Pine bark extract shows brain health benefits: Study
Daily supplements of a French maritime pine bark extract may enhance mental performance, according to a new study with Italian university students.
Archives for December 7, 2011
Low vitamin D status may be associated with diabetes development
Obese children with low levels of vitamin D may be at higher risks of developing risk factors associated with diabetes such as insulin resistance, according to new research.
NDI Draft Guidance Comments
Trade associations united in calls for ‘substantial overhaul’ of NDI draft guidance
The five main trade associations for the dietary supplements industry are united in their calls for a ‘timely’ and ‘substantial overhaul’ of the draft guidance, according to a joint statement.
Ocean Spray: ‘We’ve always said POM’s claims had no merit’
POM Wonderful has failed to convince a federal jury that Ocean Spray Cranberries misled shoppers and deprived POM of potential sales by selling a pomegranate juice product containing only 2% pomegranate juice.
NDI Draft Guidance Comments in brief
Atrium Innovations on NDIs: The system isn’t broken, so why fix it?
The FDA’s NDI draft guidance sets up a ‘substantial and unprecedented premarket regulatory process’ that is ‘tantamount to obtaining FDA approval for dietary supplement products’, says Atrium Innovations.
EFSA health claim opinions
EFSA rejects glucosamine, coffee, diacylglycerol (DAG) oil health claims
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has sent an ominous warning that recently-submitted health claim dossiers will fare any better than those that have gone before, with three fresh article 13.5 rejections.
US Marshals seize ephedrine-containing raw materials for supplements
The FDA claims US Marshals have seized $70,000 worth of raw materials for dietary supplements containing ephedrine alkaloids, as enforcement action in the dietary supplement industry continues.
Syntec hopes for 'swift resolution' with FDA post supplement seizure
Syntec Inc (Syntec Nutraceuticals) says it is “fully co-operating” with the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) after supplements made at its facility in Wisconsin were seized following allegations of serious cGMP violations and unauthorized disease claims.
Dispatches from FIE 2011
VP on Bio Serae and CNI merger: “It was difficult for the customer to understand who we were”
When French firm Iranex announced in November that it was merging Bio Serae Laboratoires and Colloides Naturels International (CNI) to form Nexira (an anagram of Iranex), some wondered about the wisdom of scrapping two established and recognised brands.