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EAS Offers EU Claims Workshop in March

The event aims to help companies get up to speed on the regulation of nutrition and health claims, including both the current status and future potential. ...More
January 9, 2012
Posted in News
Book Covers U.S. Supplement Regs

A new book offers an overview of dietary supplement federal regulations to help the increasing number of stakeholders—from marketers of vitamins and minerals to pharmaceutical and food manufacturers—navigate through U.S. FDA, FTC and DEA laws that affect the natural ...More
November 21, 2011
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Intertek Cantox Hosts S/F Claims Symposium

The substantiation standard for structure/function (S/F) claims lacks guidance, especially when it comes to defining “competent and reliable scientific evidence," according to Intertek Cantox. Further, the company said the substantiation standard to be applied to S/F claims ...More
September 20, 2011
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Fatty Formulation

Creating products that include plant- or animal-sourced omega-3s requires diligent design and methods to avoid oxidation, ensure purity and optimize bioavailability, all while accounting for sustainability and price point. ...More
August 29, 2011 By Sandy Almendarez
Posted in Articles
Free Claims Substantiation Webinar This Wed

As part of our INSIDER Partner Series, we are pleased to present a free one-hour live webinar this Wednesday, Aug 31, titled "Global Strategies to Substantiate and Support Supplement Claims" sponsored by Burdock Group and Eurofins. ...More
August 29, 2011
Posted in Blog
Slide Show: Exploring Product Claims

This slide show presents an overview of the discussion within the SupplySide Supplements Community on product claims. ...More
August 3, 2011
Posted in Galleries
Ethos Warned on ED Adulteration, Claims

The company’s Regenerect product is labeled as a dietary supplement but contains an erectile dysfunction drug compound and includes label statements that render the product a drug, according to an FDA warning letter. ...More
May 31, 2011
Posted in News
Dietary Supplements Case Studies in Claims Substantiation

Assessing the substantiation behind claims for dietary supplements is one way to ensure a claim has adequate scientific rationale, and may provide assurance that the claim could stand up under FDA or FTC scrutiny. ...More
April 6, 2011
Posted in Articles
Regulatory Enforcement is Here

For years, the dietary supplement industry complained that FDA was not enforcing the law, and rightly so. Those days are over, and aggressive FDA enforcement is upon us. ...More
January 11, 2011
Posted in Blog
EFSA Approves Generic Lactose Claim

European authorities have given the go-ahead for use of a claim that yogurt cultures containing certain probiotics help improve lactose digestion. ...More
November 9, 2010
Posted in News