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RAPS – Regulatory Updates: Adverse Event Reports Up Dramatically in Past Decade – April 21, 2011
April 21, 2011 By
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 >>
CRN – Regulatory Updates: Government Report Cites Increase In Supplement Usage – April 21, 2011
April 21, 2011 By
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 >>
Natural Products Association – Regulatory Updates – April 21, 2011
April 21, 2011 By
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 >>
EFSA – Regulatory Updates – April 21, 2011
April 21, 2011 By
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 >>
American Herbal Products Association – Regulatory Updates: Dietary Supplement Industry – April 21st 2011
April 21, 2011 By
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 >>
Kava (Piper methysticum) and its Current Regulatory Status
April 12, 2011 By
  The follPrepared by Candice Cryne, M.Sc., Scientific Regulatory Associate, Dicentra Inc. What is Kava? Kava is the South Pacific herb Piper methysticum G. Forster, and the parts most commonly […] Read More >>
Antioxidant –rich coffee improves antioxidant status and facilitates weight loss
April 12, 2011 By
  A recent study published in Molecular Food and Nutrition Research demonstrated that a unique Arabica coffee, formulated with roasted and unroasted coffee beans, significantly increased the antioxidant status of […] Read More >>
Adulterated Natural Health Products
April 12, 2011 By
  The term ‘natural health product’ calls to mind ideas of safe and harmonious remedies that do not carry the kind of adverse effects that we have come to expect […] Read More >>
Natural Products Insider – Regulatory Updates: FDA Issues Warning on Imported Vitamin – April 7, 2011
April 7, 2011 By
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 >>
Medicine and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency – Regulatory updates: 100th traditional herbal registration granted – April 7, 2011
April 7, 2011 By
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 >>
RAPS – Regulatory Updates: EU Herbal Medicine Ban to Face Legal Challenge – April 7, 2011
April 7, 2011 By
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 >>
CRN – Regulatory Updates: Appropriate Use of Potassium Iodide – April 7, 2011
April 7, 2011 By
http://www.crnusa.org CRN URGES COMPANIES, CONSUMERS TO FOLLOW FDA GUIDANCE ON APPROPRIATE USE OF POTASSIUM IODIDE WASHINGTON, D.C., March 17, 2011—In response to concerns that in the wake of the situation […] Read More >>
EFSA – Regulatory Updates: safety of food irradiation – April 7, 2011
April 7, 2011 By
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 >>
American Herbal Products Association – Regulatory Updates: Meeting and Webcast Scheduled – April 7, 2011
April 7, 2011 By
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 >>
CFIA – Regulatory Updates: Additional Import Controls in Place for Food Products from Japan – April 7, 2011
April 7, 2011 By
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 >>
Health Canada – Regulatory Updates: Advisory – April 7, 2011
April 7, 2011 By
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 >>
Dicentra Special Alert – Update
March 31, 2011 By
  The NHPD has confirmed that the 11 Schedule F Ingredient Regulatory Amendments previously expected this spring have been deferred to the fall of 2011 due to the current election. […] Read More >>
A Summary of Hepatotoxicity of Health Products
March 25, 2011 By
  Ashleigh Hampton, MSc. March 21, 2011 Note – the following is a summary adapted from the Ministry of Health’s Draft Guidance Document titled “Hepatotoxicity of Health Products” Background Hepatotoxicity […] Read More >>
Amendments to the Food and Drug Regulation – Revised Labelling Regulations for Food Allergens, Gluten Sources and Sulphites
March 22, 2011 By
  The following outlines the revised compliance requirements for prepackaged products and provides an outline of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) implementation plan Compliance Coming into Effect After August […] Read More >>
Safety Update: Synephrine
March 16, 2011 By
  There has been speculation that synephrine, a constituent naturally found in bitter orange (Citrus aurantium), may be associated with adverse cardiovascular or central nervous system effects. There are 2 […] Read More >>

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