Regulatory

By Len Monheit ...

SoyLife® patented for promoting health in cases of menopause and pre-menstrual syndrome ...

On June 6, the Commission issued its long awaited discussion paper on setting maximum levels for vitamins and minerals. This is the first step in the legislative process towards the adoption of EU wide levels that would apply to food supplements...

WEST CALDWELL, N.J., July 6, 2006 ‑ Nutratech, Inc. ‑ exclusive worldwide distributor of Advantra Z®, a proprietary bitter orange extract and the only patented thermogenic ingredient ‑ has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Syntech...

(Silver Spring, MD, June 30, 2006) -- The Food and Drug Administration yesterday informed a marketer of a product containing nicotine and labeled as a dietary supplement that the product “does not meet the definition of a dietary supplement [and]...

Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is calling for public comment on a proposal for mandatory fortification of food with folic acid. ...

Dietary supplements are safe. Senate Bill 3546 makes them even safer...

If a US initiative backed by former President Clinton succeeds, all US schools will be virtually free of high-calorie beverages by 2009...

The Food and Drug Administration in May granted a qualified health claim for whole grain barley's ability to reduce the risk of coronary heart disease, while it denied health claim petitions for two other applications. ...

The European Health and Nutrition Claims regulation set to come into force by year's end will favour larger food and supplements companies and see expenditure budgets shifted from scientific research and claims development into marketing and...