Regulation

Codex sets global standards for child formula: Industry body calls for EU adoption

15-Feb-2024 By Nikki Hancocks

Specialised Nutrition Europe (SNE) has welcomed the Codex publication of global rules for young child formula and is demanding a timely adoption by the European Union.

New research sheds light onto U.S. and European supplement regulation

12-Feb-2024 By Claudia Adrien

The issues that restrict the sale of supplement ingredients in the United States and the European Union surround similar battles between federal and state control, according to a new analysis published in the Journal of Dietary Supplements.

Italy tightens control on social media influencer advertising

19-Jan-2024 By Nikki Hancocks

Italy has introduced new advertising guidelines for social media influencers which will see the most influential online celebs regulated by the same authority as mass media outlets.

NI Award winner reveals fast-paced adaption strategy

18-Jan-2024 By Olivia Haslam

Seven years after winning the NutraIngredients Award for Service Provider of the Year, analyze & realize attributes its continued success to multifaceted expertise and broadening horizons.

Industry demands closure to CBD regulation stalemate

09-Jan-2024 By Nikki Hancocks

The Association for the Cannabinoid Industry (ACI) has published a report calling on the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) and the Home Office to work together to end the regulatory stalemate threatening the sector.

NutraCast: Are energy drinks under attack? FoodChain ID weighs in

15-Dec-2023 By Danielle Masterson

As caffeine content in energy drinks climbs to new heights, some countries and retailers are banning the products or imposing age restrictions. In the US and UK, there are no national regulations that ban the sale of highly-caffeinated energy drinks,...

Consumers demand genuine sustainability: Euromonitor reveals greenwashing fatigue at FiE

12-Dec-2023 By Olivia Haslam

“Greenwashed out” consumers are lethargic from a lack of transparency and distrust in some brand sustainability claims, market research company Euromonitor told the audience at Food Ingredients Europe (FiE).

Guest Article

Specialised Nutrition in 2023 and beyond

11-Dec-2023 By Beat Späth, Secretary General, Specialised Nutrition Europe

At Specialised Nutrition Europe (SNE), highlights in 2023 include the publication of the Code of Practice, important advocacy efforts on topics like packaging, nutrition labelling and date marking, key public statements made on infant and young child...

CBD industry faces ‘existential crisis’

09-Nov-2023 By Claudia Adrien

Bethany Gomez, managing director of the Brightfield Group, spoke with NutraIngredients-USA about the difficulties the cannabidiol industry is experiencing when it comes to defining itself.

NutraWomen Wednesday: Emma Hunt, Co-Founder, Rubicon Bridge

08-Nov-2023 By Danielle Masterson

After decades of navigating the complexities of regulatory compliance, Emma Hunt and Kathryn Szymonowicz took their knowledge and used it to launch Rubicon Bridge, a software that helps other businesses to overcome regulatory challenges and achieve international...

An 'historic' moment for CBD industry as UK Gov accepts recommended THC limit

24-Oct-2023 By Nikki Hancocks

The UK Government has accepted a recommended legal THC limit for CBD products in an ‘historic’ move that aims to bring some legal clarity to the industry, but an expert warns there are muddy waters yet to be cleared.

Holland & Barrett pulls 31 CBD products from shelves in response to FSA guidance

13-Oct-2023 By Nikki Hancocks

Holland & Barrett has temporarily removed 31 CBD products from shelves after new guidance from UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) which slashed recommended daily recommendations, leading industry to pull together to fight for survival.

Hemp Beverage Alliance sets out to help the category reach its potential

27-Sep-2023 By Rachel Arthur

Regulatory confusion and poor availability is hampering the success of hemp beverages in the US. But the consumer demand is clearly there, says the newly formed Hemp Beverage Alliance - which believes that, if these challenges are addressed, the category...

Bipartisan support for cannabidiol puts FDA, CBD coalitions in spotlight

26-Sep-2023 By Claudia Adrien

Advocates say there’s momentum in Congress to offer regulatory guidance for CBD supplement use.

WHO AI tool to clampdown on infant formula marketing

20-Sep-2023 By Nikki Hancocks

The World Health Organisation (WHO) Europe is calling on consumers to use its newly developed artificial intelligence (AI) tool in order to clampdown and regulate the promotion of harmful products targeted at children.

Citizen Petition demands FTC withdraw Notice of Penalty Offense sent to 700 companies

18-Sep-2023 By Danielle Masterson

Earlier this year, the FTC sought to flex its penalty offense authority by issuing compliance reminders to advertisers–but trades say that ‘friendly reminder’ was unlawful.

ODSP’s Cara Welch talks FDA priorities and resources in evolved market

15-Sep-2023 By Asia Sherman

The National Institutes of Health kicked off its annual Office of Dietary Supplements Seminar Series this week with a presentation by Dr. Cara Welch on how the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulates the dietary supplement marketplace.

Call for EU working group to bring harmonisation to probiotic regulation

04-Aug-2023 By Nikki Hancocks

The European Commission has discussed the creation of an EU working group to bring some regulatory harmonisation over use of the term ‘probiotic’ across Member States.

ACI-CRN Legal, Regulatory and Compliance Forum: ‘The whiplash with everything going on this year can be a little disorienting'

05-Jul-2023 By Asia Sherman

The need for certainty and preparedness emerged as crosscutting priorities among the general counsels, regulatory experts and research scientists gathered last week in New York City for the 11th Annual Legal, Regulatory and Compliance Forum on Dietary...

CBD stakeholder’s call: “It’s really in Congress’ hands”

01-Jun-2023 By Danielle Masterson

With the ongoing theme of safety, FDA recently addressed CBD. While offering up several potential scenarios, the Agency said the CBD marketplace ultimately rests in the hands of Congress.

“Regulators floating along on hearsay and misinformation”: Experts defend ashwagandha amid safety concerns

30-May-2023 By Nikki Hancocks

The industry has vehemently rejected a regulatory assessment leading to the ban of ashwagandha in Denmark and defended the ingredient's safety, as an increasing number of member states show concerns.

Accreditation board aims to enhance scientific credibility of supplements

19-May-2023 By Olivia Haslam

A nonprofit accreditation body, Empowered by Evidence (EBE), gave an impassioned presentation to the audience of Vitafoods 2023, calling for companies to promote better standards in industry science.

Trades weigh in on call to clean up dietary supplement industry

31-Mar-2023 By Asia Sherman

In a recent letter to Congress, supplement company Ritual urged lawmakers to clean up a dietary supplement industry that has grown twenty-fold since the enactment of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act nearly 30 years ago.

Ritual urges Congress to clean up the dietary supplement industry

23-Mar-2023 By Asia Sherman

In a letter addressed to the 118th Congress last week, supplement company Ritual is appealing to lawmakers to address key safety and efficacy issues in a bourgeoning dietary supplement industry.

Insights from Probiota 2023

Probiotic players must lobby for change as consumers want transparency and education, experts say

13-Feb-2023 By Nikki Hancocks

Consumers are keen to learn about probiotics and see the word on packaging, but EU regulation still leaves industry's hands tied with no harmonisation and poor institutional education.

Drumroll, please… waiting game continues to plague CBD industry

26-Jan-2023 By Danielle Masterson

Rumors about a big FDA announcement began swirling earlier this week, with the industry bracing for a potential end to a five-year wait on the regulatory future of CBD. But, much like the last few years, CBD professionals were left waiting without answers,...

Whey more powerful: Arla Foods Ingredients receives first Novel Food authorisation

11-Jan-2023 By Nikki Hancocks

Arla Foods Ingredients has received final authorisation from the European Commission (EC) for its Lacprodan beta-lactoglobulin (BLG)-100, making this its first product to receive approval under the new Novel Food Regulations.

Another weight loss sales restriction bill falls victim to gubernatorial veto

03-Jan-2023 By Hank Schultz

The dietary supplement industry dodged another regulatory bullet when New York Gov. Kathy Hochul vetoed a bill that would have restricted the sales of some weight management and muscle building products in the state.

New Congress could provide opening for rules that could burnish industry’s reputation, CRN says

22-Nov-2022 By Hank Schultz

A shift in the relative power bases in the US House of Representatives could provide a window to make changes to dietary supplement industry regulation that could help all its players, said Steve Mister, head of the Council for Responsible Nutrition....

Report calls for stricter regulations on reporting of trials to ensure public trust

29-Sep-2022 By Nikki Hancocks

A report discussing the failure of vitamin supplementation trials to report their results and adhere to the EMA regulations has led to a call for stricter regulations on reporting to ensure public trust.

White beetle inspired natural pigment offers replacement for titanium dioxide

28-Sep-2022 By Nicola Gordon-Seymour

Cambridge-based biotech start-up, Impossible Materials, has developed a sustainable cellulose-derived white pigment to replace “unsafe” titanium dioxide (TiO2) across food and pharma industries.

State laws on post-consumer recycled content ‘moving faster than industry’

13-Sep-2022 By Asia Sherman

State-mandated requirements for post-consumer recycled content are coming into force, but is the market ready?

Albuquerque supplements retailer sentenced for performance enhancing drugs

08-Sep-2022 By Asia Sherman

The Department of Justice has sentenced the owner of Albuquerque-based Allstar Nutrition to three years’ probation for selling misbranded performance enhancing drugs.

Coca leaf powder importer dinged over claims without reference to possible cocaine content

07-Sep-2022 By Hank Schultz

An importer of coca leaf powder has been taken to task by the US Food and Drug Administration over disease claims associated with the ingredient. But the warning letter had nothing to say about the products’ legal status.

CRN: Progress being made on MPL provisions in fees bill

04-Aug-2022 By Hank Schultz

Significant progress is being made on a mandatory product listing requirement that the industry can live with, CRN asserts.

Mandatory product listing as proposed by Durbin bill is a mirage, Cohen asserts

20-May-2022 By Hank Schultz

A mandatory product listing of the sort proposed in a recent bill sponsored by Sen. Dick Durbin, D-IL, would give an illusion of control of the dietary supplement marketplace without better protecting consumers, a prominent industry critic alleges.

FDA slams Delta-8 THC sellers over claims

04-May-2022 By Hank Schultz

FDA came down hard on purveyors of Delta-8 THC and CBD products that were making disease claims on the substances. The Agency also reiterated the reasons it believes Delta-8 is not a suitable ingredient for products marketed as supplements.

FDA vets claim DSHEA gives Agency plenty of authority, some of it little used

18-Apr-2022 By Hank Schultz

Three former FDA officials said powers granted to the Agency under DSHEA should be fully implemented before modifications of the fundamental regulation of the dietary supplement industry should be considered.

Clif Bar makers agree to modify claims of optimal ingredient blend

12-Apr-2022 By Hank Schultz

The makers of Clif Bar have agreed to cease making certain claims on its products after a ruling by the National Advertising Division.

NutraCast: How the Great Resignation is impacting quality in the dietary supplement space

01-Apr-2022 By Danielle Masterson

The pandemic has changed the mindset of many, with people beginning to value their time more than ever. As a result, people are leaving their jobs in search of more money, more flexibility and more happiness. With millions of workers saying 'I quit'...