Regulatory

Legislative and regulatory news affecting the natural products, organic and supplement industries.

Iowa Select Herbs issues recall of adulterated supplements

Sep 20, 2015

Iowa Select Herbs is recalling products a variety of adulterated, misbranded herbal extracts after the FDA and Department of Justice sued the company in July.

FTC sends warning letters about green certification seals

Sep 17, 2015

Environmental seals and certifications can inadvertently deceive consumers by conveying more than a marketer intends. The FTC has warned several companies about seals that might not comply with its guidelines.

CRN says FDA got it right on pure powdered caffeine

Sep 11, 2015

The agency correctly focused on the risk and not the technicalities, says Council for Responsible Nutrition President Steve Mister.

Meet Target’s 2015 Made to Matter lineup

Sep 10, 2015

China Health Products Association submits regulatory report to China FDA

Sep 02, 2015

Association’s regulatory paper a response to three draft documents scheduled to restructure the dietary supplement industry.

What is the ingredient opportunity in the clean label space?

Sep 01, 2015

Can we ideate and market our way out of dirty label land?

Thousands plan to boycott Calif. produce irrigated with fracking wastewater

Aug 31, 2015

News that oil-industry wastewater is irrigating Southern California fields — including organic produce — has prompted more than 35,000 to boycott the corporations involved.

Speak and Speak Smooth customers to receive refunds

Aug 31, 2015

NourishLife agreed to refund $25 to eligible customers, stop claiming its supplements help children develop speech and language skills, FTC says.

Free legal advice: Shoddy claims set you up for lawsuits

Aug 13, 2015

There's a reason lawyers provide valuable services - and charge accordingly - to help supplements companies navigate the rules and regulations of the road. We asked one of the industry's best, Venable LLP partner Todd Harrison, what's...

Man spent months in jail for white powder suspected to be meth--turns out: vitamins

Aug 10, 2015

A man was jailed for months for a bag of white powder that turned out to be powdered vitamins.

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