Duffy MacKay
FDA Holds Public Meeting Exploring Scope of Dietary Supplement Ingredients
On March 27, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) hosted a public meeting on the scope of dietary supplement ingredients. The event was held in-person from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. EST at Wiley Auditorium, 5001 Campus Dr. in College Park, MD and virtually. FDA’s Office of Dietary Supplement Programs (ODSP) invited stakeholders to participate in ...
FDA Issues Draft Guidance on NDIN Master Files for Dietary Supplements
On April 3, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the availability of a draft guidance for industry titled “New Dietary Ingredient Notification Master Files for Dietary Supplements.” The draft guidance is the FDA’s response to the dietary supplement industry’s requests for specific guidance on recommendations about master files for new dietary ingredient notifications ...
Dr. Douglas MacKay Departs CRN to Join CV Sciences
CV Sciences, Inc. (Las Vegas, NV) has announced the appointment of Douglas “Duffy” MacKay, ND, as senior vice president of scientific and regulatory affairs, effective March 18, 2019. MacKay will oversee the company’s scientific and regulatory affairs department, ensuring CV Sciences continues to pioneer the development of hemp-based cannabidiol (CBD) products driven by rigorous science, ...
New Fish Oil, Vitamin D Studies Focus in on Who Benefits
Big studies on fish oil and vitamin D offer suggestions on who does and does not benefit from these popular nutrients. Results were revealed on November 10 at an American Heart Association conference in Chicago, IL and published by the New England Journal of Medicine in a study titled “The Vitamin D and Omega-3 Trial (VITAL).” The ...
CRN: Multivitamins Are to Fill Nutrient Gaps, Not Prevent Serious Disease
A new meta-analysis, “Association of Multivitamin and Mineral Supplementation and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease,” was published online July 10 in the journal, Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes. Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham performed a meta-analysis, putting together the results from 18 individual published studies, including randomized controlled trials and prospective cohort studies, ...
New Study on SARMs Reaffirms Need for Enforcement Action and Consumer Awareness
On November 28, the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), published a study online entitled, “Chemical Composition and Labeling of Substances Marketed as Selective Androgen Receptor Modulators (SARMs) and Sold Via the Internet.” In the study, researchers analyzed products that were labeled to be containing SARMs that are marketed on the internet. The researchers ...
CRN Announces Agenda for The Workshop: CRN’s Day of Science 2017
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, has announced the agenda for The Workshop: CRN’s Day of Science, taking place October 18 at The Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain, Marana, AZ—just outside of Tucson. The Workshop presents a full day of focused, high-level scientific sessions on ...
SIDI Work Group Calls for Comments on Draft of Updated Protocol
The dietary supplement industry’s self-regulatory coalition, the SIDI Work Group, recently released an updated draft of the “Standardized Information on Dietary Ingredients (SIDI) Protocol,” and seeks feedback from industry stakeholders and regulators by July 3, 2017. The SIDI Protocol has gained significant traction within the industry since its original release in 2008. The protocol provides ...
Associations Submit Comments on Revised NDI Draft Guidance
Some of the natural product industries’ leading associations, including the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA), Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), American Botanical Council (ABC) and Natural Products Association (NPA), recently submitted comments to U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in response to the agency’s revised New Dietary Ingredient (NDI) Draft Guidance. FDA issued on August ...
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