At FDA Compliance Simplified we enjoy working with companies of all sizes. Some of our clients are brand owners but not manufacturers. They team with contract manufacturers to produce shelf-ready products. This can sometimes make it hard to get the information we need to ensure [...]
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requires registration of manufacturing warehousing facilities for most product categories under the agency’s jurisdiction. This is true for food, dietary supplement, pet food, animal feed, drug, medical device, and biologic facilities. The only exception is the cosmetic sector; registration [...]
Update February 17, 2022: Please use this link to view the UNPA webinar "In the BEginning"... Dietary Supplements Supply Chain Starts with Ag mentioned in the original post. The webinar opens with a general introduction and the presentations begin as indicated below. Good Agricultural and [...]
Very few vegan protein products found in the U.S. market include corrected protein daily values in their nutrition or supplement facts boxes.
Few events are truly global but the 2020 pandemic has affected every living being on the planet in some way. It is the rare person whose life and/or business has not been turned upside down this year but I am pleased to bring you a [...]
All food, pet food and dietary supplement facility registrations must be renewed between October 1st and December 31st of even-numbered years. 2018 is a renewal year and prior to the renewal period FDA published two guidance documents on facility registration (guidance and supplemental guidance). All [...]
The agency has avoided the issue for years but on November 12, 2015 the FDA published a “Request for Information and Comments” on the use of the term “Natural” in the labeling of human food products Note that the general term "food" includes dietary supplements. [...]
If you are crunched for time during this end of year holiday season, this may be good news from FDA: In 2003 food and dietary supplement facilities were required to register with FDA. Re-registration or renewal was only required when information about the facility changed. [...]
Once again I’d like to share information about FDA’s recent warning letters. This time, several of the letters discuss the agency’s objections to certain claims—claims, which many of our have been cautioned about when we reviewed their labels and labeling. The first involves the use [...]