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Ingredion Incorporated Submits Health Claim to FDA
Ingredion Incorporated (Westchester, IL) submitted a health claim petition to the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) for the reduction of risk for type 2 diabetes with resistant starch from high-amylose corn. Clinical studies conducted by academic institutions and research organizations on high-amylose corn resistant starch type 2 (RS2) over the years, have generated considerable scientific ...
Company Owner Pleads Guilty to Adulterating Supplements
The owner and president of a dietary supplement manufacturing company in Flanders, NJ, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in relation to a scheme in which he directed the sale of diluted and adulterated dietary ingredients and supplements sold by his company, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Barry Steinlight, 69, of Hackettstown, ...
Supplement Caucus Co-Chair Rep. Pallone Now On Key House Committee
Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-NJ), the co-chair of the Congressional Dietary Supplement Caucus, narrowly beat out Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA) to replace vocal supplement industry critic Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) as the ranking Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, reported the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA). Among the committee’s broad jurisdiction are several ...
CRN Launches Tool to Help Industry Monitor GMP Violations
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) announced a free online tool that compiles FDA warning letters sent to dietary supplement companies into a searchable database to help industry achieve better regulatory compliance. The database can be used to evaluate FDA’s warning letter allegations of good manufacturing practices (GMPs) violations, products making impermissible claims, and products ...
Gaia Herbs Presents ID Validation Program at USP Workshop
Gaia Herbs (Brevard, NC) was the only natural products industry representative invited to present at a U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) workshop hosted last week at the agency’s national headquarters in Rockville, MD, reported the company. The event, titled “DNA Methods for Quality Control of Botanical Products,” was co-organized by several other government departments including the ...
American Egg Board Offers Solutions for Gluten-free Compliance
American Egg Board (AEB, Park Ridge, IL) is releasing a new white paper detailing the functional benefits REAL egg ingredients provide to gluten-free formulating. According to the board, this timely paper coincides with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulatory deadline regarding gluten-free food labeling which went into effect on Aug., 2014, and the FDA ...
Labeling Resources
There are some in-depth informational sites to peruse to help guide label creation and promotional collateral. fda.gov/food/guidanceregulation/guidancedocumentsregulatoryinformation/dietarysupplements/default.htm business.ftc.gov/documents/bus09-dietary-supplements-advertising-guide-industry mlmlaw.com/dietary-supplements-marketing.html mlmlaw.com/dietary-supplements-marketing-2.html naturalproductsfoundation.org/index.php?src=gendocs&ref=DSHEA_Quiz&category=FoundationPrograms Links provided courtesy of Bob Green, Chairman, Novel Ingredient Services, West Caldwell, NJ. Feature
USCHPA Meets with China’s Congress to Discuss Food Safety
The U.S. – China Health Products Association (USCHPA) was invited by China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) Legislative Department to discuss China’s Draft Food Safety Law, which includes regulations that oversee the dietary supplement industry. Jeff Crowther, executive director, and executive assistant Carrie Wang, both of USCHPA, were in attendance along with officials from America, Denmark, ...
New FDA Inspection Tips from AHPA
The American Herbal Products Association’s (AHPA) teleseminar played a large role in helping the dietary supplement industry recognize and observe good manufacturing practices. The two-hour teleseminar, held in the middle of May, had industry legal experts, including Justin Prochnow, Esq, Marc Ullman, Esq and Ashish R. Talati, Esq provide pertinent tips on U.S. Food and ...
NPA Adds Another to List of Top Employees
Immediately following the hire of Daniel Fabricant, PhD, as CEO, the Natural Products Association (NPA) has brought on Corey Hilmas, MD, PhD, as the new senior vice president of scientific and regulatory affairs. Hilmas served the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for two years as the chief of the Dietary Supplement Regulation Implementation Branch ...
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