The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is revising its requirements for cochineal extract and carmine by requiring their declaration by name on the label of all food and cosmetic products that contain these color additives. This final rule responds to reports of severe allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis, to cochineal extract-containing food and carmine-containing food and [...]
Although Section 403(y) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFD&C Act) (21 U.S.C. 343(y), does not require a dietary supplement label to include anything other than a domestic address or phone number for the responsible person, the FDA recommends that the label also bear a clear, prominent statement informing consumers that the domestic [...]
The Federal Trade Commission announced it has approved publication of a Federal Register notice seeking public comments on proposed revisions to the Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising. In a Federal Register notice published in January 2007, the FTC sought public comment on the overall costs, benefits, and regulatory and economic [...]
Senate bill 3546, the Dietary Supplement and Nonprescription Drug Consumer Protection Act, sponsored by Republican Senator Orrin Hatch and Democrat Senators Tom Harkin and Dick Durbin, looks like it is headed for the fast track to passage in Congress, reports this article in NutraIngredients-USA.com. There is plenty on the web about this. To keep track [...]
The National Uniformity for Food Coalition this week released a legal analysis that claims the proposed National Uniformity for Food Act (NUFA) would only affect 11 state laws. To read the Coalition’s legal analysis click here. Our prior discussion of the Bill can be found here.
Upon their return to Washington, D.C., The National Uniformity for Food Act (NUFA) awaits senators in the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. The Act amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to prohibit any states from enacting laws and regulations that that are different from those contained in the FFDCA, including [...]
