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A Proper Label for your Dietary Supplement
Good quality dietary supplements are a great way to add healthy choices to your diet. With the pandemic raging and a lot of us working from home, we take a few too many trips to the fridge! Yet you want … Continue reading
Refresher on the Definition of Dietary Supplements
The Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) passed in 1906. It legislates foods, drugs and cosmetics, vitamins, minerals, botanical extracts and supplements of many sorts that were sold on the US market. The law made it clear that products should … Continue reading
Let’s continue our discussion on hemp and CBD
Why not? We got all excited when the farm bill passed in December 2018 removing the hemp plant from the controlled substance list. An explosion of products appeared on the market place. We saw hemp and one of its main … Continue reading
CBD Again
One of my goals is to understand the various aspects around hemp extract and CBD. I attended a conference las week organized by the American Herbal Product Association which is a trade association with more than 20 years of existence. … Continue reading
What transpired at the public hearing at FDA on May 31, 2019 about safety of cannabis and cannabis derived products?
FDA held a public hearing on May 31 to gather information to help FDA regulators decide on how to regulate hemp and hemp derived compounds. I was delighted to be in the room and listen to the 124 speakers! As … Continue reading
CBD Oil Supplements – Legal or Not? That is the question..
You may notice an explosion of supplements on the market labelled CBD oil. Do you wonder the legal status of those products? It is a great question because it is in a grey area. The Farm bill passed by the … Continue reading
Bad Ingredients or Supplements – Beware
You are new to the dietary supplement industry and you may have the perception as many others have that the industry is not regulated and one can do whatever they want. First of all the industry is regulated by the … Continue reading
Understanding the rules governing dietary supplements with regards to claims
A dietary supplement marketer cannot base claims on human studies where the outcomes are improvement of disease symptoms or prevention of diseases. The law that is enforced by FDA dictates that a dietary supplement is not indented to diagnose, treat, … Continue reading