A dark cloud over the supplement industry lifted when Sen. McCain withdrew his support for the Dietary Supplement Safety Act in favor of food safety reform, but the industry did not escape the ordeal fully unscathed as discussed in the March 8 issue of "The Tan Sheet." We also explore how FDA enforcement heats up and what may be ahead in the agency's regulation of nicotine replacement therapies.
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McCain to scrap supplement bill support for food safety reform push A McCain staffer says the senator will withdraw support from the Dietary Supplement Safety Act and instead press for enacting food safety reform. Sens. Hatch and Harkin were key in steering McCain away from legislation seen as damaging to industry.
Flurry of food claim warnings sends bold enforcement message A spate of warnings and an open letter from Commissioner Hamburg indicate FDA's stance on increasingly aggressive health claims. Attorney Hagenbush says the actions should remind firms to have proper internal controls and oversight of labeling.
CDER-tobacco center joint meeting could signal talks on NRT indications FDA plans a joint meeting of its drug and tobacco centers that could address issues such as the extended use of NRTs. FDA makes the CDER-CTP meeting arrangements as the tobacco center prepares for the first public meeting of its advisory committee.
FDA
- Tobacco products scientific advisory committee roster
- Attention to details helps firms conduct "short and sharp" recalls, experts say
- FDA tackles regulatory science challenge with NIH help
- FDA agrees with GAO recommendations to give prosecutions higher priority
OTC
- FDA tempers benzoyl peroxide's GRASE status with additional warnings
- Perrigo will acquire Orion Labs to reach Australian market
DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS
- Drank melatonin warning echoes liquid supplement draft guidance
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
- Skepticism grows regarding widespread vitamin D supplementation
- Analgesic use link to hearing loss could raise public health concerns
INTERNATIONAL
- China state FDA includes drug GMPs in expected 2010 reforms
- Insider analysis: Revised GMP regulations raise China's standards
BRIEFS
- FDA warns about tainted hand sanitizers
- Hi-Tech adds magnesium supplements
- PSE import final rule published
- Environmentalists allege unsafe PCB levels in omega-3s
- NAD tells Metabolic Research to drop claims
- Zegerid OTC arrives in April
- New markets spur Martek sales
- GNC income jumps more than 50 percent
PEOPLE IN BRIEF
