Regulation

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.

Letter urging new CBD regs sent to all members of Congress by trade associations

09-Oct-2019 By Hank Schultz

Yesterday four trade associations representing the dietary supplement industry sent a letter to all 535 members of the US Congress urging them to make CBD a legal dietary ingredient and to give FDA the resources to regulate the sector.

From the editor's desk

Where will the future leaders of the dietary supplement industry arise?

04-Oct-2019 By Hank Schultz

The dietary supplement industry could be headed toward a vacuum of leadership as recognized stalwarts pass away or retire, and their replacements have yet to be identified.

AdvoCare to pay $150 million FTC fine, agrees to dismantle MLM structure

03-Oct-2019 By Hank Schultz

AdvoCare, a multi-level marketing company, has agreed to a $150 million fine and a compensation plan restructuring to settle an FTC pyramid scheme case. In addition, the former CEO has agreed to a ban from the industry.

CRN takes issue with how Pew reported adverse event finding in recent supplement survey

02-Oct-2019 By Hank Schultz

A new Pew survey on dietary supplements found that 1 in 8 consumers said they or a family member had experienced an adverse event, a finding which has been criticized as a faulty statistic.

Herbalife pays $20 million fine over how it pays commissions within China

27-Sep-2019 By Hank Schultz

Herbalife Nutrition has agreed to pay a $20 million fine levied by the US Securities and Exchange Commission to settle a claim that the company has misled investors on its business in China.

US House to vote today on hemp/CBD banking measure

25-Sep-2019 By Hank Schultz

The US House of Representatives is expected to vote today on a bill that would clear the way for full banking services for companies dealing in hemp/CBD products.

NEWS IN BRIEF

FDA regulation specialist Amin Talati now called Amin Talati Wasserman LLP

05-Jun-2019 By Adi Menayang

Attorney Ivan Wasserman, an expert in FDA law, is now a name partner at Amin Talati, which has changed its name to Amin Talati Wasserman LLP.

Notes from the Dietary Supplements Regulatory Summit

FDA’s Yiannas: ‘At the end of the day you’re not selling products, you’re selling trust’

15-May-2019 By Adi Menayang

What do housing crises and dietary supplement recalls have in common? They cause a big bust to consumer trust, said Frank Yiannas, deputy commissioner for food policy and response at the Food and Drug Administration.

Daigou and direct-selling clampdown in China 'growing pains', but market will still thrive: HPA

08-Apr-2019 By Cheryl Tay

The recent slew of crackdowns, regulatory reviews and stricter rules for China's health food and supplement industry are 'growing pains' the industry must overcome, as regulators double down on efforts to promote safety and collect taxes.

Probiotics regulations under review in China as regulator SAMR 'plays catch-up'

03-Apr-2019 By Cheryl Tay

China's State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) is calling for public feedback regarding regulations for health food products containing probiotics.

Ayurvedic standards in India: Regulator considers separate classification within food supplements regime

27-Mar-2019 By Cheryl Tay

The Food Safety and Standards Association of India (FSSAI) has announced its collaboration with the Ministry of Ayush on possible standards for ayurvedic ahaar, or traditional ayurvedic foods, as a separate category.

Marijuana cultivation in India permitted for research and medicine, but nutraceuticals remain left out

13-Mar-2019 By Cheryl Tay

Medical marijuana may soon make some progress in India, but any hope of more relaxed regulations on CBD or hemp for nutraceuticals has gone up in smoke, according to one industry expert.

Sports nutrition success for Sirio Pharma as firm receives China licence approval

20-Feb-2019 By Cheryl Tay

Chinese firm Sirio Pharma has had its sports nutrition product licence approved in China, signalling new expansion opportunities for the company and its clients in the country's growing market.

CBD frustration: Aussie supplement firms thwarted by rules while pharma advances march on

11-Feb-2019 By Cheryl Tay

Pharmaceutical firms are making strides in the Australia's medical cannabis space, but supplement and nutraceutical firms will have to wait a long time before they can do the same, says an industry expert.

Strict and serious: '100-day operation' to clean up China's health food market

25-Jan-2019 By Tingmin Koe

The Chinese authorities have started a '100-day operation' in a bid to weed out unscrupulous industry practices prevalent in the country's health food market.

Domestic dominance: 98% of China’s health food filing approvals go to home-grown firms

24-Jan-2019 By Tingmin Koe

Ninety-eight per cent of the approved health food filings in China over the last 18 months went to domestic firms, a Chinese regulatory consultancy has found.

Negative impact? Australian complementary healthcare practitioners reveal concerns over TGA reforms

22-Jan-2019 By Cheryl Tay

Almost 60% of complementary healthcare practitioners in Australia think recent reforms by the Therapeutic Good Administration (TGA) have had an adverse impact on the industry, according to the regulator's own stakeholder survey.

Probiota Asia 2018

WATCH – Herbalife: Don't underestimate the importance of internal alignment for external affairs

05-Nov-2018 By Gary Scattergood

Internal alignment within a nutrition company is just as important as external collaboration, in order to ensure that the regulatory environment is as favourable and effective as possible.

Probiota Asia 2018

Replace probiotics regulatory complexity with consistency and clarity: IPA

26-Oct-2018 By Tingmin Koe

The International Probiotics Association (IPA) has urged the industry to support its efforts to bring consistency to the global regulatory landscape, so that the rules can keep pace with technology and scientific advancement.

Is the time nigh? Firms warned of looming changes to China's cross-border e-commerce trade rules

30-Aug-2018 By Tingmin Koe

China looks set to implement new cross border e-commerce (CBEC) rules on January 1 next year, according to New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE). This is likely to lead to additional regulation and taxes for supplement and functional food firms.

Nuseed eyeing APAC expansion for omega-3 canola oil while awaiting North American approval

23-Jul-2018 By Cheryl Tay

Australian omega-3 canola oil firm Nuseed has applied for regulatory approval for its product in the US and Canada, and has outlined plans for its expansion across APAC.

Indian supplement industry 'surprised' by regulator's restrictive ingredients notice: IDMA expert

04-Jul-2018 By Cheryl Tay

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued a notification detailing its updated directions for a list of ingredients it deems unsuitable for further use in health foods and supplements.

ALANUR fights for dietary supplement regulation in Latin America with focus on understanding consumer habits

24-May-2018 By Mary Ellen Shoup

The Latin American Responsible Nutrition Alliance (ALANUR) is working alongside other organizations to harmonize regulations for dietary supplements and understand consumer habits in the expansive and dynamic region of Latin America, home to roughly 625...

Food trade associations press OMB on GMO labeling timetable in a bid to avoid 'extended regulatory uncertainty'

11-Aug-2017 By Elaine Watson

Trade associations including the Food Marketing Institute and the Grocery Manufacturers Association have warned the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) that failing to implement federal GMO labeling legislation in a timely manner could cause major headaches...

Jarrow challenges FDA on probiotics

25-May-2017 By Hank Schultz

Dietary supplement manufacturer Jarrow Formulas Inc. has filed a lengthy comment challenging FDA’s position on probiotics as set down in the most recent Revised Draft Guidance on New Dietary Ingredients.

Enforcement likely to continue under Trump, with state AGs waiting in wings if it falters

24-Feb-2017 By Hank Schultz

The pace of FDA enforcement is unlikely to change under the Trump administration, at least in the near term, a former staffer has told NutraIngredients-USA.

'Confusion' best describes global regulation of aloe, expert says

10-Oct-2016 By Hank Schultz

After years on the market, aloe as an ingredient is still poorly understood by most regulators around the world, attendees at a recent ingredient-specific session were told.

Australian nutrition industry cheers landmark changes to regulation

15-Sep-2016 By RJ Whitehead

Australia’s natural nutrition and complementary health industry has received a “once in a lifetime” boost after the government gave the green light to a raft of changes to how businesses will be regulated.

China

Regulatory malaise: Why sports nutrition is not racing away

05-Jul-2016 By RJ Whitehead

A lack of sales channels, byzantine regulations and vested interests continue to hamper the development of China’s sports nutrition market, though the winds of change might be blowing over Beijing.

What’s a GMO? Mushrooms, ‘gene-editing’, and a brave new world for regulators?

19-Apr-2016 By Elaine Watson

News that non-browning mushrooms developed with a gene-editing tool called CRISPR/Cas9 would not be subject to regulation by USDA has prompted a fresh debate about what ‘GMOs’ are, and whether the regulatory framework governing biotech crops is fit for...

AHPA comments on proposed California Prop 65 warning changes

04-Feb-2016 By Adi Menayang

Despite multiple public comments and the latest revisions in California’s Prop 65 proposal, the wording still isn’t clear enough, the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) contends.

IPA – ANVISA workshop to explore probiotic regulations & industry in Brazil

23-Nov-2015 By Stephen DANIELLS

Delegates from the International Probiotics Association and the Brazilian regulatory authorities ANVISA will discuss the science and regulatory landscape for probiotics at an upcoming workshop.

Tangled Chinese regs cost US supplement firms $8 billion in lost exports, report says

29-May-2014 By Hank Schultz

China’s confusing thicket of regulations has some real costs for American dietary supplement companies. A report from an industry association has calculated the costs of those regulations in terms of lost business: $8.37 billion in lost potential exports...

Judge orders FDA to publish outstanding FSMA regs by November 30 deadline

01-Jul-2013 By Elaine WATSON

A judge in a federal court in California has ordered the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to publish all outstanding proposed regulations under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) by November 30 this year.

Chinese food regulatory agency reorganized, renamed

09-Apr-2013

The Chinese State Food and Drug Adminstration (SFDA) has been reorganized and renamed, according to Jeff Crowther, executive director of the US-China Health Care Products Association. The new name is the China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA), which...

Make use of deadline extension to comment on FSMA rules, consultant urges industry

15-Feb-2013 By Hank Schultz

Food consultant Ben England is urging food producers and importers to comment on two proposed rules issued by FDA under FSMA, and the agency has just made that easier by extending the comment period deadline.

2012’s regulations in pictures: GMPs, NDIs, and energy drinks

17-Dec-2012 By Stephen Daniells

As 2012 comes to a close, NutraIngredients-USA looks back on an action packed year. In the second of our series of galleries capturing the year’s main events, we take a look at the regulatory issues that made the headlines.

CRN senior scientist John Hathcock to retire

02-Jul-2012 By Elaine Watson

The Council for Responsible Nutrition’s (CRN’s) senior VP, scientific & international affairs, Dr John Hathcock, will retire from the trade association on July 5.

CRN: Ethical conduct rule change would discriminate vs trade associations

16-Nov-2011 By Elaine Watson

Proposed amendments to legislation designed to promote ethical conduct in federal employees would unfairly discriminate against trade associations, the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has argued.

China roundtable examines supplement collaboration

31-Aug-2010 By Lorraine Heller

Dietary supplement stakeholders in Utah will next week have the chance to meet Chinese officials for an update on the regions’ natural health industries, and their growing collaboration in the field.

Special edition: DSHEA turns 15

Blumenthal: On supplements regulations and outrunners

16-Dec-2009 By Shane Starling

In part two of this DSHEA special, Mark Blumenthal, founder and executive director of the American Botanical Council, outlines why he believes DSHEA is a victim of the “erroneous negative view” that it limits the power of the FDA and can’t control rogue...

Don’t amend DSHEA, amend attitudes, says industry

28-Jul-2009 By Shane Starling

Industry has defended DSHEA against a “fails to regulate” attack made by the head of the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) amid an investigation into products containing steroids being distributed to high school children.

USADA calls for tighter sports supplement regulations

27-Jul-2009 By staff reporter

The head of the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has called for tighter regulation of sports supplements amid an investigation into steroid products allegedly being distributed to high school children.

IADSA hosts Latin American regulatory debate

22-Jul-2008 By Staff reporter

Developing harmonised dietary supplements regulations in Latin America was the central topic at a recent meeting in Buenos Aires, Argentina, convened by the International Alliance of Dietary/Food Supplement Associations (IADSA).

Mexican food supplement rules up for discussion

24-Apr-2008 By staff reporter

Anipron, the Mexican dietary supplements trade group will host
European Union regulators, Mexican government decision makers and
key industry figures to discuss supplements regulations and their
impact on consumers in the central...

FDA needs industry support on nanotechnology

09-Oct-2006 By Clarisse Douaud

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...

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