U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Industry Responds to Dr. Marty Makary’s Nomination as FDA Commissioner
On Nov. 22, President-elect Donald Trump nominated Dr. Marty Makary as commissioner for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). He would succeed outgoing FDA Commissioner Robert Califf. Makary is a surgical oncologist at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD. He is also a professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, a researcher, an ...
Industry Responds to RFK Jr.’s Nomination as HHS Director
On Nov. 14, President-elect Donald Trump nominated environmental attorney Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK) as director of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). After ending his own presidential campaign, Kennedy endorsed Trump and has since launched “Make America Healthy Again,” a campaign that “prioritizes regenerative agriculture, protects natural resources and removes harmful toxins ...
Industry Responds to Oregon AG Lawsuit Against GNC
The natural products industry is responding to a lawsuit filed by Oregon Attorney General (AG) Ellen Rosenblum alleging that supplement retailer GNC (Pittsburgh, PA) violated the state’s Unlawful Trade Practices Act. The lawsuit accuses GNC of selling workout supplements containing picamilon, a prescription drug used to treat neurological conditions. Acting Deputy Director of the Dietary ...
Industry Calls on FDA to Create Separate Office of Dietary Supplements
The Natural Products Association (NPA) along with the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) and the United Natural Products Alliance (UNPA) have called on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to elevate their Division of Dietary Supplement Programs (DDSP) in the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition to an ...
Nestlé USA Commits to Removing Artificial Flavors and FDA-Certified Colors
Nestlé USA (Glendale, CA) has announced its commitment to removing artificial flavors and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-certified colors, such as Red 40 and Yellow 5, from all of its chocolate candy products. By the end of 2015, more than 250 products and 10 brands including Nestlé Butterfinger, Crunch and Baby Ruth will be ...
INNOBIO Announces Self-Affirmed GRAS Status for CLA Products
INNOBIO Ltd. (Dalian, China) has announced that its entire line of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) products has obtained self-affirmed GRAS (generally recognized as safe) status for use in food and dietary supplement applications. Under provisions of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, administered by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), INNOBIO’s CLA products ...
A Stabilizing Force
Posting expiration dates on product labels is voluntary, but manufacturers that do so need to ensure that the product behind the label remains stable.Among the many requirements of the dietary supplement good manufacturing practices (GMPs) in place for all manufacturers since 2010, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) mandates testing data to support expiration or ...
Preventing an Identity Crisis
Analytical methods are spotlighted when a botanical’s new popularity raises the specter of adulteration, but more generally help assure that that the ingredient is the genuine article.The months-long controversy over DMAA (1,3-dimethylamylamine) can be seen as a poster child for the importance of validated analytical methods. This past April, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ...
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