The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says it is unable to set a safe level of melamine contamination in infant formulas after issuing a wider ruling on the chemical’s presence in food products containing milk.
The dietary supplements industry is calling for a freer flow of information linked to the adverse event reporting system, in order to be better prepared to address failures.
There have been 604 adverse event reports (AERs) – including five deaths – in six months, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which implemented the system last year.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a public warning that infant formula manufactured in China may not be safe because of concerns over melamine contamination.
The Canadian regulator is continuing its campaign against the banned weight-loss herbal Ephedra and the anxiety-reliever Kava, yesterday issuing its latest warning to consumers not to use the substances.
Recent testing on omega-3 supplements that found them to be contaminant-free is a sign that new manufacturing technologies have helped improve product quality, according to trade group Global Organization for EPA and DHA Omega-3s (GOED).
Cognis has received GMP certification for three of its top-selling health ingredients, which will make the certification process one step easier for the firm’s customers.
Sports supplement testing lab HFL has said that it would conduct
banned substance testing free of charge if companies agree to have
results publicized through trade bodies.
In terms of regulation, 2007 has been an exciting year, with the
dietary supplement industry gearing up to implement new legislation
designed to better ensure the safety of its products.
The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) announced it has
submitted a letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to
request that the agency deny a food additive petition that would
allow the use of ionizing irradiation...
A non-profit supplement testing program has issued a report
revealing banned substances exist in certain sports-related dietary
supplements, which has generated a buzz in the mainstream media and
concern from industry itself.
