More stevia sweetened products are lining up for launch but campaigners are calling for the FDA decision that signaled that the sweetener could be used in food and beverages to be reversed.
The US Food and Drug Administration has teamed up with popular consumer health news information website, WebMD, to deliver targeted information about FDA-related matters.
The US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) revision of its Amendments Act (FDAAA) could discourage clinical research and wipe out whole categories of functional foods and dietary supplements, say industry organizations.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) yesterday said it is extending the comment period for Section 912 of its Amendments Act (FDAAA), which has the potential to radically change the way dietary supplements are regulated in the country.
In a move that has divided industry, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has told German pharma giant Bayer in no uncertain terms to cease making disease reduction claims about products that contain both pharmaceutical and nutraceutical ingredients.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has confirmed that GMP inspection reports are not, in fact, available online, and that the only way to access these is by filing a Freedom of Information request.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has come in for criticism from a government watchdog for failing to adequately crack down on false and misleading food labeling.
International health product advocates have joined forces to fight against new regulations in North America and Europe that they claim “severely restrict” the supplements and natural product industries.
There have been 604 adverse event reports (AERs) – including five deaths – in six months, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which implemented the system last year.
In the third of a four part series on natural colors, FoodNavigator looks at the regulatory situation in the US and Europe and the challenges this poses for food manufacturers and ingredients companies.
Trade group United Natural Products Alliance (UNPA) has joined forces with another supplement testing lab, in a move that will help develop crucial scientific backing for the industry.
The recent European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) opinion that the eye-health ingredient zeaxanthin is not safe for use in dietary supplements is potentially damaging to industry, according to Michigan-based botanicals supplier, Kalsec.
A Chinese probiotics specialist is hoping to tap China's burgeoning
middle class by inking a deal that will see its specialist
probiotic strains used in a range of dietary supplements.
The recent GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) attack on weight loss supplements
could be setting off the first domino that will push back the
boundaries of the dietary supplement market, according to industry
members.
Dietary supplements worth more than $100,000 have been seized by
the FDA for making inappropriate pharmaceutical claims and
containing unauthorized ingredients.
A Californian rice and barley ingredient developer has been
criticized by organic and sustainable agriculture advocate, the
Center for Food Safety (CFS), over attempts to introduce specialist
GM proteins into the US food supply.
California aims to protect its consumers from the possible unknown
risks of consuming food from cloned animals and their offspring by
proposing a bill requiring such products to display clear and
prominent labels.
Swanson Health Products has filed a petition with the FDA asking it
to determine that California's Proposition 65 conflicts
irreconcilably with food and supplement regulations, making the
industry vulnerable to 'bounty hunters'.
The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) announced it has
submitted a letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to
request that the agency deny a food additive petition that would
allow the use of ionizing irradiation...
The maker of a dietary supplement sold for sexual enhancement has
issued a voluntary nationwide recall of its product following
accusation it contains prescription drugs.
Consumers are being warned by FDA to steer clear of three red
yeast products being sold on the Internet for fear they may
contain an unauthorized drug that is hazardous to health.
In another move to prevent dietary supplements infringing on the
territory of pharmaceuticals, the US Food & Drug Administration
(FDA) has issued a warning to Zeo Health for three of its products.
After so much waiting, the dietary supplements industry is
preparing itself for the expected announcement of current good
manufacturing practice (cGMP).
Health Canada is advising consumers not to use certain products
that have been illegally sold as dietary supplements and are said
to contain tranquilizing drugs.
Cocaine, the energy drink marketed as a dietary supplement, is a
drug, says the FDA, in a move sure to be welcomed by the United
Natural Products Alliance (UNPA).
The battle against cloned food has moved up a notch, with the
Center for Food Safety joining a major dairy firm yesterday in
protests against the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
President Bush has signed the Dietary Supplement and
Non-Prescription Drug Consumer Protection Act, thereby setting in
stone legislation which will require manufacturers to notify the
Food and Drug Administration of all serious adverse...
As American nutraceutical manufacturers are increasingly seeking
opportunities for selling their products outside the United States,
Canada might seem to be an appealing and relatively easy market for
expansion. However, Canadian...
The House of Representatives has passed the Dietary Supplement and
Non-Prescription Drug Consumer Protection Act on adverse events
reporting, and the bill is now on its way to President George W
Bush for signature.
A new FDA commissioner has been confirmed before the US Senate,
after serving as acting commissioner since the September 2005
resignation of the previous holder of the position.
The United States Senate has passed S 3546, the Dietary Supplement
and Nonprescription Drug Consumer Act, which would require
manufacturers to notify the Food and Drug Administration of all
serious adverse events for dietary supplements.
A survey of prevalence of dietary supplements use and reported
adverse events sheds interesting light on consumers' perceptions of
product safety, and highlights the importance of health care
professions asking about supplement...
The Food and Drug Administration has introduced two consumer tools
designed to help people understand nutrition facts panels so that
they are able to better control their food choices.
In a survey of 3,500 people, a University of Connecticut team
discerned that 34 percent of Americans trying to lose weight are
using supplements - an encouraging indicator for the dietary
supplement industry.
A former FDA deputy commissioner for policy reiterated the need for
industry to show its support for an increased budget for the
federal agency, following a report last week denouncing its
capacity to properly regulate nanotechnology...
Dutch biotech group Pharming has played a successful balancing act
with its finances in first half 2006, with both costs and expenses
and losses totalling €8.1mm as awaits the US FDA's review of its
GRAS filing for its human...
The FDA has exerted post-market regulatory muscle by testing the
contents of several sexual health supplements sold via the Internet
in a first-of-its-kind survey and subsequently issued a warning, in
which it calls them illegal drugs.
The FDA stepped up to the plate and declared nicotine water NICLite
violates the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act and is not a
dietary supplement - a move that could potentially counter
criticism the agency is negligent and does...
AOAC, the not-for-profit organisation contracted by NIH Office of
Dietary Supplements to develop validated analytical methods, will
give an update of progress on key ingredients at NNFA.
The US food regulatory agency last week rejected a proposed health
claim submitted by Nestlé, which would have implied that its whey
protein infant formulas reduced the risk of food allergy symptoms.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has seized around $3m worth
of dietary supplements containing ephedrine alkaloids in a move to
"protect the public health."
Quebec-based Advitech said today it has reached an agreement with
US company PhotoMedex to market and distribute its whey-derived
psoriasis supplement in the US.
A petition filed by General Mills requesting the development of
definitions for 'excellent source,' 'good source' and 'made with'
whole grains has been denied by the Food and Drug Administration
(FDA).
Mandatory serious adverse events reporting for dietary supplements
is inevitable and, so long as there are protections in place, will
be good for the industry, according to the three main associations.
The dietary supplements industry is bracing itself for the
long-awaited final rule on current good manufacturing practices
(cGMP), which has now been forwarded to the Office of Management
and Budget for review.
Dutch biotech company Pharming said yesterday that results from
three studies demonstrate that its human lactoferrin can be
considered safe for use in functional foods.
The AOAC has completed modifications to a proposed analytical
method for co-enzyme Q10 and validation studies are expected to get
underway this summer, reports Jess Halliday.
