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Haloteco Announces Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Libipower Plus
July 17th 2009Earlier this week, manufacturer Haloteco (Los Angeles) announced a voluntary nationwide recall of its product Libipower Plus, according to FDA (Rockville, MD). The recall came when FDA reported finding tadalalafil in lab analysis of product samples.
CRN Questions Health Advocacy Group over Selenium Claims
July 14th 2009The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI; Washington, DC) issued a press release on June 29 alleging that selenium intake may increase several health risks. These claims have motivated an adverse response from the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN; Washington, DC), which insists that the studies referenced by CSPI do not support such claims.
Three Manufacturers Fail to Meet GMP Standards; FDA Intervenes
July 14th 2009FDA has requested a court order be issued on Quality Formulation Laboratories, American Sports Nutrition Inc., Sports Nutrition International LLC (Paterson, NJ), and Mohamed S. Desoky, the overseer of operations at all three companies.
FDA Releases Final Guidance on Serious Adverse Event Reporting
July 14th 2009FDA (Rockville, MD) announced in today\'s Federal Register the release of its final draft of \"Guidance for Industry: Questions and Answers Regarding Adverse Event Reporting and Recordkeeping for Dietary Supplements as Required by the Dietary Supplement and Nonprescription Drug Consumer Protection Act,\" according to the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA; Silver Spring, MD).
BENEO-Group Sees Increase in Clients with New EU Regulations Approaching
July 7th 2009With the European Union’s (EU) upcoming nutrient profile regulations, BENEO-Group (Morris Plains, NJ) is reporting an increase in prospective clients. BENEO-Group anticipates advising many food producers on how to meet new EU criteria regarding improved labeling, packaging, and wording on food products.
EFSA Negates Future Health Claims for Probiotics
July 7th 2009The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA; Parma, Italy) has no displayed interest in drafting health claims for probiotics, according to accounts from EFSA’s June 15 health claims summit reported by NutraIngredients.com.One hundred and twenty representatives of the probiotics industry met in Brussels for a Q&A session which was the first opportunity for industry leaders to meet with EFSA since the organization enacted new health claims regulations three years ago.
Cerilliant Introduces Certified Reference Standards for Stevia
July 1st 2009Cerilliant (Round Rock, TX), a producer and provider of certified reference standards and materials, announced the introduction of two new certified reference standards today, Rebaudioside A (Reb-A) and multi-component Rebaudioside-A Impurities.
Fusion Formulations Quadruples Liquid Manufacturing Output
June 29th 2009Fusion Formulations (Fusion; Phoenix) has announced an estimated quadrupling of its capacity for liquid manufacturing as a result of recent investments in production equipment that will create higher and faster output of products.
Chemi SpA Passes Inspection of Enhanced Brazilian Facility
June 29th 2009Chemi SpA (Chemi; Milan, Italy) has announced that its manufacturing facility, ITF Chemical Ltda, (ITF; Camacari, Bahia, Brazil) has been granted “acceptable status” after an inspection was conducted by HHS (Washington, DC) on its construction of new R&D and QC facilities.
UN Making Food Safer; Smaller Companies Feel at Risk
June 25th 2009A new United Nations report may have some small food companies feeling left in the cold. The World Health Organization (WHO; Geneva) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO; Rome) wrote a report that warns of the adverse effects that may occur impending food safety standards put on smaller companies.
Redpoint Developing a Sweet Alternative
June 24th 2009The biotechnology company Redpoint (Ewing, NJ) has announced that it has developed a new all-natural sweetener, RP44. Redpoint claims RP44 “demonstrated enhancement results” with common sweeteners, including sucrose, fructose, and high-fructose corn syrup.