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KIND Petitions FDA To Update Nutrient Content Claim Regulations
New York—KIND Healthy Snacks filed a Citizen Petition urging the FDA to update the nutrient content claim regulation, according to a press release, which...
Acting FDA Commissioner Named; Industry Feeling Positive
Washington, D.C.—Dr. Norman E. Sharpless, director of the National Cancer Institute, will serve as acting commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, according to...
Scott Gottlieb Resigns from FDA
Washington, D.C.—Scott Gottlieb, commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, announced his resignation, effective in April. The announcement came at the start or Expo West,...
Gottlieb to Talk to Congress Regarding Approaches to CBD
Washington, D.C.—Hemp and CBD are making the news again, this time thanks to potential legal and regulatory movement.
Scott Gottlieb, M.D., commissioner of FDA, gave...
FDA Publishes Investigation into November 2018 E. Coli Outbreak
After extensive research into California supply chain farms, water irrigation systems, and history of previous E.Coli outbreaks, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...
FDA to Strengthen Regulation of Dietary Supplements in Collaboration with Industry
Washington, D.C.—FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., released a statement regarding the agency’s new efforts to strengthen regulation of dietary supplements, promising continued focus on...
NPA: National Standard Needed for Plant-Based Food Labeling
Washington, D.C.--The Natural Products Association (NPA) has issued comments to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) urging the agency to adopt a policy of...
Across the US: Hemp & CBD News Briefs
Issues surrounding the regulation of hemp and CBD on the state and federal levels have been dominating news headlines in January. Here, a glimpse...
The Shutdown: Effects on Industry
Washington, D.C.--This is the longest shutdown in U.S. history, today being its 25th day. As it goes on, furloughed employees are being deemed “essential,”...
NPA Submits Comments to FDA Requesting Transparency
Washington, D.C.—The Natural Products Association (NPA) said in a press release that it submitted comments to the FDA regarding a new proposal to share...
