Regulatory

The Global Organization for EPA and DHA Omega-3 (GOED; Salt Lake City, UT) has issued two industry advisories addressing technical concerns related to omega-3 fatty acids EPA and DHA: one regarding micro- and nanoplastic particle contamination, and a second addressing the correct expression of EPA, DHA, and total omega-3 fatty acid content in oils.

FDA has created a new Dietary Supplement Working Group whose goal is “to take a hard look at what more the FDA can be doing with our existing authorities” to regulate dietary supplements, said FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD, this week.

The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 is poised to be signed into law by President Trump after passing the House of Representatives on December 10 and the Senate on December 11. 

Ecuadorian Rainforest LLC has passed inspection from Quality Assurance International to a certified organic facility.

In Nutritional Outlook's 2018 Best of the Industry Awards, we are recognizing individuals, groups, and companies whose initiatives today may help shape, for the better, the state of the dietary supplement and food and beverage industries for years to come.

As Senator Hatch retires his congressional seat this year, industry leaders reflect on how his support paved the road to today’s dietary supplement industry.

Driven by retailers, SSCI is harmonizing industry standards through benchmarking to ensure product quality, transparency, and traceability.

GRMA is a member-based organization harmonizing standards across multiple product categories to a single audit scheme.

Although the public has yet fully to appreciate vitamin K2, advocates are working overtime to change that. Here’s how an official recommended daily intake (RDI) value could help.

Sensus, a major chicory root processor, announced that its full range of chicory inulin and oligofructose products qualify as natural under the new ISO 19657:2017 standard. 

Following a successful New Dietary Ingredient (NDI) notification to FDA, ChromaDex has increased the capsule serving size of its flagship product Tru Niagen.

Leading trade associations in the dietary supplement industry are standing together in opposition to “phenibut,” an illegal ingredient in products fraudulently sold as dietary supplements. 

A mandatory federal registry might give FDA a better idea of which dietary supplement products are on the market, but will the agency have the resources to pursue bad actors?

There may be no better time than now to work with FDA and those at the agency who seem to want to work with industry to solve problems.

The Natural Products Association has submitted comments to FDA regarding the agency’s “Multi-Year Nutrition Innovation Strategy."

CDX is a repository wherein manufacturers can post and share additional product information directly with retailers.

Governor Jerry Brown of California has signed new hemp legislation into law, a move that greatly expands hemp farming in the state.

GRMA is about to conduct pilot audits, an important step toward becoming fully operational. 

Probiotics have had a tough media run in recent months. Why now?

How ERP systems help companies mitigate risk and vet their recall preparedness.

In September, FDA released new draft guidance for probiotics indicating the agency will accept CFUs as a unit of measurement.

The Lentein brand of lentil protein has secured a Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) “no objections” letter from FDA, said the ingredient’s supplier, Parabel USA.

The Council for Responsible Nutrition says its Supplement Online Wellness Library (OWL) registry for dietary supplement products continues to evolve as the trade group sees opportunities for growth and improvement.

In a new study published in Clinical Toxicology, researchers analyzed higenamine-containing dietary supplements, noting that higenamine was present in these products at unpredictable quantities and with inaccurate label information.

Christen Davis of Lonza Consumer Health & Nutrition recently talked to Nutritional Outlook about how her company has implemented QbD, what it entails, and how this model can benefit all dietary supplement manufacturers.

The Standardized Information on Dietary Ingredients (SIDI) Work Group released an updated SIDI Protocol in September.

We asked the experts which ingredients have caught not just retailers’ and regulators’ eyes, but their own.

New regulations for Prop 65 warning labels went into effect on August 30, 2018.