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NPA Works to Repeal Puerto Rico Order on Supplements
The Natural Products Association (NPA) is meeting with members of the House of Representatives to overturn an administrative order (Administrative Order #346) issued by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico’s Department of Health that would raise prices for dietary supplement and natural products consumers and adds requirements for retailers/distributors inconsistent with federal law. The NPA is ...
Industry Urges FDA to Define “Natural”
The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) submitted comments to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) encouraging the agency to establish, through rulemaking, a regulatory definition for the term “natural” (and possibly other terms, such as “100% natural” and “made with natural [named ingredient(s)]”) for the labeling of human food products, and other products regulated by ...
FDA Reverse Stance: Affirms KIND Can Use “Healthy” on Labels
KIND Healthy Snacks (KIND) announced it has been notified by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) that it can use the term healthy on its packaging as it had before – a reversal of the position the FDA took more than a year ago. The acknowledgment comes after much public conversation among health and nutrition leaders about ...
Unapproved Ephedrine-like Stimulant Found in Dietary Supplements
Researchers from global public health organization NSF International, Harvard Medical School, the National Center for Natural Products Research (NCNPR) at the University of Mississippi and the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment in the Netherlands (RIVM) have found the unapproved pharmaceutical stimulant oxilofrine in 14 over-the-counter dietary supplement products. Their research on oxilofrine ...
FDA Approves Folic Acid to be Added to Masa Flour
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has decided to allow manufacturers to fortify their corn masa foods with folic acid. “Folic acid is a synthetic form of folate, a B vitamin that helps prevent severe defects of the brain and spinal cord when consumed by women before and early [on] in pregnancy,” an NPR ...
FDA Updates Dietary Supplement Labeling Guidelines
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has corrected its Dietary Supplement Labeling Guide after AHPA (American Herbal Products Association) notified the agency of inaccurate information posted online. AHPA notified FDA in September 2015 that its guidance for industry titled “A Dietary Supplement Labeling Guide,” included one detail that contradicted current law and FDA regulations. Specifically, the answer to the ...
NPA Sends Letter to New FDA Commissioner
The Natural Products Association (NPA) sent a letter to Dr. Robert Califf regarding his recent confirmation to become the new commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In the letter, NPA congratulated Califf on his confirmation by the U.S. Senate and outlined its priorities for the new commissioner. NPA also requested a meeting ...
FDA Appoints New Head
It was confirmed that Robert M. Califf, MD, MACC, is the new U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) commissioner of food and drugs. As the top official of the FDA, Califf is committed to strengthening programs and policies that enable the agency to carry out its mission to protect and promote the public health, the ...
FDA Issues More Warning Letters
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has sent out more warning letters to dietary supplement companies who are not following cGMP (good manufacturing practices) and label claims. ATS Labs, in Spring, TX, was sent a warning letter citing cGMP violations earlier in February. These violations cause the company’s products: Support, Liver Food, Test PSI, ...
FDA Issues Warning Letters About CBD
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) posted warning letters issued to marketers of products containing cannabidiol (CBD). Marketers included: ABC Productions, Dose of Nature, Green Garden Gold, HealthyHempOil.com, Michigan Herbal Remedies, MorgueJuice.com, PainBomb and Sana Te Oils, according to New Cannabis Ventures. Two of the companies faced criticism for claims made about products manufactured by CV Sciences, ...
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