http://www.ahpa.org/ May 2, 2011 Standards for Traditional Chinese Medicine Discussed at ISO Meeting; McGuffin Heads U.S. Delegation The second plenary meeting of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Technical Committee […] Read More >>
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/ May 10, 2011 EFSA publishes first practical guidance for assessing nano applications in food & feed The European Food Safety Authority has today published a guidance document for the […] Read More >>
http://www.gftc.ca/ May 9, 2011 COR and GFTC Form Exclusive Partnership Two leading Canadian organizations in the food and beverage industry have formed an alliance to better service food manufacturers and […] Read More >>
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/toce.shtml May 12, 2011 UNDECLARED PEANUTS IN CERTAIN DOCTOR’S CARBRITE DIET AND UNIVERSAL HI PROTEIN BARS OTTAWA, May 12, 2011 – The public warning issued on May 5, 2011 has […] Read More >>
http://www.nutraingredients.com/ Denmark clamps down on glucosamine products By Shane Starling, 02-May-2011 The Danish Medicines Agency (DMA) has issued a warning against illegal glucosamine medicines being sold on a Danish website […] Read More >>
http://www.eas.eu/ Health claims beyond EFSA and the Commission: enter the European Parliament 17 April 2011 **Comment piece by Nathalie Wood, Food Regulation and Policy Manager, EAS Last month’s near-death of […] Read More >>
http://www.ota.com/index.php April 22, 2011 Contact: Barbara Haumann (802-275-3820; bhaumann@ota.com) BRATTLEBORO, VT. (April 22, 2011)—Three independent, newly-published studies found that children whose mothers are exposed to common agricultural pestic Read More >>
http://www.naturalproductsinsider.com/ FDA Warns Rishi Teas for Website Claims April 26, 2011 MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.—FDA warned Diaspora Tea & Herb Co. LLC that some of its Rishi Teas were promoted for conditions […] Read More >>
http://www.crnusa.org/ CRN ANNOUNCES NEW MICROSITE TO PROMOTE JOINT EDUCATION CAMPAIGN —Next step in ongoing initiative between CRN, AANP and AANPF— WASHINGTON, D.C., May 3, 2011—The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), […] Read More >>
http://www.ahpa.org/ AHPA’s Dentali Attends NCCAM Stakeholder Roundtable The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) held a Stakeholder Roundtable on Tuesday, April 26, on the National Institutes of Health […] Read More >>
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/ EFSA rolls out re-organisation programme to meet demands, optimise resources May 2, 2011 The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has begun rolling out its re-organisation programme, making best use […] Read More >>
April 11, 2011 Dietary Supplements: Aristolochic Acid: FDA Concerned About Botanical Products, Including Dietary Supplements, Containing Aristolochic Acid The agency has issued a Consumer Advisory and sent updated letters to […] Read More >>
http://www.naturalproductsinsider.com/ April 7, 2011 Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) reported to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have increased dramatically over the past decade, according to new research from the […] Read More >>
http://www.raps.org/personifyebusiness/ tabid/342/Default.aspx Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) reported to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have increased dramatically over the past decade, according to new research from the University of […] Read More >>
http://www.crnusa.org/ WASHINGTON, D.C., April 13, 2011—In response to a new government report on dietary supplement usage among U.S. adults from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/National Center for Health […] Read More >>
http://www.npainfo.org/index.php?src Dietary Supplement Industry Hosts First Dietary Supplement Caucus Briefing for the 112th Congress Congressional Staffers Learn about the Wide-ranging Benefits of Dietary Supplements WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Congressiona Read More >>
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/ EFSA’s NDA Panel[1] has published the outcome of the evaluations of a fourth series of ‘general function’ health claims[2] proposed for use on food products. The 442 claims assessed […] Read More >>
http://www.naturalproductsinsider.com WASHINGTON—FDA issued a consumer warning regarding Soladek, a vitamin product marketed by Indo Pharma SA, based in the Dominican Republic, as the product may contain dangerously high levels of […] Read More >>
http://www.mhra.gov.uk/index.htm The number of herbal products registered under the Traditional Herbal Registration (THR) scheme hit the 100 mark today increasing consumer choice for safe herbal products across the UK. The […] Read More >>
http://www.raps.org/ personifyebusiness/tabid/342/Default.aspx A ban on unregistered herbal medicines in the EU set to go into effect in May will face legal challenges from natural health advocates. Critics of the EU’s […] Read More >>