Regulatory

Speakers will include the director of FDA’s division of dietary supplement programs; the head of the global life sciences team at Sidley Austin LLP, which helped draft the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994.

The most recent Capitol Hill-based luncheon briefing was filled to capacity with more than 125 people present.

The bill’s announcement comes on the heels of a letter Durbin sent to FDA recently, questioning the agency’s policy on foods containing ingredients such as melatonin.

In particular, the letter expresses the senators’ expectations that the NDI guidance will be in line with the policies enacted by the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DHSEA).

The move is intended to help European consumers make healthy food choices.

The San Jose-based botanical extract supplier recently passed a Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) inspection conducted by SGS.

The agency took issue with specific product claims for products marketed as over-the-counter and homeopathic remedies.

Notably, the rules include guidance on ultraviolet A (UVA) rays, the type of ray linked to skin cancer and early skin aging.

The company adds that the first human clinical trial to evaluate pTeroPure’s effects in patients with lipid, or cholesterol, disorders is underway at the University of Mississippi.

The new, minimum font size was proposed by the Council of the European Union.

The European Commission (EC) is not expected to start banning Article 13.1 health claims rejected by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA; Parma, Italy) before spring of next year-or even summer of next year, says international food policy consultancy EAS.

The products were being distributed by Wyldewood Cellars Inc. (Peck, KS).

The company sought new certification after moving its headquarters in February.

The guidance, Dot Com Disclosures: Information About Online Advertising, was originally published in 2000.

The claim is for reduced risk of atopic dermatitis.

The associations emphasize that the supplements industry at large does not condone the addition of unapproved additives in food.

The association has asked the agencies to take action against those companies.

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The company says that luo han guo has an intense sweetness similar to sugar, allowing low levels of the juice extract to be used.

The law required FDA to provide NDI guidance, but no concrete hint of such guidance had come. Until now.

Progress on the GSFA at the 43rd session was very slow, and a number of agenda items were held over until next year. However, some items relevant to supplements were discussed.

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Legitimate supplement companies should be aware of what third-party retailers and distributors of their products are saying.

The letter also accuses the company of making similar disease claims on its own website, www.aloeelite.com.