FDA Seizes New Imported Dietary Supplements

FDA Seizes New Imported Dietary Supplements

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an alert and seizes new imported dietary and sports supplements. The agency published an import alert impacting the $50 billion-a-year dietary supplement industry, news that a Washington, D.C.-based lawyer and two...
FDA Warns Companies Claiming to Treat Mental Health

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

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...
FDA Finalizes on Controlled Correspondence

FDA Finalizes on Controlled Correspondence

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has finalized its guidance to generic drug manufacturers on how to seek drug development information through the controlled correspondence process. The guidance incorporates changes that were part of the reauthorization of the...
The Quality of Protein is a Must Know

The Quality of Protein is a Must Know

To best follow regulations, foods and dietary supplements promoting protein content must document the quality of their protein sources. Comprised of various individual amino acids that define the precious molecule that enables life, proteins vary greatly in what they...