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The truth on HCG diet products – Can you spell Fraudulent?
As a registered dietitian, a chemist and a member of this industry, I could not help but cringe when I saw those products for sale. This is the perfect example where greed overrides good scientific and compliance sense and gives … Continue reading
Tainted Ingredients or Supplements – What you need to know
You may be new to the dietary supplement industry and you want to abide by the laws and promote effective and safe products. Make sure that you do your due diligence in ensuring that the products or ingredients you would … Continue reading
Media Frenzy following the 2011 Scientific Article on “Dietary Supplements and Mortality Rate in Older Women” Is this Spooking you?
This article published in the Archives of Internal Medicine in October 2011 has certainly created media frenzy. The Wall Street journal reads “A succession of large-scale human studies, including two published earlier this month in leading medical journals, suggests that … Continue reading
The Ripples of the NDI Guidance Draft…..
The publication of the NDI guidance draft by FDA on July 5, 2011 has clearly sent ripples throughout the industry. It represents FDA’s current thinking on how to regulate the New Dietary Ingredient (NDI) Section 413 of the Public Law … Continue reading
Dietary Supplements, Middle Age and Mosquitoes
I am chatting with friends who are educated professional women, some in science, some in nursing, others in higher education. The subject of conversation drifts to dietary supplements and what vitamins and minerals each of us takes. We are all … Continue reading