Regulatory

Through its ESM Technologies business, Stratum Nutrition received new joint pain and stiffness reduction, and cartilage protection claims with this recent Natural Product Number.

Graminex LLC has received Health Canada Approval under the Natura and Non-prescription Health Products Directorate for its PollenBerry Flower Pollen Extract.

FDA released its 2020 budget request last month, and one item in particular raised the eyebrows of industry members: a proposal for a mandatory dietary supplement product registry. But what does it mean long term?

Coinciding with this announcement, FDA also announced it has issued multiple warning letters to companies marketing CBD with unsubstantiated claims.

The American Herbal Products Association has adopted a new guidance policy for dietary supplements and food products containing hemp and hemp-derived cannabidiol. 

Are natural products still patentable? A federal circuit’s decision in a recent high-profile court case gives comfort to natural product marketers that they may indeed be able to, under the right circumstances, patent their natural products.

A lead toxicologist from Herbalife Nutrition discusses how her team conducted a study to measure the presence of hydroxyanthracene compounds in Aloe vera.

The Supplement Safety and Compliance Initiative (SSCI) released its new general and technical benchmarking guidance documents, and opened up a 30-day public comment period for the documents. 

Historically, when pharmaceutical and supplement brands pursue, promote, or sell products featuring the same, or similar, active ingredients, their relationship becomes antagonistic. But can things change?

Six individuals and two corporations based in Palm Beach County, FL, were indicted by the Department of Justice on March 7, 2019, for illegally marketing drugs, such as anabolic steroids, as dietary supplements. 

NSF to provide interim gap audits for GRMA standards while it awaits full accreditation. 

Norman “Ned” Sharpless, MD, has been appointed acting FDA commissioner following the announcement by current FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD, that he will resign his post shortly.

USDA released an updated regulatory timeline for industrial hemp, while FDA announced an upcoming meeting to discuss the fate of hemp CBD.

FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb is resigning from the agency, effective in a month.

When FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD, announced in February that FDA intends to "strengthen" dietary supplement regulations, those I interviewed reacted with a sense of calm and-dare I say it-optimism.

How are contract manufacturers dealing with increased scrutiny and demands for traceability, transparency, and quality control?

FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD, announced new efforts to reform FDA's oversight of dietary supplements. 

This year, ingredients and supplement categories at higher risk of adulteration include: selective androgen receptor modulators (SARMS), phenibut, tianeptine, higenamine, and certain high-profile botanical ingredients.

Is anyone watching out for quality in the hemp CBD market?

CBD will be the highest-profile ingredient of 2019. All eyes will be on regulators as this market continues to mushroom. In the meantime, the industry will have to lead itself, making high-quality products that demonstrate safety and efficacy.

NSF International has launched new certification marks for its Contents Certified and Certified for Sport programs.

Digital watermarking technology is an approved GMO disclosure method. How does it work?

Democratic Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley are urging FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb to update regulations for food, beverage, and dietary supplement products that contain hemp-derived CBD. 

An Herbalife scientist explains why different DNA technologies are required to trace and qualify botanical materials during manufacturing.

Where does CBD’s legal status stand following the 2018 Farm Bill? One attorney looks at common misperceptions. 

With this license, Neptune is permitted to manufacture and purify cannabis extracts and oil and also to provide these services to other license holders.

Critics say that USDA's mandatory GMO labeling standards are insufficient. 

Twinlab Consolidated Holdings Inc. has announced that it will be hosting a bi-monthly video podcast called “The Science of CBD”