshop: ‘An excellent opportunity for industry and government to collaborate’

29-Sep-2016 By Stephen Daniells

Sharing of best practices, knowledge of cutting edge analytical techniques, current market data, and positions from FDA and FTC on NDIs and claims substantiation will be tackled at an upcoming workshop hosted by the International Probiotics Association.

Trade groups claim victory on Puerto Rican product registration, fee plan

23-Sep-2016 By Hank Schultz

An onerous administrative order in Puerto Rico has been pushed further onto the back burner, according to press reports and industry trade association communications.

Special edition: Botanicals

Travel to source may be costly, but important to vet supply chain, expert says

22-Sep-2016 By Adi Menayang

Travel to where you source your ingredients, and make no excuses about the cost and time it takes, one expert said.

Warning letter provides lesson in what not to do when citing science

21-Sep-2016 By Hank Schultz

A recent FDA warning letter to a company selling noni products provides a quick précis for what not to do when trying to support your product with science, said an attorney who reviewed the communication.

NPA to develop ‘safe harbor’ list for dietary ingredients

21-Sep-2016 By Stephen Daniells

In response to the recently re-released NDI draft guidance, the Natural Products Association (NPA) has said it is in the later stages of developing a comprehensive safe harbor list of pre-DSHEA dietary ingredients.

FDA hints at how conventional foods can make structure/function claims

21-Sep-2016 By Elizabeth Crawford

For the first time, FDA weighs in on what marketers must have on hand to support claims about conventional foods’ direct impact on consumers’ bodies.

More NDI training needed: A pulse on the dietary supplements industry

20-Sep-2016 By Adi Menayang

More than half (56%) of dietary supplement professionals said they haven’t read the Aug. 11 NDI guidance—and 6% said they haven’t read it, but told their boss that they did.

Innovation hot spot lies at overlap of 'natural,' science and sustainability, expert says

20-Sep-2016 By Hank Schultz

The drive toward shorter, cleaner labels and the oft-mentioned dearth of innovation in the supplement sphere are both factors of the maturation of the dietary supplement and functional foods industries, according to one expert.

From nanotechnology to master files, 5 things to think about from FDA's new NDI draft guidance

19-Sep-2016 By Adi Menayang

From ingredient combinations to supercritical CO2 extraction to nanotechnology, here are some things to note from the new NDI draft guidance FDA released Aug. 11.

Can auditing, certifying, and verifying be more streamlined? Yes, says UNPA chief

16-Sep-2016 By By Adi Menayang at the Rocky Mountain Dietary Supplement Forum in Boulder, CO

Loren Israelsen, President of the United Natural Products Alliance (UNPA) called the current auditing landscape of the dietary supplements industry as “redundant, expensive, and inconsistent”

NDIs: When to file, what FDA wants to see, and how companies can protect themselves

16-Sep-2016 By Dennis Raglin, partner at Rimon, P.C.

Over the last few years, the FDA has zeroed in on the dietary supplement industry. It has taken numerous actions against dietary supplements where it believes the ingredients pose health risks to the public. This scrutiny continues with the release...