Helping companies comply with FDA regulations is our specialty. But FDA is not the only regulatory body our clients need to be aware of. As our readers know, from time to time we invite other experts to provide other regulatory information essential to market success [...]
On August 11, 2016 FDA published their long-awaited revised draft guidance on New Dietary Ingredient Notifications. The guidance contains numerous requirements that will significantly affect the dietary supplement industry and establishes a 60 day comment period if manufacturers wish to affect the final rule. The [...]
Natural claims continue to be prominent on a variety of food and cosmetic product labels. As discussed in a previous post, FDA has not defined natural but requested public input on what the term should mean when used on food labels. The comment period closed [...]
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. [...]
Last month I attended Supply Side West where my company, in conjunction with Nosco, Inc, presented information on packaging, labeling, and compliance. I spoke to a small group of attendees about how labels function as the table of contents to information about your product; information that [...]
FDA warning letters continue to provide information that give insight into the level of detail of FDA inspection, which are relatively new to the dietary supplement industry and may help your company avoid problems when your inspection comes up. In a February 9, 2011 letter [...]