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The Supplement Industry’s ‘Identity’ Crisis

Industry knows who we are and who we want to be, but don't always know the identity of our products. ...More
February 10, 2012 By Steve Mister
Posted in Articles
NEJM Editorial: DSHEA too Lenient

Pieter A. Cohen, M.D., took a jab at the dietary supplement industry, saying FDA has not enforced the new dietary ingredient (NDI) provision of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA), in a recent New England Journal of Medicine perspective (DOI ...More
January 26, 2012
Posted in News
A Girl's Best Friend

Women are more interested in health and prevention than men, making them a key demographic for natural products manufacturers. They are also more willing to educate themselves on products they choose for themselves and their families, so manufacturers should use marketing ...More
January 25, 2012 By Sandy Almendarez
Posted in Articles
CRN Adds Six Members

The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) added six new members with the start of the new year. New voting members include Chr. Hansen Inc., Denmark; Cyvex Nutrition Inc., Irvine, CA; InterHealth Nutraceuticals Inc., Bencia, CA; Nature’s Gifts International Inc., Los ...More
January 11, 2012
Posted in News
FDA Reacts to NDI Draft Guidance Comments

FDA has more than 146,000 pages of New Dietary Ingredient (NDI) Draft Guidance comments from around 7,000 unique entries to review, according to Daniel Fabricant, Ph.D., Director, Division of Dietary Supplement Programs, FDA, during a post comment webinar hosted by the ...More
December 22, 2011
Posted in Articles
Premium Series—Dietary Supplement GMPs: What Can Industry Do Better?

This Webinar will examine key elements of GMPs for dietary supplements and what industry can do to improve its record of successful inspections. The first four years of GMP inspections have been a steep learning curve for industry and FDA. Inspection reports and warning ...More
December 16, 2011
Posted in Webinars
NDI Draft Guidance Comments—Industry Has its Say

Comments from different sectors of the industry—from trade organizations to ingredient suppliers, finished product manufacturers to lawyers—reflect the overwhelming opinion that FDA failed in its attempt to provide a workable new dietary ingredient (NDI) guidance. ...More
December 15, 2011 By Sandy Almendarez
Posted in Articles
Trade Groups Oppose NDI Draft Guidance

In a jointly issued press release, dietary supplement industry’s trade associations—the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA), the Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA), the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the Natural Products Association (NPA) and ...More
December 7, 2011
Posted in News
CRN, CHPA Call for NDI Draft Guidance Withdrawal

The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) and the Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) called for FDA to withdraw the New Dietary Ingredient (NDI) Draft Guidance and replace it with a new draft guidance that "reflects the statutory language and legislative ...More
December 2, 2011
Posted in News
CRN Creates Regulatory Counsel Position

The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) hired Rend Al-Mondhiry in the newly created position of regulatory counsel. ...More
November 21, 2011
Posted in Blog