Regulatory

FDA has confirmed Blue California’s (Rancho Santa Margarita, CA) L-TeaActive l-theanine ingredient as Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) for use in food and beverages.

Caravan Ingredients has scored a superior rating from the American Institute of Baking (AIB) following audits of the company’s five nationwide facilities.

Slendesta, a potato extract ingredient for weight management, has been given non-Novel Food approval by Canada.

Whether the Food Safety Modernization Act (Senate Bill S510) will see any action in the upcoming lame-duck congressional session was a topic addressed in a webcast held today.

Bergstrom Nutrition (Vancouver, WA), which says it is the world’s only manufacturer of GRAS-affirmed methylsulfonylmethane (MSM), has received ISO 9001:2008 registration for its quality-management systems.

OmniActive Health Technologies has achieved self-affirmed GRAS status for its Lutemax 2020, introduced last year.

The ingredient BioCell Collagen II has been self-affirmed Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS). It is a flagship product of BioCell Technology LLC (Newport Beach, CA).

Phytosterols are one of the few winners in EFSA's latest round of health claims opinions.

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA; Parma, Italy) has issued positive opinions for the omega-3 fatty acids docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) for eye, brain, and heart health.

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.

Chemi Nutra’s (White Bear Lake, MN) SerinAid brand of phosphatidylserine (PS) has been halal certified by the Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America (IFANCA), allowing SerinAid products to bear IFANCA’s Crescent M Halal logo.

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.