Obama Offers CNN's Gupta Surgeon General Post
from Reuters
President-elect Barack Obama has asked neurosurgeon and CNN medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta to be U.S. surgeon general, a senior Democrat said. Gupta has been "the Obama team's first choice" for the job, which would make the TV personality America's top doctor, said the Democrat who is familiar with efforts by Obama to staff his pending administration. More
Natural Products Association Advocates Strength of Dietary Supplement Law
from PR Newswire
In response to misleading statements recently made regarding dietary supplement regulation, the Natural Products Association's Executive Director and CEO, David Seckman, released this statement: "Increased scrutiny by professional sports leagues on steroid usage, which the Natural Products Association commends, has unfortunately also led to increased and unsubstantiated allegations that a 'tainted' or mislabeled dietary supplement is to blame when an athlete tests positive for a banned substance." Click here to read the entire statement
"Substantiation for Dietary Supplement Claims" Final Guidance Offered
from the Natural Products Association
The Food and Drug Administration has published the guidance titled "Substantiation for Dietary Supplement Claims Made Under Section 403(r)(6) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act." The non-binding recommendations of the agency published in the draft guidance are that "manufacturers possess adequate substantiation for each reasonable interpretation of the claims." More
Bugs in Your Food
from The New York Times
The Food and Drug Administration has finalized a rule that will require food companies to list cochineal extract and carmine on the label when they are used in food and cosmetics. But the new rule contains one glaring omission. It doesn’t require companies to tell you that the ingredients come from a bug. More
FDA Sends Out More Diet Pill Alerts; Criminal Charges Possible
from USA Today
The Food and Drug Administration is adding an additional 41 products to an alert about tainted diet pills issued late last month, bringing the total to 69, officials said this week. "I think it's fair to say that we have a major initiative investigation ongoing into this type of product," said Michael Levy, director of the division of new drugs and labeling compliance at the FDA. "We are buying these products, and we are testing them, and we are considering what our options are." More
California’s Proposition 65 Lists Methanol
from Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
A chemical may be listed under the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, commonly known as Proposition 65, when a body considered to be authoritative by the state’s qualified experts has formally identified the chemical as causing cancer or reproductive toxicity. The following entities are identified as authoritative bodies for this purpose: the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the International Agency for Research on Cancer, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, and the National Toxicology Program. More
Back to Basics
from The Star-Ledger
Food trends are fickle. They ebb and flow with economic times and over the past few years they've run the gamut from designer sea salts to amazing feats of molecular gastronomy. More
Organic Still Not Mainstream
from The Gourmet Retailer
While they're sold on Main Streets across the country, organic foods have yet to gain mainstream acceptance by U.S. consumers, according to a new study by the marketing research firm the TABS Group. The TABS Group study found that "less than 40 percent of adults claim to have purchased anything from the major organic categories in the last six months." This contrasts sharply with non-organic products, which have household penetration levels of well above 70 percent." More
JAMA Antioxidant Studies on Prostate Cancer Have Similar Limitations, Says Natural Products Association
from the Natural Products Association
In December, the Natural Products Association responded to two early-release studies on the effects of vitamins E and C and selenium on cancer. Those studies were published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Although already widely covered by the media last year, the actual publication of the articles may raise concerns among consumers and NPA would again like to direct members and others to limitations in their methodologies uncovered and explained by the association. More
Study Supports Pomegranate's Anti-prostate Cancer Potential
from NutraIngredients-USA
The potential of pomegranate extracts and juices to protect against prostate cancer may be due to direct interaction with genes, according to a new study. Researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles report that extracts of the fruit were associated with a two-fold suppression in the expression of genes linked to prostate cancer. More
It's Alive!
from The Baltimore Sun
When the owner of Bluehouse, an environmentally conscious Baltimore home store, needed to decorate his newest location, he didn't want subtle. He wanted something striking, something that would shout - even passionately sing - a testament to green living. David Buscher went with a living wall. More
Out of the Fryer and into the Vegawatt: Used Vegetable Oil Helps Power Restaurant
from Greener Buildings
A Massachusetts firm says its new device called the Vegawatt can help restaurants save money by converting used vegetable oil from fryers into fuel to produce electricity and hot water. The Owl Power Company of Boylston, Mass., hopes its Vegawatt will become the next big thing among restaurants and other businesses with commercial or industrial kitchens that use fryers. More
Diet Tied to Survival in Breast Cancer Patients
from Reuters
Women with early-stage breast cancer may live longer if they maintain a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains and low-fat dairy, a new study suggests. This so-called "prudent" diet was not linked to a lower risk of death from breast cancer specifically. However, researchers found, breast cancer patients who ate this way were less likely to die from other causes over the eight-year study period. More
Philadelphia Eagles say Use of Dietary Supplements is a Way of Life in the NFL
from The Express-Times
Dietary supplements are a way of life in the NFL, as a routine check of the stalls in the Philadelphia Eagles' locker room reveals. Whether it's maintaining weight, recovering from a grueling practice or needing an extra jolt of energy, most players have ready access to supplements. More
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