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Sen. Durbin Will Introduce US Mandatory Supplement Registration Bill

 
• By Malcolm Spicer

Sen. Durbin has been a critic of FDA’s regulation of VMS product market regulation, putting him at odds with industry stakeholders. But “Dietary Supplement Listing Act” he and Sen. Braun will introduce later in week has support of CHPA and CRN.

• Source: Alamy

The Food and Drug Administration has champions in the Senate for its request for authority to require registering with the agency all dietary supplements sold in the US, and authorizing legislation proposed by two senators has the support of two consumer health product industry trade groups.

One of the pending bill’s authors, Sen

However, Durbin, who announced on 26 April that he and Indiana Republican Mike Braun will introduce the “Dietary Supplement Listing Act” later in the week, has the support of the Consumer Health Products Association and the Council for Responsible Nutrition for requiring VMS product manufacturers to list their products with the FDA,

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Digital Services Deliver Hemp, States Deliver Regulation With Congress Yet To Act

 
• By Malcolm Spicer

Four months into session, no bills have been introduced in Congress to authorize FDA to establish a regulatory pathway for the lawful use of hemp ingredients in products other than drugs or propose some other solution to the federal conundrum present since lawmakers in 2018 de-scheduled hemp.

US Plans End To Petroleum-Based Dyes In Food

 
• By Malcolm Spicer

HHS Secretary Robet F. Kennedy Jr. and FDA Commissioner Marty Makary to announce planned changes as “a major step forward” as part of Kennedy’s “Make America Healthy Again” campaign President Trump has adopted for his administration.

State Actions, Proposals On Food Additive Bans Reflect Interest In Aligning With RFK Jr.’s View

 
• By Malcolm Spicer

Changes established in West Virginia and proposed in numerous other states gained momentum after Trump was elected to his second term as president and nominated Kennedy to head HHS.

Over The Counter: What To Expect From The 61st AESGP Annual Meeting, With Jurate Švarcaite

 
• By David Ridley

HBW Insight speaks to AESGP director general Jurate Švarcaite about what's on the agenda for the upcoming 61st AESGP Annual Meeting, which will take place in Warsaw, Poland, between 2-4 June. Highlights include the role of prevention in self-care, discussions about how regulators will ensure the competitiveness of European industry on the world stage and incoming changes to sustainability legislation.

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Accelerating Natural Options Among US FDA’s Steps For Removing Petroleum-Based Food Dyes

 
• By Malcolm Spicer

HHS Secretary Kennedy commends food companies for cooperating, but also says, “We have them on the run now and we are going to win this battle. And four years from now, we're going to have most of these products off the market.”

US Plans End To Petroleum-Based Dyes In Food

 
• By Malcolm Spicer

HHS Secretary Robet F. Kennedy Jr. and FDA Commissioner Marty Makary to announce planned changes as “a major step forward” as part of Kennedy’s “Make America Healthy Again” campaign President Trump has adopted for his administration.

Deleting Self-Affirmed GRAS Option Could Stretch FDA’s Already Thin Food Safety Resources

 
• By Malcolm Spicer

FDA introduced the option because it didn’t have sufficient staff to handle the volume of GRAS submission reviews requested by food and other firms for ingredients. Requiring submissions for all GRAS determinations “would just be an unworkable situation for the food industry if somehow submitting notice, submitting notices for FDA review and concurrence, was required,” says food and drug attorney Federick Stearns.