Label

CHPA debuts consumer resource for understanding supplement labels

20-Jan-2022 By Hank Schultz

The Consumer Healthcare Products Association has made available an online informational tool for consumers that will help them decipher the Supplement Facts panels on product labels. It’s part of CHPA’s move to raise its profile in the dietary supplements...

Researchers highlight need for more responsible CBD labeling

26-Mar-2020 By Danielle Masterson

The increasing popularity of cannabidiol (CBD) only underscores the need for accurate and informative labeling of hemp and hemp-derived CBD products, according to researchers.

Labeling, colonization, adequate intakes, & taxonomy to be discussed at IPA’s DC Workshop

10-Oct-2019 By Stephen Daniells

The International Probiotics Association will host its fourth IPA DC Workshop with insights from a range of experts and stakeholders, including the FDA/ CFSAN, FTC, and Health Canada. The event is held in conjunction with the US Pharmacopeia.

CRN offers quick tips to brands about new Supplement Facts labels

22-Apr-2019 By Adi Menayang

While the FDA issued alerts and marketing materials for consumers to understand mandated changes to how Nutrition Facts panels will look, no such effort was done for changes in the Supplement Facts panel, so one trade group took the lead.

Are chemical names of vitamins on packaging scaring away consumers? DSM thinks so

09-Apr-2018 By Adi Menayang

Ingredient supplier DSM Nutritional Products filed a citizen petition to the FDA, suggesting an amendment to allow brands to use simpler vitamin names on pack instead of chemical nomenclature, in an effort to appease consumers looking for ‘recognizable...

Campbell Soup Co.’s GMO disclosure could serve as model for national label

02-Mar-2017 By Elizabeth Crawford

Drawing on extensive consumer research, The Campbell Soup Co.’s GMO disclosure labels on packs and online could serve as a model for USDA in crafting the mandatory national bioengineering label standard and other companies looking for solutions.

Consumer survey suggests Vermont GMO labels ‘strongly mislead consumers,’ claims CRA

06-Jul-2016 By Elaine Watson

An industry-backed survey of 1,665 online primary shoppers suggests that Vermont’s mandatory GMO labels “strongly mislead consumers,” claims the Corn Refiners Association (CRA).