Regulatory

ISC has made great strides in implementing purity standards for the stevia industry.

The company’s environmental mission aims to preserve krill’s fragile ecosystem in the Antarctic.

GOED, the Global Organization for EPA and DHA Omega-3s, is omega-3’s advocate.

For cardiovascular health claims, EFSA’s NDA Panel seemed to embrace most of the generally accepted biomarkers. For antioxidant claims, EFSA stressed that physiological effects should be demonstrated in vivo.

EHPM said that with a shelf life of up to three years for most supplement products, the short length of time for transition would result in significant costs for SMEs.

The working group will assess the NRVs for 28 nutrients-some already existing in the Codex Guideline, and others for potential addition.

AHPA is urging that no FSMA-associated fees be imposed on small business until FDA publishes guidance outlining the burden of such fees on small businesses.

FDA says that $70,000 and 4000 lb worth of raw materials were seized.

An ingredient supplier who bought the corn “unwittingly sold the falsely labeled corn to its customers as certified organic corn, who used the mislabeled corn to produce their organic products."

NPA says it will work to ensure the agency does not allow the high-profile issues fall through the cracks.

The two associations today submitted their comments on the NDI draft guidance to FDA, whose comment deadline is today.

The complaint says EFSA is using the same type of stringent assessment for both Article 13 and 14 claims, which may have unfairly resulted in the high number of rejected Article 13.1 claims.

EFSA is making public previously unpublished scientific data, including 112 original studies on aspartame that were submitted during a request for aspartame authorization in Europe in the early 1980s.

On the eve of tomorrow’s close of the new dietary ingredient (NDI) draft guidance comment period, Nutritional Outlook is keeping updated on comments submitted.

The latest batch of notifications included those for novel herbal preparations, new chemically combined vitamin-mineral ingredients, and cutting-edge enzymes.

Currently, the report says, FDA targets adulteration on a broad and overall scale and does not necessarily distinguish between factors that may inspire adulteration.

Food companies have five years to comply with new, mandatory nutrition labeling rules in the EU, says regulatory consultant EAS.

Jarrow Formulas is calling out FDA for failing to adequately respond to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request the supplements brand sent the agency in September.

The agency also notes it’s the first time it has taken legal action against a dietary supplement manufacturer of this size for failing to comply with dietary supplement current Good Manufacturing Practices.

Recommended intake for bioactive food components should be based on the totality of the evidence, IADSA has stated.

EHPM has urged the European Commission not to automatically consider claims that have received negative opinions from EFSA as rejected.

As reasoning, the bill states that dietary supplements have had “an exemplary public health safety record” over the years.

In a move sure to shake up the global sweetening industry, steviol glycosides have been approved for use in foods sold in the European Union.

The event will feature two tracks, one focusing on food safety, and the other on food labeling and marketing.

As we reach the crossroad that is FDA’s NDI guidance, let’s take a trip down regulatory lane to see how we got here.

It’s always a pleasure when FDA provides its GMP regulatory compliance updates. I’ve heard Brad Williams, manager of FDA’s Division of Dietary Supplement Programs, speak several times at industry events and, most recently, at October’s SupplySide West show in Las Vegas. Hearing firsthand from FDA how our industry is doing in terms of GMP compliance provides a good idea of where we are-and how far we have to go.

“With a prediction of a 25% drop in the market for substances other than vitamins and minerals, the regulation will fail in its main objectives and severely damage the economic profitability of the sector.”