FDA’s new food czar met on Nov. 29 with five dietary supplement trade organizations as part of a broader effort to hear from myriad stakeholders to tackle food safety and nutrition issues.
For the second year in a row, the Food and Drug Administration performed about 500 inspections of dietary supplement facilities that are subject to manufacturing rules.
Earlier this year, the FTC sought to flex its penalty offense authority by issuing compliance reminders to advertisers–but trades say that ‘friendly reminder’ was unlawful.
Former New Mexico governor and congressman Bill Richardson, who died Sept. 1 at age 75, dedicated his life to public service and freeing political hostages, but he also championed the dietary supplement industry when it needed it most.