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Published May 25, 2012
The U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly against an amendment (SA 2127) sponsored by Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., to the pending Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Safety and Innovation Act (S. 3187), by a vote of 77 to 20. The amendment, if passed, woul… Read More »
Published May 23, 2012
In an Initial Decision announced today, Chief Administrative Law Judge D. Michael Chappell upheld a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) complaint, andruled that POM Wonderful LLC, its sist… Read More »
Published May 23, 2012
As the Senate works to wrap up its consideration of S. 3187, the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act, which extends the drug and device user fees for five years and authorizes new fees for generic drugs and generic versions of biot… Read More »
Published May 22, 2012
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has submitted comments to the FDA regarding the Agency’s estimated burden associated with adverse event reporting and recordkeeping for dietary supplements as required by the Dietary Supplement and No… Read More »
Published May 21, 2012
The National Advertising Division has recommended Dreambrands, Inc., modify or discontinue a wide range of advertising claims for “Add Lib,” a dietary supplement promoted to women for improved mood, energy and sexual desire. … Read More »
An Interview with Heather Van Blarcom
By Sheldon Baker
Published May 18, 2012
Heather Van Blarcom recently joined dicentra and is a licensed attorney with more than 10 years of experience in the natural products industry. As a former general counsel, Van Blarcom brings a pragmatic and well-rounded expertise to issues impacting her clients. She has extensive experience in proactively helping companies achieve compliance with both FDA and FTC regulations including labeling and advertising review, claims review and substantiation, and GMP procedures and audits. Read More »
Published May 17, 2012
The European Federation of Associations of Health Product Manufacturers (EHPM) said the list of rejected Article 13.1 claims published today alongside the permitted list in the Union Register of the European Commission is premature in light of the co… Read More »
By Rend Al-Mondhiry , Regulatory Counsel, CRN
Published May 15, 2012
In April, the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), working in conjunction with the Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) and the United Natural Products Alliance (UNPA) as the SIDI Work Group, released its new draft voluntary guideline,… Read More »
Published May 7, 2012
Valensa International, Eustis, FL, has announced that its Parry Organic Spirulina ingredient has been certified under the United States Pharmacopoeia Dietary Ingredient Verification Program, and that Parry Nutraceuticals has earned the authorization… Read More »
Published May 4, 2012
Aker BioMarine, Oslo, Norway, has been accordedan unopposed grant of Australian Patent No. 2008231570 containing claims covering, among other things, a krill oil composition containing (i) astaxanthin in the range from about 400 to about 2,500 mg/kg… Read More »
Published May 4, 2012
The U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) has published the 2012 USP Dietary Supplements Compendium(DSC), a new resource available to help manufacturers, suppliers, laboratories and regulatory agencies ensure the quality of ingredient… Read More »
An Interview with Jingshi Joe Zhou
By Sheldon Baker
Published May 1, 2012
Jingshi Joe Zhou is the CEO and co-founder of TSI Group Ltd. in Shanghai, China, established in 1996.TSI Group is a Hong Kong registered global researcher, developer and manufacturer of ingredients and finished products with offices in the US, EU, Australia, Japan, and China.The North American division is based in Missoula, MT. Prior to co-founding TSI, Joe was a senior research scientist at both Amway and Avon. He has an educational background in both China and the United States, and has received advanced degrees in chemical engineering, chemistry, and industrial pharmacy. Read More »
Healthcare Practitioner Corner: Little Love for Healthcare Reform
By Erik Goldman, Editor of Holistic Primary Care-News for Health & Healing
Published May 1, 2012
Holistic practitioners are less than excited about the Affordable Care Act, and many believe it will never see the light of day. Read More »
The Research Process: The GRAS Process
By Douglas Kalman, PhD, MS, RD, CCRC, FACN
Published May 1, 2012
This underutilized avenue might be a reasonable solution in bringing your ingredient to market. Read More »
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