U.S. Food and Drug Administration
FDA Releases New Dietary Ingredient Final Guidance, Associations Respond
On March 5, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the availability of a final guidance for industry titled “Dietary Supplements: New Dietary Ingredient Notification Procedures and Timeframes: Guidance for Industry.” According to the FDA, the guidance is intended to help manufacturers and distributors of new dietary ingredients (NDIs) and dietary supplements prepare and ...
Relaunched Dietary Supplement Caucus Receives Broad Industry Support
The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA), American Herbal Products Association (AHPA), the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), Natural Products Association (NPA), and United Natural Products Alliance (UNPA) have announced their unified support of the re-establishment of the Congressional Dietary Supplement Caucus (CDSC). The caucus’ request for registration as a Congressional Member Organization (CMO) for the ...
California Renews Push to Restrict Access to Supplements
Despite intense lobbying efforts by the Natural Products Association (NPA) in 2022 to secure a veto by Governor Gavin Newsom, the California State Assembly Health Committee recently advanced AB 82, which would restrict and prohibit access to dietary supplements. “The NPA has worked in good faith with the California Department of Public Health to educate ...
Nutrition Industry Executive’s Top 10 Stories From 2023
As we approach the end of 2023, Nutrition Industry Executive (NIE) magazine looks back at the most read stories throughout the year. This year featured news items including the FDA unveiling its new Dietary Supplement Ingredient Directory, and aspartame to be declared a possible carcinogen by the WHO. See below for the top headlines of the year. ...
Survey of 10,000 People Confirms a “Mushroom is a Mushroom”
Nammex (Gibsons, BC, Canada) recently commissioned a survey of 10,000 people in the U.S. on mushroom terminology that makes the consumer’s definition of what a mushroom is clear: it’s a mushroom. “We commissioned this survey as a logical extension of our campaign for clarity and accuracy in mushroom product labeling,” said Skye Chilton, Nammex CEO. ...
NPA Testifies Against Massachusetts Dietary Supplements Ban
On Nov. 15, the Natural Products Association (NPA) testified against Massachusetts Bill H2215/S1465. The bill would prohibit the sale of dietary supplements to minors. “It’s disingenuous to claim there is a connection between eating disorders and the use of dietary supplements,” said Kyle Turk, the director of government affairs for the NPA. “The FDA’s surveillance ...
Panel Covers Current Legal Landscape of Health and Nutrition Industry at SupplySide West
From CBD to kratom to notification letters and more, a panel of legal experts held a discussion on what they deemed as the most pressing topics in today’s complex regulatory environment in the natural products industry. The seminar, titled “A Comprehensive Look into Health and Nutrition Legal and Regulatory Landscape” was held on Oct. 24 ...
James “Jim” Jones to Head FDA Food Division, Industry Associations Respond
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced that it has selected James “Jim” Jones, a 30-year veteran of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), to direct its food division as part of a broader reorganization, the agency said. The FDA in January said it would reorganize its food program after being criticized for its slow response ...
Trade Associations Respond to Congressional Request for Information on CBD
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) and the Natural Products Association (NPA) have submitted responses to a Congressional Request for Information (RFI) seeking insight from industry stakeholders on CBD in order to develop “a regulatory pathway for non-intoxicating hemp-derived cannabinoid products that prioritizes consumer safety and provides certainty to the U.S. markets.” According to CRN, ...
Kratom Association Releases Consumer Advisory on FDA’s Failure to Regulate Kratom Products
On July 31, the American Kratom Association (AKA) issued a Consumer Advisory on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) failure to properly regulate kratom products. “The American Kratom Association urges the FDA to immediately publish product manufacturing standards for kratom products that are sold to consumers and encourages the removal of kratom products that ...
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