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Agency working with trade associations to increase company vigilance and protect public
SILVER SPRING, Md., Dec. 15, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a letter sent today to dietary supplement manufacturers, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration expressed concern about undeclared or deceptively labeled ingredients in products marketed as dietary supplements. These substances include the active ingredients in FDA- approved drugs or their analogs (closely-related drugs), or other compounds, such as novel synthetic steroids, that do not qualify as dietary ingredients.
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Wisconsin facility previously warned not to make disease claims for products
SILVER SPRING, Md., Dec. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- U.S. Marshals, at the request of the FDA, today seized all dietary supplements by a Wisconsin maker for false claims made about their safety and effectiveness in treating a number of diseases.
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I. INTRODUCTION
The FDA is responsible for protecting the public health by assuring the safety, efficacy, and security of human and veterinary drugs...
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NSF Nutritional Supplement Testing and Certification Provides Protection Against Tainted or Adulterated Products
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Dec. 16, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NSF International, an independent public health organization that tests and certifies dietary supplements to protect against adverse health effects, fully supports the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) announcement yesterday that reemphasizes and reinvigorates the FDA's legal authority to aggressively eliminate adulterated dietary supplements in the marketplace. In a letter to manufacturers of dietary supplements, the FDA asserted that the problem of "spiked" supplements has grown significantly in recent years, and now constitutes "a significant public health problem." The FDA letter reminds companies of their...
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Potentially dangerous products banned for use in supplements in 2004
SILVER SPRING, Md., Dec. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- At the request of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Marshals today seized raw materials imported by Infinity Marketing Group, Inc. containing ephedrine alkaloids, a large family of pharmacological compounds called sympathomimetics banned by FDA since 2004 for use in dietary supplements.
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a guidance for industry entitled ``Postmarketing Adverse Event Reporting for Medical Products and Dietary Supplements During an Influenza Pandemic.'' The guidance discusses FDA's intended approach to enforcement of adverse event reporting requirements for drugs, biologics, medical devices, and dietary supplements during an influenza pandemic. The Agency makes recommendations to industry for focusing limited resources on reports related to products indicated for the prevention and treatment of influenza and other specific types of reports indicated in the guidance.
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SILVER SPRING, Md., May 13, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following was released today by the FDA:
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WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration is cracking down on manufacturers of certain weight loss, body building and sexual enhancement supplements that contain potentially dangerous ingredients.
The FDA said Wednesday that some manufacturers are deceptively labeling products to hide that they contain ingredients known to cause adverse health effects. Other supplements contain ingredients that should only be available by prescription.
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Research Will Evaluate Effect of Dietary Supplements on Key Drug Transporters
MENLO PARK, Calif. -- Optivia Biotechnology Inc., a leading provider o...
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SILVER SPRING, Md., March 15, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Federal regulators continue to warn consumers about tainted, dangerous products masquerading as dietary supplements. These fraudulent products can cause serious injury or even death.
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