Regulatory

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” 

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.

FSMA is reaching its final stages of compliance, and contract manufacturers are finding a few challenges in its wake.

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.