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.ahpa.org/ Dietary Supplement Industry Hosts First Dietary Supplement Caucus Briefing for the 112th Congress The Congressional Dietary Supplement Caucus (DSC), in cooperation with the leading trade associations representing the dietary […] 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 >>
http://www.efsa.europa.eu/ EFSA assesses the safety of food irradiation EFSA’s experts conclude that there are no microbiological risks for the consumer linked to the use of food irradiation. The practice of […] Read More >>
http://www.ahpa.org/ FDA to Discuss Importer Provisions at Meeting and Webcast Scheduled for March 29 Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will host an all-day, public meeting in Silver Spring, Md., and […] Read More >>
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/toce.shtml Additional import controls in place for food products from Japan OTTAWA, March 23, 2011 : The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), in collaboration with the Canada Border Services Agency […] Read More >>
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/index-eng.php Advisory April 5, 2011-04-07 Consumers with milk or soy allergies are advised that four probiotic natural health products (listed below) are being voluntarily recalled from the market because they […] Read More >>
http://www.raps.org/education-training/executive-development/ RAPS Executive Development 18% Average time spent by regulatory professionals at all levels on business functions. 25% Time spent by regulatory directors on business functions (up 4% from 2008). Read More >>
http://www.crnusa.org CRN BACKS NEW VOLUNTARY INDUSTRY-DRIVEN STABILITY TESTING TOOL The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the dietary supplement industry’s leading trade association, today announced its support of the release of […] Read More >>
http://www.cctfa.ca/site/cctfa/ On January 26th, 2011, the U.S. National Toxicology Program (NTP) released a report for review on the skin care ingredient, retinyl palmitate (vitamin A palmitate), by the NTP Board […] Read More >>
http://www.efsa.europa.eu Food Sweeteners: EFSA’s Panel on Food additives and nutrient sources added to food (ANS) will discuss two recent studies on artificial sweeteners at its next meeting on 1-3 February […] Read More >>
http://www.chfa.ca Food-Like NHPs Joint Technical Working Group: To assist CHFA in providing constructive feedback and guiding the CHFA position on various issues, we are pleased to partner with the Food […] Read More >>
http://www.competitionbureau.gc.ca/eic/site/cb-bc.nsf/eng/h_00000.html   Changes made to “Product of Canada” and “made in Canada” claims Product of Canada claim will not be challenged by the Bureau provided that: * 1) the last […] Read More >>
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/dhp-mps/prodnatur/index-eng.php Quarterly Report (October 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010) During this quarter, a total of 3017 PLAs were completed, 49% (1477) of these completions resulted in product licences, 46% […] Read More >>
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/toce.shtml Updated Compliance and Enforcement Operational Policy and publication of CFIA enforcement activities The updated policy, which will be available on CFIA’s website by February 25, 2011, confirms the CFIA& Read More >>
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/index-eng.php Salvia divinorum This week the government announced its proposed intention to include Salvia divinorum and salvinorin A, as controlled substances. A Notice to Interested Parties outlining Health Canada’s proposal Read More >>