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Is Your Dietary Supplement Safe?
Is your dietary supplement safe? From weight loss pills to protein powder, dietary supplement consumption is on the rise. But some dietary supplements boast unsubstantiated claims and may be contaminated with pesticides or toxic heavy metals. The U.S. Food and Drug...
FDA Warns Companies Claiming to Treat Mental Health
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warns 10 different companies selling dietary supplements claiming to treat depression and other mental health disorders with letters. These dietary supplements claim to cure, treat, mitigate or prevent depression and other mental...
Amazon GMPs Praised by Supplement Stakeholders
Many stakeholders in the dietary supplement industry praised and applauded Amazon for imposing documentation requirements to show products are manufactured according to federal regulations and GMPs, but they weren't thrilled with all the particulars. Recent policies...
Hydrolyzed Collagen in Nutraceuticals
The hydrolyzed collagen market, valued at USD$ 825 million in 2018, advances towards becoming a billion-dollar market by 2021, and will continue its stride at a CAGR of 8% during 2019-2029, finds a new report published by Transparency Market Research (TMR). Here, we...
FDA Inspections in 2021 Amidst COVID-19
Have routine FDA inspections resumed in any capacity? If not, what can industry members expect in 2021 amidst COVID-19? At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, FDA announced a temporary halt to on-site facility inspections. With few exceptions, the agency made...
What is FDA’s Stance on CBD in Cosmetics?
If you search Sephora’s online catalogue for CBD and you’ll be directed to a selection of approximately 32 skincare products, 14 bath and body items, four fragrances, and two haircare SKUs. That’s quite a selection, and the international beauty emporium wouldn’t have...