Regulatory

Following a successful audit by SIRIM (Standard and Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia), ExcelVite has obtained a RSPO Supply Chain Certificate.

While omega-3 supplements play a key role in human health, GOED did not find sufficient data to link intake of EPA and DHA omega-3s to “general” to “viral” immunity benefits.

As more states across the U.S. close businesses in the effort to control the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, dietary supplement industry associations are urging state governors nationwide to allow dietary supplement and natural product retailers to remain operational as essential businesses.

FDA says it will now only send inspectors out to domestic facilities for “mission-critical” purposes, such as “public health emergencies involving FDA-regulated products.”

These are the first warning letters to be issues by FDA for unapproved products intended to prevent or treat COVID-19. 

Companies that had proactively purchased more ingredients ahead of the tariffs will be better-positioned than those who didn’t, says Nuherbs’s Wilson Lau.

FDA’s March 5 CBD report to Congress, required by the 2020 spending bill, focused mainly on the agency’s progress in collecting data on CBD, but provided no new material information on whether the agency will make CBD a legal dietary ingredient.

What have we learned in the past year, and how should industry proceed in 2020?

Contract manufacturers share trends they see based on what’s made in their facilities.

The Committee of Ecological Agriculture of Madrid has granted organic certification to Pharmactive Biotech Products’ range of saffron-based formulations, affron and affronEYE, as well as its aged black garlic extract, ABG10+. 

The term prebiotic has become an industry buzzword. How it translates to finished products and consumers may be another story, however.

K2Vital, a branded vitamin K2 MK-7 from Kappa Bioscience was approved in China for use in children’s health and maternal milk powders, and approved as safe for use in Mexico

Arjuna Natural Pvt Ltd. has introduced a range of certified organic turmeric extracts, including its BCM-95 (Curcugreen), and its water-dispersible, oil-dispersible, and customizable turmeric extracts. 

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has approved a patent for the use of eriocitrin in Ingredient By Nature’s ingredient formulations, such as Eriomin, a citrus flavonoid designed for blood glucose support.

The South Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety has recognized the effects of Memophenol, a patented formulation of grape and blueberry polyphenols, on cognitive performance, specifically memory, with an authorized health claim. 

Robertet Health and Beauty ingredient Extramel has received a health claim from the Consumer Affairs Agency of Japan as part of a food supplement from Zeria Healthway called Yasuragi Life – Peaceful Life.

New dietary ingredient (NDI) notifications would give FDA more safety information on CBD.

Gencor received four approved claims from Health Canada for its standardized fenugreek extract called Libifem. 

The Natural Products Association says that the trilateral United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement signed by President Trump on January 29, 2020 has positive implications for the natural products industry.

GOED tested the quality of 48 of the most-widely sold EPA/DHA omega-3 supplements in the US. Quality was determined by testing the EPA/DHA content of the products, and comparing it labeled content on the bottle.

Kaneka Americas Holdings Inc. has achieved Health Canada Class III approval for Floradapt Cardio under the Natural Health Products Directorate

CBD is out of the bottle. How will FDA rein in the skyrocketing CBD market?

The patent covers the Astaferm novel composition providing excellent antioxidative properties. 

How the U.S.-China trade war continues to change the playing field for players international and domestic.

Turmipure Gold, a branded turmeric extract from Naturex, is now self-affirmed GRAS (generally recognized as safe).

Baze’s at-home blood testing kits assess consumers’ blood nutrient status, which Baze then analyzes using its Nutrition Information System to offer nutrition plans and curate supplement subscriptions.

The authorization allows manufacturers in Brazil to use Mobilee as an ingredient in supplements and functional foods. 

In Australia and New Zealand, products with soy phosphatidylserine can now make the claim that the product supports the "Maintenance and/or improvement of cognitive function and brain heatlh."