Regulatory

The 2018 Farm Bill was a definite win for CBD producers on a national scale, but state and local authorities are striking back.

In a lengthy statement revealing plans to strengthen the agency’s regulation of dietary supplements, FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., expressed concern that “changes in the supplement market may have outpaced the evolution of our own...

In response to an FDA inquiry on dairy names, an overwhelming majority of comments submitted support using the word milk on plant-based alternatives.

Supplement claims can be either health or structure/function, but certain health claims require pre-approval from the FDA.

Supplement brands must make truthful claims—and have the research to back them up—to avoid trouble with the FTC.

The legalization of hemp production is just a fraction of the impact that the latest Farm Bill will have on the natural products industry.

The measure establishes a new standard for disclosure.

FDA's top official disclosed Thursday his agency is considering whether it should pursue the issuance of a regulation that would authorize the use of CBD in foods and dietary supplements.

The Farm Bill did much to liberate hemp and CBD–but not everything it could have. The FDA still has regulatory authority here. That is, if they choose to wield it.

FDA’s top official on Wednesday announced a new working group within his agency to improve oversight of the dietary supplement industry.