by Joel Rothman | Oct 27, 2009 | NutriSupLaw
Ric Hobby spoke at the CRN Conference last week on the state of international supplement regulation with a particular focus on European regulatory efforts. Ric directed most of his talk on the work of the International Alliance of Dietary/Food Supplement...
by Joel Rothman | Oct 5, 2009 | NutriSupLaw
Three Americans won Nobel Prizes in physiology or medicine today for their research on telomeres, the endcaps of chromosomes that protect genetic material from being erased. Understanding how telomoeres work is enlightening scientists on aging and disease. Nutritional...
by Joel Rothman | Aug 26, 2009 | NutriSupLaw
Congratulations and a big “welcome to the blogroll” shout out to the new Customs and International Trade Law Blog recently debuted by Peter Quinter and his crack team of international trade lawyers at the firm of Becker & Poliakoff in Ft. Lauderdale,...
by Joel Rothman | Apr 10, 2009 | NutriSupLaw
Canada.com reports that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency has raised concerns over elk antler velvet, a common ingredient used in Traditional Chinese Medicine and many supplement products. CFIA suspects powdered antler velvet could contain infectious prions...
by Joel Rothman | Feb 25, 2009 | NutriSupLaw
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has adopted a scientific opinion (summary also available) on two ingredients commonly used in so-called energy drinks. Following a request from the European Commission, EFSA’s Panel on Food Additives and Nutrient Sources added...