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Stefan M. Pasiakos, PhD, FACSM has been selected to be director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Dietary Supplements. He will begin in his new role on July 16, 2023.

Stephen M. Pasiakos has been chosen to lead NIH Office of Dietary Supplements

 (Buffalo, NY). Hailing from a background in finance, Scott is well-versed in the benefits of hemp and is passionate about providing people with a natural alternative to the pharmaceuticals.

Here’s why the 2023 Farm Bill must clarify CBD’s legal status for the food, beverage, and supplement industries, writes Scott Mazza of Vitality CBD.

Why the 2023 Farm Bill needs to clarify CBD’s position in food, beverages, and supplements

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The Council for Responsible Nutrition wrote to FDA on May 4 urging the agency to consider all of the safety evidence for CBD supplements that supplement companies have so far submitted to the agency.

FDA’s review of CBD’s oral toxicity should look at dietary supplement dosages, not just drug dosages, CRN writes to agency

Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has added galactooligosaccharides (GOS) to its Permissible Ingredients Determination for listed complementary medicines in Australia, announced GOS ingredient supplier FrieslandCampina Ingredients.

FrieslandCampina gains TGA approval for Biotis prebiotic galactooligosaccharides in Australia

The Council for Responsible Nutrition’s citizen petition asks FDA to “reconsider” how the agency has been invoking the FD&C Act’s drug preclusion clause to remove dietary supplement ingredients from the market.

CRN’s new citizen petition to FDA requests that agency modify, clarify its stance on drug preclusion clause of FD&C Act

The company says D-BHB can increase levels of blood ketones without requiring users to consume excess calories and fat associated with a typical low-carb diet.

Company says that its D-BHB energy-support ingredient, which increases levels of blood ketones, is the first to be FDA GRAS-notified

Setria glutathione is an antioxidant ingredient that has been shown to support the immune system and overall health and wellness, the firm says.

Kyowa Hakko’s Setria becomes the only glutathione approved in Brazil for use in supplements and food, firm says

Representative Jeff Duncan, a republican congressman representing South Carolina’s 3rd District, has sent a letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Commissioner, Robert M. Califf, MD, asking the Agency to hold public hearing on NMN decision.

Representative Jeff Duncan asks FDA to hold a public hearing on NMN decision

The paper summarizes the rationale for using proprietary blends in dietary supplements, how they are regulated and labeled, as well as the challenges this presents for researchers.

New paper discusses the rationale for proprietary blends in supplements and the potential pitfalls of how they are regulated 

Industry advocates defend the safety record of melatonin and criticize the letter as misleading and ill-informed. 

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