Industry Advocacy

The Food and Drug Administration has started a public process to redefine the meaning of the word “healthy” when it comes to food labeling.

"Redefining 'healthy' is part of an overall plan to provide consumers with information and tools to enable them to easily and quickly make food choices consistent with public health recommendations and to encourage the development of healthier foods by the industry," according to a statement Tuesday on FDA.gov.

TORONTO - The Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada on Monday named Justin Bates as permanent CEO of the organization.

WASHINGTON — The Puerto Rico Secretary of Health, Ana Ríus Armendáriz, announced this week that the Department of Health will not enforce Administrative Order 346, which placed regulatory fees on the distribution and manufacturing of dietary supplements that industry described as burdensome, advising she will now go through proper channels of notice, including a hearing, followed by a comment and rule making period later this year.

WASHINGTON – The Natural Products Association announced Wednesday it is in the later stages of developing a comprehensive safe harbor list of pre-DSHEA dietary ingredients for the industry based largely on evidence from past media reports, advertising and other public sources.