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Support Growing for NDI Draft Guidance Retraction

In the flood of comments submitted to FDA, many called for a retraction of its NDI guidance, but some high-profile politicians have since added their voices. ...More
January 12, 2012
Posted in Blog
2012: A Year of Promise and Peril

The natural products industry faces big challenges in 2012. How it reacts to FDA's new era of preventative control, potential adulteration of products used by Olympic athletes and the U.S. November election could change the market for years to come. ...More
January 9, 2012
Posted in Articles, Sports Nutrition
Congressman Tells Regulators NDI Guidance Needs Redo

A Republican Congressman from Illinois took a minute of floor time to support dietary supplement access and urge FDA to overhaul its NDI guidance. ...More
December 15, 2011
Posted in Blog
15th Natural Products Day Set for March 2012

For the 15th time, the Natural Products Association (NPA) is hosting Natural Products Day in Washington on Tuesday, March 27, 2012, to provide an opportunity for NPA members and others in the industry to meet with members of Congress. Attendees will visit congressional ...More
December 14, 2011
Posted in News
Did FDA Do an About-Face on NDIs?

Legal firm Amin Talati submitted comments on the NDI draft guidance, detailing why it thinks FDA did a complete 180-degree turn on when an NDI needs to be filed. ...More
December 12, 2011
Posted in News
Congress’ NDI Intent

Understanding the atmosphere that led to Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994can help industry and current regulators grasp Congress’ intent and interpret the meaning of the NDI notifications. ...More
July 29, 2011
Posted in News
Cutting the Confusion: How the NDI Draft Guidance Affects Your Business

FDA’s Draft Guidence on new dietary ingredients (NDIs) oversteps Congress’ intent when it wrote the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA), affecting almost every dietary supplement currently on the market ...More
July 20, 2011
Posted in Articles
FDA’s NDI Guidance–Four Things You Should Be Concerned About

The long-awaited FDA Draft Guidance on new dietary ingredients (NDIs) may significantly change the number of products on the market, especially if they have multiple ingredients, synthetic components, probiotics, nanotechnology or updated processing techniques ...More
July 14, 2011 By Marc Ullman
Posted in Articles
Rising Up Against Durbin’s Bill

Grassroots campaign involves letters to legislators asking for opposition to the bill that proposes redundant and unnecessary measures. ...More
July 7, 2011
Posted in Blog
Durbin Introduces Supplement Bill

The Dietary Supplement Labeling Act was introduced on the Senate floor yesterday, promising to improve information available to consumers, but industry called it unnecessary and largely redundant. ...More
July 1, 2011
Posted in News, Contract Manufacturing