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Guilty Plea a Case for Certification
[2010/02/08]
Last month, VMG Global, Inc. ( dba American Cellular), manufacturer of Tren Xtreme and Mass Xtreme, pleaded guilty to selling steroids masquerading as supplements. The Plea Agreement makes for some interesting reading.
| Sports and Supplements: Together Again
[2009/12/7]
For the past five years, I’ve been involved in dialogue between industry and the elite sports community. Numerous times in this column, I’ve talked about the partnering opportunity that exists, because, despite rhetoric to the contrary, industry and the elite sports organizations have a shared goal – identifying rogue companies and their products, and getting them off the market so that consumers of all types can consume reliable, higher quality products.
| Editorial: Recap From the Road Weary
[2009/11/23]
It's been a tiring few weeks. First it was a press trip on the front end of SupplySide West in Las Vegas, then that event itself, immediately followed by a trip to Frankfurt, Germany for Food Ingredients Europe. So now this road-weary writer will try to collect a few thoughts and place them in some sort of meaningful context...
| Editorial: Dr. Joshua Sharfstein at the Annual CRN Conference: Between the Lines
[2009/11/02]
One of the predictable takeaways of last week's annual CRN conference was the opportunity to interact with regulatory leaders to gauge their priorities related to the industry, and to assess, what, if anything, industry should specifically and immediately do to prevent legislative catastrophe.
Ever since Congressman Waxman published his book, "The Waxman Report: How Congress Really Works," (actually even before it) rumor has abounded that a new attack on DSHEA was imminent. With several key associates in prominent positions, it was argued, it was only a matter of time before an outright attack would occur, likely with pressure from a number of places, and the appointment of Dr. Joshua Sharfstein, as Principal Deputy Commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration was one such potential trigger. So it was with a lot of interest that I awaited Dr. Sharfstein's CRN presentation at Terranea Resort in Southern California last week.
| Editorial: Stevia Category Entries Proliferate - How Sweet Is It?
[2009/10/19]
In late 2008, the North American food and beverage industry received news that would alter the (caloric) balance of its world forever. The first stevia-derived sweetener, a product standardized to a compound called Rebaudioside-A or Reb-A had received FDA GRAS approval, and could be included in food and beverage formulations...
| Editorial: Natural Products Industry on the Move – to Boston
[2009/09/21]
Industry is on the move. This time it's literal. Later this week thousands will descend on Boston for Natural Products Expo East, an event that officially kicks of the fall show schedule and provides an opportunity for industry to gather, socialize, remember, commiserate and so much more.
| Editorial: Fiber Revisited: New Tricks for an Old Dog?
[2009/09/08]
Industry often finds itself in the great position of being able to clarify what consumers have known for decades, putting this knowledge in a current 'context' of 'health information' so that consumers can benefit from emerging science and product news...
| Editorial: A Political Front Row Seat
[2009/08/10]
This past week, I had the opportunity to listen from the ‘front row’ to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) address an event here in Colorado, supporting freshmen members of Congress and talking about various subjects. I made a note to myself on a couple points relating to healthcare, and a set of circumstances that, at very least, frustrate logic.
| Editorial: View from the Summit - a Look Around the Supplement Sector
[2009/07/27]
I've always found the NBJ Summit one of the most interesting experiences of the year, and last week was no exception...
| Editorial: A Half Year in Perspective – Navigating Challenging Times
[2009/07/06]
A week ago, the official date for compliance with supplement GMPs passed for US mid-sized companies. A couple weeks earlier, Natural Products Association CEO David Seckman announced his resignation to assume responsibilities with the Food Processing Suppliers Association, which even earlier, had announced its intention to partner with IFT for an upcoming event in Chicago next year.
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