Regulatory

Krill oil supplier Neptune Technologies & Bioressources Inc. (Laval, QC) has been awarded health claims from Health Canada (Ottawa, ON) for its NKO krill oil.

Lipid Nutrition’s (Channahon, IL) PinnoThin satiety ingredient has been Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) by FDA.

If you live in Europe and eat meat, your diet may have experienced a slight change. You may have eaten cloned beef.

When it comes to adverse-event reports (AERs), what constitutes too much public information?

As companies fight for a piece of the ever-growing weight-loss market, the desire to beat the competition leads to a proclivity for making increasingly spectacular-and outrageous-claims.

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA; Parma, Italy) has approved a health claim for a sugar-free chewing gum intended to reduce tooth decay. The Article 14 health claim was submitted by Wrigley GmbH (Munich) for a chewing gum that contains xylitol, sorbitol, and mannitol.

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA; Parma, Italy) has again stated that there is no reason to fear biosphenol A (BPA) if consumed according to the agency’s established tolerable dietary intake (TDI).

FDA principal deputy commissioner Joshua Sharfstein, MD, answered audience questions about new dietary ingredient (NDI) draft guidance today at the Council for Responsible Nutrition’s (Washington, DC) annual conference in Austin, TX.

Gaia Herbs’ Professional Division (Brevard, NC), under the brand name Professional Solutions, has been accepted as a gold partner in the recently launched Emerson Quality Program (EQP), a voluntary program designed to give healthcare professionals background data about dietary supplement companies.

Ethical Naturals (San Anselmo, CA) has attained self-affirmed GRAS status for ORAC-15M, a grape extract intended to provide antioxidants to supplements and beverages.

XSTO Solutions (Morristown, NJ) announced that its ingredient line produced by Hamari Chemicals Ltd. has been kosher certified by Kosher Certification Service.

The Global Organization for EPA and DHA Omega-3 (GOED; Salt Lake City) has launched its Proud Member logo that its member companies can use on their websites and advertising.

Tea marketer Choice Organic Teas has been verified as non-GMO by the nonprofit Non-GMO Project.

D.D. Williamson’s annatto colorant has been declared USDA certified organic.

Yantai Dongcheng Biochemicals Co.’s (Yantai, China) chondroitin sulfate has received a Certificate of Suitability (COS) from the European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & Healthcare.

Ecuadorian Rainforest LLC (Belleville, NJ) has announced that the company has expanded its list of available kosher ingredients.

POM Wonderful (Los Angeles), the makers of POM Wonderful juice and POMx supplements, has been issued an administrative complaint from the FTC over misleading and unsubstantiated health claims on its products.

A decision by the European Commission (EC) could ban added sugars in fruit juices, according to news released by the body last Wednesday.

ESM Technologies (Carthage, MO) has received self-affirmed Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) status for its patented joint health ingredient, NEM (natural eggshell membrane).

Sugar beets supply half of the nation's sugar, but a U.S. federal district court judge has prohibited the cultivation of genetically-modified Roundup Ready sugar beets previously approved by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA; Washington, DC), The Center for Food Safety reports.

FDA has issued a 'no objections' GRAS approval for SG95, a new stevia product from PureCircle (Oak Brook, IL). The product...s GRAS approval not only covers seven previously GRAS-approved steviol glycosides, but also two new steviol glycosides, Rebaudioside D and F, contained in SG95'”the first time the two glycosides have been GRAS approved.

The European Food Safety Authority...s (Parma, Italy) Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition, and Allergies (NDA Panel) has determined that Artinia, a chitin-glucan ingredient by Stratum Nutrition (St. Charles, MO), shall be considered safe for consumption under established terms in the European Union. In the NDA Panel opinion, the ingredient is referred to as KiOnutrime-CG, the brand name used by Stratum...s European partner KitoZyme (Herstal, Belgium).

Just weeks after researchers reported finding low levels of nutrients in store-bought green tea beverages, FDA (Rockville, MD) has now reprimanded two major companies for using misleading claims on their green tea beverages. On August 30, the agency sent a warning letter to Dr. Pepper Snapple Group (Plano, TX) over its Canada Dry Sparkling Green Tea Ginger Ale.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC; Washington, DC) will formally announce a lawsuit next Monday against a marketer of acai berry supplements for weight loss and colon cleansing, according to a press release posted yesterday on FTC...s website.  

In response to complaints from television viewers, the United Kingdom...s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned an ad for weight-loss beverage Optislim. The agency says that the drink...s television ad infers that consumers can use the drink to lose weight in lieu of exercising.  

By Justin J. Prochnow, Greenberg Traurig LLP FDA published a new Draft Guidance, entitled 'Factors that Distinguish Liquid Dietary Supplements from Beverages, Considerations Regarding Novel Ingredients, and Labeling for Beverages and Other Conventional Foods,' on December 3.

Decas Botanical Synergies LLC (Carver, MA) has obtained Korean Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) approval for a health claim of supporting urinary health for PACran, its cranberry powder. PACran is a clinically supported and proanthocyanidin-standardized cranberry powder. The supplier says that the approval is the first from KFDA for a health food product for urinary health.

Morre-Tec Industries and its Extract & Ingredients Ltd. division have received ISO 9001:2008 certification. The company is a manufacturer and distributor of bromine intermediates, personal care and nutritional ingredients, and natural extracts. 'With ISO 9001:2008, CGMP compliance, and a HACCP [Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points] plan, we anticipate additional growth,' says president Len Glass.