Ric Hobby spoke at the CRN Conference last week on the state of international supplement regulation with a particular focus on European regulatory efforts. Ric directed most of his talk on the work of the International Alliance of Dietary/Food Supplement Associations, of which CRN is a member.
The three European issues where IADSA has been most [...]
Three Americans won the Nobel prize in medicine for their research work on telomeres, the endcaps of chromosomes that protect genetic material from being erased. Understanding that mechanism is enlightening scientists on aging and disease. Nutritional supplement companies should pay special attention to the research that merited the award.
Congratulations and a big “welcome to the blogroll” shout out to the new Customs and International Trade Law Blog recently debuted by Peter Quinter and his crack team of international trade lawyers at the firm of Becker & Poliakoff in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
Peter is Board Certified as an expert in International Law, and his practice [...]
Canada.com reports that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency has raised concerns over elk antler velvet, a common ingredient used in Traditional Chinese Medicine and many supplement products. CFIA suspects powdered antler velvet could contain infectious prions associated with chronic wasting disease if harvested from infected animals.
Chronic wasting disease, or CWD, is a fatal disease that [...]
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has adopted a scientific opinion (summary also available) on two ingredients commonly used in so-called energy drinks. Following a request from the European Commission, EFSA’s Panel on Food Additives and Nutrient Sources added to Food (ANS) concluded that exposure to taurine and d-glucuronolactone through regular consumption of energy drinks [...]
Excellent article in Today’s New York Times entitled On a Remote Path to Cures about the Peruvian herbal remedy maca, its cultivation, and the marketing of maca as a natural herbal supplement.
The principal focus of the piece is Chris Kilham a/k/a “The Medicine Hunter” (pictured right), whose business is “to promote natural, plant-based [...]
