Food and Drug Administration
NPA Asks for Consistent National Standard for Plant-based Food Labeling
The Natural Products Association (NPA) recently urged the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to adopt a policy of enforcement discretion on standards of identity for products that use dairy names to describe plant-based products such as “soy milk” and “almond milk.” “Plant-based products, as long as they are properly qualified, like almond milk, soy ...
Government Shutdown Impacts FDA and Industry Operations
As the government shutdown continues, FDA (Food and Drug Administration) recently announced that agency operations will continue to the extent permitted by law, maintaining core functions that address imminent threats to the safety of human life as well as activities funded by carryover user fee funds. FDA will continue to respond to emergencies—such as monitoring ...
New Farm Bill is Imminent as it Passes House and Senate
On the evening of Dec. 10, the 2018 Farm Bill House/Senate Conference Committee released its Conference Report. The 807-page document is nearly half a foot tall. Hemp is discussed in only a few handfuls of pages. As of press time, the Senate passed the bill on Dec. 11 by a vote of 87 to 13; ...
FDA Requests Consumer Feedback on Use of Plant-based Substitutes
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently published a statement from Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD requesting feedback on “how consumers use plant-based alternatives and how they understand terms like ‘milk’ or ‘cheese’ when used to label products made.” A portion of Gottlieb’s statement read: “ … Many dairy products, such as milk, yogurt ...
Paul Penders Brand Relaunches in U.S.
Just like its collection of skin and hair care products, the natural brand Paul Penders (Florida) is rejuvenating its presence in the U.S. with new products, a new team, and new distributor and sales network. Indiana-based Palko Services is the distributor, while Gary Gobeli of Alternative Sales (Kentucky) is the sales network. New color cosmetics ...
King Bio Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Aqueous-based Products
North Carolina-based King Bio is voluntarily recalling all of its aqueous-based products for human and animal use (see website link below), within expiry, to the consumer level due to possible microbial contamination. Administration or use of drug products with microbial contamination, could potentially result in increased infections that may require medical intervention, and could result ...
FDA to Crack Down on Labeling Nondairy Products as ‘Milk’
According to Politico, on July 17, the head of the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) said that the Trump administration will move to crack down on the use of the term “milk” for nondairy products like soy and almond beverages. The agency will soon issue a guidance document outlining changes to its so-called standards of ...
CSPI Sends Warning on Ginkgo, Urges FDA to Take Action
The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) has urged consumers to avoid supplements made with ginkgo biloba, which they warn are often adulterated and have been shown to be ineffective in improving memory and circulation. The nonprofit nutrition and food safety watchdog group is also calling on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to ...
Certified for Sport App Helps Find Safer Supplements
NSF International (Michigan), a global public health and safety organization, released its newly designed Certified for Sport app and website to help protect athletes and consumers from potentially harmful ingredients and athletic banned substances in dietary supplements. The app features enhanced search capabilities, side-by-side product comparisons and a UPC barcode scanner to find Certified for ...
Final Rule for Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels
The FDA released the Final Rule governing the Nutrition and Supplement Facts label or how nutrition information is presented on packaged conventional foods (Nutrition Facts) and dietary supplements (Supplement Facts). The labels were redesigned to help consumers make better informed choices on the foods they purchase, but FDA never presented empirical data in the form ...
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