Tag: claims
FDA Has New Portal for Submitting NDI and SFCN
Washington, DC--As part of its modernization efforts, the FDA has a new system for accepting and storing electronic submissions for new dietary ingredient notification...
Allergen Control Group Launching Plant-Based Certification Program
Toronto, Canada—The Allergen Control Group (ACG), owners of the Gluten-Free Certification Program, announced in a press release the formation of two food-industry stakeholder working...
FDA Sends Warning Letters to CBD Oil Companies
Washington, D.C. — On October 31, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sent a warning letter to four companies which sell hemp oils...
Insights on Advertising Natural Products from The Big Natural
Natural products industry leaders got an update on how the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) views advertising claims when Richard Cleland, assistant director of advertising...
FTC Files Charges Against Prevagen, Inc.
Washington, D.C. — Madison, WI-based Quincy Bioscience Holding Co. subsidiary, Prevagen, Inc., which is also doing business as Sugar River Supplements, has been charged...
NAOOA Sues Veronica Foods and Seven Specialty Stores
New York City, NY — The North American Olive Oil Association (NAOOA), which had recently filed a lawsuit against TV personality and physician Dr....
FDA Proposed Rule for Term “Healthy” on Foods
Silver Springs, MD—The U.S. Foods and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a proposed rule for the use of the term “healthy” on human food...
USDA Allows “Negative Claims” for GMOs in Meat, Poultry and Eggs
Washington, DC—Following the signing of a new GMO labeling bill by President Obama, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service...
