PCC Requires Personal Care Items to Meet Standard
from Supermarket News
PCC Natural Markets here yesterday sent out letters notifying vendors and manufacturers of personal care products it will require compliance with ingredient criteria, as defined by the Natural Products Association Natural Standard. PCC is the largest natural foods cooperative in the U.S." More
Weight Management May Gain from Health Claim Challenges
from NutraIngredients Europe
European regulation on permissible health claims may well be slowing down development of novel dietary supplement products, requiring greater industry cooperation in providing strong science, says one industry association. Daniel Fabricant of the US-based Natural Products Association (NPA) told NutraIngredients.com that a general feeling of uncertainty over the research needed to make supplement health claims has affected the European market. More
NPA Offering Advanced Course on the Final FDA GMP Rule at Expo West
from National Products Association
The Natural Products Association, the industry leader in educating industry professionals on good manufacturing practices, will conduct an in-depth education course at Expo West on the final FDA cGMP rule for supplements, March 5-6, 2009, at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, Calif. With more than 12 hours of dedicated course time and with the rule now being enforced by FDA, this course will be extremely relevant and valuable for anyone whose job requires a comprehensive understanding of the final rule. More
USDA Announces Food Labeling Regulation
from United Press International
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the language of a new regulation that will require country of origin labeling for many foods. The rule covers muscle cuts and ground beef, lamb, chicken, goat and pork; wild and farm-raised fish and shellfish; as well as perishable agricultural commodities, specifically fresh and frozen fruits and vegetables, macadamia nuts, pecans, ginseng and peanuts. More
FDA Releases Health Claim Guidance Publication
from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said the guidance titled "Evidence-Based Review System for the Scientific Evaluation of Health Claims" will be published next week in the Federal Register, describing the evidence-based review system that FDA intends to use to evaluate scientific evidence for significant scientific agreement (SSA) health claims. The agency also is withdrawing a guidance entitled "Guidance for Industry: Significant Scientific Agreement in the Review of Health Claims for Conventional Foods and Dietary Supplements," that was issued December 1999. More
FDA Explains Substantiation Needs for Supplement Claims
from FDA/Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has published guidance for dietary supplement manufacturers on what it considers to be sufficient scientific substantiation for the health claims made on their products. The guidance, which takes the form of recommendations rather than rulemaking, refers to all nutritional deficiency, structure/function or general well-being claims. More
Anti-Smoking Advocate Is Named to Health Post
from The New York Times
President-elect Barack Obama said Tuesday that he had chosen the head of a leading anti-tobacco organization to be the No. 2 official at the Department of Health and Human Services. More
Vilsack Pledges Cooperation with HHS on Nutrition
from The National Journal
Agriculture Secretary nominee Tom Vilsack said during his confirmation hearing that he has agreed to work with Health and Human Services Secretary-designate Tom Daschle to make nutrition a top priority in health care reform. Vilsack -- who as Agriculture secretary will be in charge of food stamps, school breakfast and lunch funding, and programs to help pregnant women and newborns -- told the Senate Agriculture Committee he would "make a serious effort to market good eating habits as a way of helping your country." More
First U.S. Count Finds 1 in 200 Kids are Vegetarian
from The Associated Press
About 1 in 200 young Americans are vegetarians, according to the first government study to provide a nationwide estimate of how many children eat meat. The new estimate comes from a recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study of thousands of Americans in 2007. The study used surveys to gather information about the eating habits of children and teens from about 9,000 parents or guardians. More
Tips for Making 2009 Workplace Goals Stick
from The Seattle Post-Intelligencer
January is a prime time for professional (and organizational) goal setting and resolutions. It's a healthy practice for all workplace professionals. Setting goals and resolutions can help provide focus, order, direction and inspiration to your work life, especially important in rough waters like this economy. A great place to start is by reviewing the past. More
With Economy Sour, Consumers Sweet on Herbal Meds
from The Associated Press
The choice between $75 prescription sleeping pills or a $5 herbal alternative is a no-brainer for Cathy and Bernard Birleffi, whose insurance costs have skyrocketed along with the nation's financial woes. Climbing sales of herbal medicines have paralleled the tanking economy, according to an Associated Press review of recent data from market-watchers and retailers. More
FMA Ponders Green Fragrances: a Balancing Act
from Perfumer & Flavorist magazine
When it comes to natural, green and sustainability, consumers have been faced with vague and competing marketing claims. A Yakkelovich study cited by Daniel Fabricant, vice president of scientific and regulatory affairs for the Natural Products Association (NPA), reports that 78 percent of American women believe natural personal care is currently regulated or don’t know if it is. More
Doctors Going Alternative
from The Chicago Tribune
For years, Dr. Ali Keshavarzian ignored "alternative" therapies because his Western-trained brain wanted more evidence that they actually worked. But Keshavarzian also knew conventional medicine often needed some assistance. And when he learned his patients were seeking out natural products, acupuncture, meditation and massage, he took a deep breath and dived in. More
High vitamin C Linked to Lower BP in Young Women
from Reuters
A study in young adult women links high blood levels of vitamin C with lower blood pressure. This "strongly suggests that vitamin C is specifically important in maintaining a healthy blood pressure," according to Dr. Gladys Block, of the University of California, Berkeley. Previous research linked high plasma levels of vitamin C with lower blood pressure among middle-age and older adults, typically those with higher than optimal blood pressure readings, Block and colleagues report in the Nutrition Journal. More
Study: DHA Supplements May Help Premature Baby Girls
from USA Today
A new study suggests that giving a fatty acid to premature baby girls may help prevent mental retardation, although some experts say the study was too small to really prove that the supplements help newborns. More
Growing Green Consciousness Culture Fortifies Organic Lawn and Garden Market
from MSNBC
More Americans choose organic products over conventional synthetic products when caring for their lawns and gardens. In the all-new report, Trends in Organic Lawn and Garden Products, market research publisher Packaged Facts estimates that the burgeoning organic niche sector of the lawn and garden market reached $460 million in retail sales in 2008, a healthy gain of 12 percent over 2007. More
Wine, Tea and Chocolate Improve Mental Performance
from Wine Spectator
A team of researchers at Oxford University, working with colleagues at the University of Oslo, say that a combination of wine, dark chocolate and tea, in moderate amounts, enhances cognitive performance in the elderly. The study suggests people should regularly consume low levels of wine, dark chocolate and tea. All three are rich in polyphenolic compounds called flavonoids found in grapes, tea leaves and cocoa beans. More
Aroma, Taste and Texture Drive Refreshing Perception
from FoodProductionDaily
A consumer’s perception of a refreshing sensation in food is driven by the cold/mint flavor, the acidity of the formulation, and the thickness of the product, according to research from Nestle. More
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