Historically, approximately 70% of dietary supplement notifications to FDA were rejected. This high rejection rate has had a chilling...

Terpenes are responsible for the taste, aroma, and pharmacological activities of many plants like citrus fruits, coriander, and eucalyptus.

The concept of creating exercise in a pill, which in theory would allow for loss of body fat without a diet or exercise intervention, has...

Football, family and — most important — feasting. It is almost Thanksgiving! In the United States, we have transformed quite a bit as a...

On Oct.3, 2017, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) held a public meeting to discuss the development of a list of substances that were...

For FDA, 2017 marks another year that the agency continues to endanger the consumer by demanding such a high threshold for NDIN filing.

The FDA’s new guidance document on new dietary ingredient notifications (NDINs) and related issues (1) contains answers to several...

Demand for dietary and nutritional supplements worldwide continues to increase, with steady growth in the established markets and more rapid

If you liked the Draft Guidance for Industry: Dietary Supplements: New Dietary Ingredient Notifications and Related Issues of July, 2011,...

An aging population has increasingly become a global phenomenon, not just in developed countries, but also among emerging regions. 1 The...

This case illustrates that the government can be found to be unconvincing in its arguments against a manufacturer.

The quality of dietary supplements has been under increasing scrutiny as of late. A webinar presented by the Food and Drug Law Institute...

“Snake oil” is used today as an expression that refers to the fraudulent health products or unproven medicine. The term “snake oil” is...

No over-the-counter (OTC) drug or dietary supplement manufacturer wants a consumer to sicken, become incapacitated or otherwise be harmed...

Few dietary supplements are consumed “naked.” Instead, nearly all dietary supplements are administered in a dosage form that includes...

According to the 1994 Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA), a dietary supplement is a “product taken by mouth that...

When Congress passed the Dietary Supplement Heath & Education Act (DSHEA) in 1994, the intent was to give consumers the option to...

In order to curtail deceptive advertising, the American Herbal Product Association (AHPA) has proposed a draft framework for voluntary...

Health study findings abound! One cannot avoid them. Just turn on the evening news or pick up a magazine and you will encounter yet...

The Institute of Medicine (IOM) has selected six dietary supplements for a new evaluation program it developed for the FDA. The safety...