Doing The Right Thing
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Consumer Trends | Dietary Supplements | Healthcare Trends | Quality & Safety | Regulations | Testing | Vitamins
Positioning The Supplement Market For Long-Term Success
To stem a tide of criticism, industry refocuses on safety, quality and traceability.Sean Moloughney, Editor 04.01.16
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Breaking News | Industry & Market News | Mergers & Acquisitions
General Mills Acquires Brazilian Yogurt Maker
Company is a leading regional dairy products producer known for regional yogurt brands Carolina, VeryGurt and Gluck.12.28.15
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Breaking News | Natural/Organic | Quality & Safety | Regulations
Non-GMO Project Prohibits Synthetic Biology
The Non-GMO Project enacts new safeguards to eliminate 'synbio' ingredients from the third party verification program.06.15.15
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Dietary Supplements | Immune Function | Vitamins
Antibiotics: Reversing the Reliance
Indiscriminate use of antibiotics has led health professionals and patients down a dangerous path, but there is a solution.Sarath Malepati, MD 02.09.15
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Dietary Supplements | Healthcare Trends | Quality & Safety | Regulations
DASCA: The Right Thing for Consumers & the Industry
Industry must work with Congress to defend against the illegal marketing of anabolic steroids as dietary supplements.Mike Greene, Vice President, Government Relations, Council for Responsible Nutrition 08.20.14
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Healthcare Trends
Waste Not, Want Not
Addressing America’s throwaway food culture.Online Exclusives Lisa Olivo, Associate Editor 05.15.14
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Dietary Supplements | Healthcare Trends | Minerals | Packaging | Regulations | Vitamins
Changes for Food/Supplement Facts Labeling: Don’t Get Boxed Out
There are several parts of the proposed rule that warrant the immediate attention (and action) of the dietary supplement industry.Andrea Wong, PhD, Vice President, Scientific & Regulatory Affairs, Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) 04.02.14
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Dietary Supplements | Healthcare Trends | Omega-3s | Quality & Safety | Regulations | Research | Vitamins
The ‘Medicine’ Continuum: Fifty Shades of Grey for Dietary Supplements
Let’s get past the labels and divisions that dismiss therapies that don’t fit into the rigid treatment model.Steve Mister, President/CEO, Council for Responsible Nutrition 01.31.14
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Cancer Risk | Cognitive Function | Quality & Safety | Research | Vitamins
Enough is Enough
Multivitamins are an excellent source of nutrients to fill in the gaps we miss in our less-than-perfect diets.Steve Mister, President & CEO, Council for Responsible Nutrition 12.18.13
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Dietary Supplements | Healthcare Trends | Quality & Safety | Regulations
Groundhog Day at the Capitol
Response to Senator Richard Durbin’s Dietary Supplement Labeling Act of 2013 was underwhelming.Mike Greene, Vice President, Government Relations, Council for Responsible Nutrition 10.07.13
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Dietary Supplements | Healthcare Trends | Herbs & Botanicals | Inflammation | Minerals | Regulations | Sweeteners | Vitamins
International Perspectives on Herbs & Botanicals
Where are the opportunities for growth and what challenges stand in the way of long-term market success?Julie Dennis, Contributing Writer 07.01.13
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Dietary Supplements | Quality & Safety | Regulations
The Great Caffeine Debate
With extensive media and Congressional attention—and none of it good—focused on energy drinks, some industry experts are speculating that the category is ripe for government intervention.Duffy MacKay, ND, Vice President, Scientific & Regulatory Affairs, Council for Responsible Nutrition 03.18.13
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Dietary Supplements | Healthcare Trends | Regulations
Do Synthetic Botanicals Have You Worried?
Since the release of the New Dietary Ingredient (NDI) Draft Guidance in 2011, synthetic botanical constituents have been a hot topic. FDA has held steadfastly to its position that synthetic botanical constituents are not legal dietary ingredients bec…Duffy MacKay, ND, Vice President, Scientific & Regulatory Affairs, Council for Responsible Nutrition 01.24.13
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Dietary Supplements | Healthcare Trends | Quality & Safety | Regulations
To Label or Not to Label
Election Day approacheth! On November 6th voters will descend on the polls to choose our local, state and federal leaders, from the city council to the White House. In California, voters will also be asked to decide on many ballot initiatives, includ…Mike Greene, Vice President, Government Relations & Rend Al-Mondhiry, Regulatory Counsel, Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) 11.01.12
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Dietary Supplements | Quality & Safety | Regulations
We Must Avoid Becoming Defined by Outliers
It is clearly time for the responsible industry to get its house in order. If the existence of tainted dietary supplements does not end, those responsible for protecting public health are going to be compelled to do something drastic. The recently pa…Duffy MacKay, ND, Vice President, Scientific and Regulatory Affairs, Council for Responsible Nutrition 09.15.12
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Healthcare Trends | Regulations
In a Numbers Game, More Transparency is Needed
I recently attended a seminar where senior FDA officials were lamenting the dietary supplement industry’s poor compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs). I listened carefully as agency officials offered what they described as serious…Duffy MacKay, ND, Vice President, Scientific & Regulatory Affairs, CRN 08.15.12
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Dietary Supplements | Functional Foods & Beverages | Quality & Safety | Regulations | Testing
Get Ready for Facility Registration
The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) had a long and winding road to passage, which is not surprising given the complexities, the politics and the importance. It took many years and plenty of compromise to finally get something that could pass bot…Duffy MacKay, N.D., Vice President, Scientific & Regulatory Affairs, CRN 06.18.12
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Dietary Supplements | Quality & Safety | Regulations | Testing
Qualifying Your Supplier: Industry’s Latest Tool
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,…Rend Al-Mondhiry , Regulatory Counsel, CRN 05.15.12
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Dietary Supplements | Quality & Safety | Regulations
Are You Prepared…for Everything?
In late February, FDA released a draft guidance titled “Postmarketing Adverse Event Reporting for Medical Products and Dietary Supplements During an Influenza Pandemic,”which has yet to receive much attention. It is a revision of the draf…Duffy MacKay, N.D., Vice President, Scientific & Regulatory Affairs, CRN 04.15.12
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Dietary Supplements
Bad Math = Bad News for the Dietary Supplement Industry
Have you ever read a news report discussing Adverse Event Reports (AERs) and dietary supplements? If so, then you may have seen a statistic cited by FDA (and other government agencies) suggesting the agency receives “less than 1% of all adverse…Rend Al-Mondhiry, regulatory counsel, Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) 03.15.12
