On the surface, it looks like a pretty good deal: A Canadian company that turns seaweed into food supplements and various other products paid 25 cash-strapped Mainers $153,000 last summer to harvest 3,500-plus tons of "rockweed" from the shores of scenic Cobscook Bay. But look a little deeper and you'll see that not everyone is celebrating.
WATSONVILLE, Calif., May 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Nordic Naturals(R) has earned certification from NSF , verifying that its new LEED-designed corporate headquarters complies with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) as set forth in NSF/ANSI Standard 173-2008, Dietary Supplements, Section 8. Nordic Naturals' former facility was also GMP certified, however new certification was required when the company moved its headquarters in February of this year. NSF audits businesses every six months in order to maintain their certification. Nordic Naturals' current GMP certification is available to view at NSF's website. NSF serves public health on a global scale. The independent organization offers certification programs and develops standards for dietary supplements, food...
...Nordic Naturals' products that have earned NSF Certification can be found on...
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.
... Drug Residues in Milk and Milk Products. Criteria for Methods of Analysis and Sampling Iss... Guidelines for Vitamin and Mineral Supplements. Proposed Draft Revision of the Advisory List(s) o...
... to food shall be provided for all products intended for human consumption and offered for sal... Products, Labeling and Dietary Supplements (HFS-800), Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutr...
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.
Q: The FTC is levying fines against over-the-counter weight-loss products for false advertising. Why don't they just pull them off the market? A: These products are sold as dietary supplements and the Food and Drug Administration and the Federal Trade Commission must reach through handcuffs to regulate them. More on this shortly.
The retail food industry isn't the only business trying to capitalize on Americans' struggle with obesity. From diet supplements to fast food, the nation's retailers have invested in new products and marketing to catch the wave of healthy eating as the problem of obesity gains widespread attention across the nation.
A consumer walking down the aisle of a local drugstore can choose from a wide variety of supplements, vitamins and nutrients for his or her particular needs. Whether it's a pill to treat a specific ailment, nutrients and minerals to supplement a deficient diet or vitamins tailored to age and gender to promote long-term health, supplements provide significant benefits to the consumers who rely on them. Yet if Sen. Richard J. Durbin, Illinois Democrat, and the Food and Drug Administration have their way, many of these products will disappear.
... may not determine that the consumption of food products is a legitimate medical explanation for t... consumption of food products, supplements, or other preparations containing substances that ...
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