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Burdock Group Consultants
Jun 5, 20188 min read
Can a Food Be a Drug and a Supplement?
“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food” — Hippocrates of Cos (ca.460 BC – ca. 370 BC) The Drug-Like Properties of Foods Many...


Burdock Group Consultants
Jun 5, 20184 min read
Virulent Newcastle Disease Confirmed in Backyard Chickens in California
Ten cases of virulent Newcastle disease (vND) have been confirmed by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) in backyard...


Burdock Group Consultants
May 1, 20184 min read
“Informed Decision Making” a Priority for Responsible Stakeholders in Dietary Supplement
The University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) is the home to the National Center for Natural Products Research (NCNPR), a division of the...

Burdock Group Consultants
May 1, 201810 min read
FDA’s Hostile Take-Over of GRAS, Part III: It Started Earlier Than We Think
You would think any application of the GRAS1 process would be a legitimate pathway to federal compliance unless expressly prohibited by...


Burdock Group
Apr 3, 201811 min read
Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2018
The cosmetics industry has been largely self-regulating since passage of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938; however, the proposed...

Burdock Group
Apr 3, 20181 min read
Burdock Group Names SOT 2018 Student Travel Award Winner
Burdock Group continues to encourage undergraduates to pursue a career in food ingredient safety and regulation by offering its Student...


Burdock Group
Apr 3, 20181 min read
Applications Open for Burdock Group’s IFT 2018 Student Travel Award
Award Recipients will receive: $500 per student to cover meeting expenses not met by other funding or travel awards. An engraved plaque...


Burdock Group Consultants
Apr 3, 20184 min read
“Natural” Ingredients in Dietary Supplements for Sports Nutrition: Unfounded Assumption of Safety
In 2016, sports nutrition dietary supplements sales in the United States (U.S.) totaled $5.7 billion dollars, which was approximately...


Burdock Group Consultants
Mar 6, 20186 min read
FDA’s Hostile Take-Over of GRAS, Part II: FDA’s Assault on Legitimacy of GRAS Expert Pan
The week of November 13, 2017, is notable because FDA released two documents relating to guidance for conclusions of GRAS1 status and...


Burdock Group Consultants
Mar 6, 20183 min read
Food Safety Plans: Risk-Based Preventive Controls
In Burdock Group’s February newsletter, we discussed key requirements of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), such as Food Safety...


Burdock Group Consultants
Feb 6, 20181 min read
What do organic fertilizer, cow milk and rheumatoid arthritis have in common?
At the University of Central Florida (UCF) College of Medicine, researchers have found a link between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and...


Burdock Group Consultants
Feb 6, 20185 min read
“Self”-GRAS in AAFCO’s Official Publication a Win-Win
A newsletter article published in the Burdock Advisor a year ago1 described an existential threat to the AAFCO system of approval of Feed...


Burdock Group Consultants
Feb 6, 20184 min read
FSMA Key Requirements: Food Safety Plans and Preventive Controls Qualified Individuals
In case you were not already overwhelmed with the acronyms used in the food industry and associated regulations, the Food Safety...


Burdock Group Consultants
Jan 9, 20185 min read
Filing a Citizen Petition to FDA: How It Works and What It Can Accomplish
Is there a regulation or order related to food that you would like the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to issue, amend or revoke?...


Burdock Group Consultants
Dec 5, 201710 min read
Is This FDA’s Hostile Take-Over of GRAS or Is It Simply Establishing Some Ground Rules?
Quantity & Quality of Evidence The first, “Regulatory Framework,” brings up some interesting issues, if not in a slightly overbearing...

Burdock Group
Dec 5, 20171 min read
Burdock Group Welcomes New Team Members
Burdock Group welcomed Julie Ann Brickel, MPH, who came all the way from Michigan to join our office in September 2017, as a...


Burdock Group Consultants
Nov 7, 20176 min read
What’s in My Thanksgiving Food? The Good, the Bad and the Yummy
Football, family and — most important — feasting. It is almost Thanksgiving! In the United States, we have transformed quite a bit as a...

Burdock Group Consultants
Nov 7, 20177 min read
European Parliament Vetoes Scientific Criteria for Endocrine Disruptors
In 2002, the World Health Organization (WHO) defined an endocrine disruptor as, “an exogenous substance or mixture that alters...
Burdock Group Consultants
Oct 10, 20174 min read
What data will FDA consider as evidence that a substance is a pre-DSHEA dietary ingredient?
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...

Burdock Group Consultants
Sep 7, 20173 min read
Burdock Group’s Work With BioTech Startup Captozyme Results in Successful GRAS Determination o
After working with the Burdock Group to recently obtain a successful self-contained GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe) determination for...
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