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Vetting your Contract Manufacturer for Dietary Supplement
You would like to market a dietary supplement and you need to vet a contract manufacturer (CM) to build a final product for you. In the eye of FDA, the marketer is as responsible as the contract manufacturer to insure … Continue reading
Beverage, is it a Food or a Dietary Supplement?
There is a statutory difference between foods and dietary supplements and yet companies often have difficulty determining how to position their products as food versus dietary supplements. The FDCA defines “food” as “articles used for food or drink for man … Continue reading
Think Twice before you develop an Energy Drink
You may want to read this article before you start your development work.
FDA WILL INVESTIGATE ADDED CAFFEINE IN FOODS
On April 30, FDA announced via Michael Taylor, Deputy Commissioner of Foods, that the agency was starting a new review of caffeine in conventional foods. This was ostensibly triggered by the recent launch of Alert Energy gum by Wrigley. Caffeine … Continue reading
Latest news with regards to New Dietary Ingredients (NDI) Guidance
Senators Hatch and Harkin met with Commissioner Hamburg, Deputy Commissioner for Foods (Mike Taylor), and Assistant Commissioner (Jeanne Ireland) to discuss concerns and specific recommendations with respect to the Draft NDI Guidance. During the meeting, five issues were specifically raised: … Continue reading
Deadly Energy drinks labeled as dietary supplements
Below is the link to a news report and letter from Senator Durbin to Commissioner Hamburg. The topic is the regulation of energy drinks. This letter was triggered by the death of a 14-year-old girl who allegedly drank two 24-ounce … Continue reading
Misleading Dateline NBC Story on Dietary Supplement Manufacturing and Testing
I would like to share with you the response that the trade association AHPA to whom I belong gave regarding the negative segment that Dateline NBC did last night. AHPA Responds to Misleading Dateline NBC Story on Dietary Supplement Manufacturing and Testing … Continue reading
Protect the start-ups and entrepreneur
Natural Products Expo West showcases a thriving and creative group of entrepreneurs, all committed to trying to improve the lives of their customers. I don’t know how much the mainstream consumer (and voter) knows about the threats that are in … Continue reading
Another Possible Way to take lots of Caffeine!
I do not know whether to label this product clever or insane. Probably a lot of both. I have attached the link to two articles which appeared yesterday — one in the Washington Post, and the other in the Huffington … Continue reading
Global Nutraceutical Ingredient Market Worth a Lot
First of all, let me wish you a happy and healthy new year. And let make it prosperous too… I was reading a trade magazine article that read and I quote : “Demand for nutraceuticals ingredients like botanicals, vitamins, minerals … Continue reading