FDA and Other Agency and Industry News and Announcements

Recalls, consumer notices, and other announcements released by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and other government agencies that are relevant to the natural products industry.  Full text and other announcements can be found at  www.fda.gov/consumer.

2008

March 25
FDA Soliciting Comments on Premarket Notification Submission for a New Dietary Ingredient (NDI)
This notice solicits comments on the procedure by which a manufacturer or distributor of dietary supplements or of a NDI is to submit information to the FDA, upon which the manufacturer or distributor has based its conclusion that a dietary supplement containing a new dietary ingredient will reasonably be expected to be safe. Comments are due May 27, 2008.

February 22
FDA takes Food Labeling Health Claim Enforcement Action
"Brownwood Acres Foods Inc., Cherry Capital Services Inc. (doing business as Flavonoid Sciences) and two of their top executives are prohibited from manufacturing and distributing any products with claims in the label or labeling to cure, treat, mitigate or prevent diseases

January 4
Buying Fake ED Products Online
FDA has found that some products marketed as dietary supplements for enhancing sexual performance contain undisclosed amounts of prescription drugs or similar substances that may be harmful.

 2007

November 16
America True Man Health Incorporated’s Voluntary Recall  Expanded
America True Man Health Incorporated’s recall of True Man’s Sexual Energy Nutriment Men’s Formula, a product marketed as a dietary supplement to enhance male sexual energy has been expanded to include its Energy Max, Dietary Supplement...

November 2
FDA Requests Recall of 'True Man Sexual Energy,' 'Energy Max' Dietary Supplements
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration yesterday requested a recall of True Man Sexual Energy Nutrient Capsules and Energy Max Energy Supplement Men's Formula Capsules, illegal drug products that contain potentially harmful, undeclared ingredients...

October 5
NCCAM Expands Centers of Excellence in CAM Research Program
The NIH National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) " ... has added three new Centers of Excellence for the exploration of the biological effects of a number of plant-derived compounds and preparations found in CAM products, such as dietary supplements, on pancreatic diseases, autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, and Alzheimer's disease ..."

September 12
U.S. Life Expectancy Hits New High of Nearly 78 Years
According to a report released by the Health and Human Services Center for Disease Control (HHS CDC) National Center for Health Statistics, titled "Deaths: Preliminary Data for 2005," "... A child born in the United States in 2005 can expect to live nearly 78 years (77.9) ...

September 11
Local Foods - Consumer Perceptions 
According to a recent survey conducted by the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University, American consumers are skeptical about the safety of the global food system and many believe that local foods are safer and better for their health than foods from afar ..."