Daniel Fabricant, Ph.D., director of dietary supplement programs, FDA, said the New Dietary Ingredient (NDI) Draft Guidance released by FDA in July 2011 is meant to help industry stay compliant with regulations outlined in the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of ...More
Howard Schiffer, the founder of Vitamin Angels, is in Laos and sent in this special video message. He is flying from Laos to our "Focus on the Future" conference next week to accept the Humanitarian Award. ...More
Michael McGuffin, president of AHPA, said the association is keeping a close eye on several issues of interest to the greater industry including NDIs and adulteration. ...More
The media "seldom gets it right" when it comes to reporting on the regulation and safety of botanical products and other dietary supplements, Mark Blumenthal commented to INSIDER. ...More
Attorney Marc Ullman spoke at SupplySide West on the topic of GRAS ingredients and notifications, and added comments in an interview with INSIDER on supplement adulteration. ...More
FDA has given some indication it is working on a guidance related to new dietary ingredient (NDI) notifications, which attorney Tony Young expects will cause some havoc in the dietary supplement industry. ...More
While USADA has been in the dietary supplement industry crosshairs, CEO Travis Tygart insists the organization is simply looking for reasonable legislative and industry changes to improve the marketplace for athletes to use these products. ...More
The rising incidence of diabetes in the United States is posed to have a major effect on the health care system, unless scientists can increase their focus on finding ways to influence pathways that affect blood sugar regulation, said Dr. Jay Udani. ...More
FTC uses a variety of methods to monitor for possible violations of federal policy, according to FTC attorney Devin Domond, who noted the agency does remain vigilant. ...More
While the majority of cancer research is driven by big pharma, Dr. Paul Mittman sees great opportunity for nutritional companies to support research and to help develop the area of integrative oncology. ...More
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