Regulatory
Bill restricting access to weight management supplements passed by California Assembly
January 31st 2022Assembly bill 1341 was previously held up by the state’s Appropriations Committee, delaying its passage until the Assembly reconvened in January 2022. Now that it has passed the Assembly, the bill will now go on to the California Senate.
AHPA provides FDA with evidence of NAC’s usage in dietary supplements prior to October 15, 1994
January 31st 2022AHPA provides three sets of examples: the marketing of NAC as an ingredient for use in conventional foods and dietary supplements, the use of NAC in dietary supplements, and the marketing of NAC as a conventional food prior to October 1994.
CRN presses FDA again on NAC ingredient’s legal status in newly filed comments
January 26th 2022In comments submitted to FDA on January 25, CRN says the agency continues to fail to address the key question the association asked in a citizen petition last year—whether NAC can be banned as a supplement ingredient under the FD&C Act’s drug preclusion clause—and is now demanding the agency respond within 30 days.
AOAC International and GRMA announce partnership to advance product safety goals
January 25th 2022AOAC International and the Global Retailer and Manufacturer Alliance has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that establishes a strategic partnership for the advancement of their shared goals of consumer product safety standards.
FDA will allow qualified health claims for magnesium and reduced risk of high blood pressure
January 10th 2022FDA announced in a letter of enforcement discretion, that it does not intend to object to the use of certain qualified health claims that pertain to magnesium consumption and the reduced risk of high blood pressure.
NSF Shanghai GMP certification now a requirement for Chinese Manufacturers
December 28th 2021The Federal Government of Malaysia now recognizes NSF Shanghai’s dietary supplements GMP certification (NSF/ANSI 455-2 GMP) as a requirement for Chinese manufacturers seeking to export supplement products into the Malaysian market.
NPA asks U.S. Court of Appeals to uphold stay of OSHA vaccination and testing rule
December 14th 2021The rule, issued by OSHA, requires all employers with more than 100 employees to mandate that their workers are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or to require weekly testing and masking of unvaccinated employees.