Failing to conduct proper regulatory due diligence can be likened to failing to conduct a proper home inspection before purchasing a home. We have all heard of home buyers who […] Read More >>
Prop 65, California’s right-to-know law that requires a clear and reasonable warning for chemicals known to cause cancer or reproductive harm, finds that coffee does not require a cancer warning. […] Read More >>
  Service(s) related to this article:  510K & Canadian Medical Device Consulting As you are planning the commercialization of a new medical device for the US market you will want […] Read More >>
  Service(s) related to this article:  Food & Beverages and  Product Development & Label Compliance Health Canada has released a notice of proposal describing the regulation of prohibiting the use of […] Read More >>
January 2017 FDA has released a guide to aid industry comply with the new nutritional labeling requirements as per the final rule. Service(s) Related to Post: Nutritional Labeling Following the […] Read More >>
On November 14, 2016, Health Canada released the consultation document “Toward Front-of-Package Nutrition Labels for Canadians” outlining their proposal to introduce mandatory requirements for labels that appear on “Front of […] Read More >>
Going Gluten-Free?
January 25, 2017 By
Gluten a common name for proteins found in wheat, rye and barley – which also means “glue” in Latin. Found commonly in breads, cereals, pastas and many other processed foods […] Read More >>
Up until the 1980’s, lead was a widely used element in a vast array of applications. However, as research started piling up and the dangers of lead became more apparent, […] Read More >>
November 23, 2016 State of California Adopts New Safe Harbor Warning Regulations With the rising public concerns regarding chemical exposure, transparent product labelling is an increasingly invested legislative topic in […] Read More >>
Taking a survey of the dicentra office, the vast majority of the people said they would opt in for the additional avocado. Like most people, we putatively believed growing up […] Read More >>
Advertising Standards Canada prepares revised guideline for claims that can be made on marketed health products with new guidance for medical devices and vaccines. On September 23, 2016 the Advertising […] Read More >>
As of August 17 2016, the FDA issued a final ruling on Substances “Generally Recognized as Safe” (GRAS). The original ruling about GRAS Substances was proposed in 1997 with a […] Read More >>
The Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA) formed a strong framework for the regulation of New Dietary Ingredient (NDI) notifications as a pre-market safety review process. NDI is defined […] Read More >>
On August 24, Health Canada’s Food Directorate issued a Notice of Modification to Enable the Use of Steviol Glycosides (the active ingredient in stevia leaf extract) as a Sweetener in […] Read More >>
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has finally formalized the new Nutritional Facts panel for packaged foods. There are six critical changes that the FDA has implemented to help […] Read More >>
August 08, 2016 Marketed Health Products Directorate provides Summary Safety Review for Alpha Lipoic Acid. In an effort to increase transparency and consumer safety, Health Canada’s Marketed Health Products Directorate […] Read More >>
As of the beginning of July 2016, the FDA has finalized the draft guidance document (originally drafted and released for consultation at the end of July 2015) on its policy […] Read More >>
It was only last October that the World Health Organization (WHO) announced, based on a report from the International Agency of Cancer Research (IACR), that processed meats and red meats […] Read More >>
As of May 20th 2016, the FDA has proposed to include a separate line for added sugars on the nutrition label on food packaging to help Americans make more informed […] Read More >>