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New Bill Urges Tighter Cosmetics Oversight
September 1st 2010A bill to levy tougher regulations on the U.S. cosmetics industry was introduced to Congress in late July. The Safe Cosmetics Act of 2010 (H.R. 5786) calls for a list of ingredients prohibited from use in cosmetics, new recall authority for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), randomized postmarket cosmetics testing, and new registration fees for companies, among other measures, according to Representative Jan Schakowski (D-IL), who introduced the bill together with Ed Markey (D-MA) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI).
EFSA Schedules Consultation on Gut Health and Immune Function Health Claims
August 12th 2010As part of the European Food Safety Authority's (EFSA; Parma, Italy) ongoing series of public consultations on health claims guidance, the agency has announced that it will hold a meeting on scientific requirements for gut health and immune function health claims on December 2, 2010, in Amsterdam.
Pureflex Chondroitin Now GRAS Approved
August 5th 2010TSI Health Sciences’ (Missoula, MT) Pureflex chondroitin sulfate sodium line has obtained self-affirmed Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) status for use in food and beverages. The company has also obtained self-affirmed GRAS status for its Pureflex glucosamine line. The GRAS affirmation for chondroitin was conducted by a panel of independent experts, which deemed the Pureflex products, derived from bovine, avian, marine, and porcine sources, safe when added to conventional foods and beverages.
Child Nutrition Staying on Congressional Agenda
June 18th 2010The Improving Nutrition for America’s Children Act of 2010 is the most recent initiative in Washington that could affect nationwide food standards for children. Announced by Representative George Miller (D-CA) on June 10, the bill calls for enhancing and expanding access to school food programs and “…for the first time, establish[ing] nutrition standards for all foods sold in schools,” according to Miller’s Web site.
New Bill Demands FDA Enforce DSHEA
June 1st 2010Senators Orrin Hatch (R–UT) and Tom Harkin (D–IA) introduced a new bill on May 25 that demands the Food and Drug Administration (FDA; Washington, DC) implement the regulatory powers provided by the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA) of 1994.
Albion's Chromium Chelate Gets CAS-Registered
June 1st 2010Albion Human Nutrition's (Clearfield, UT) chromium nicotinate glycinate chelate (chromium chelate) has been registered on CAS, a division of the American Chemical Society and an internationally recognized scientific database of chemical substances that scientists and regulatory bodies use when evaluating ingredients for their products. Albion's chromium chelate CAS No. is 1208240-55-4.