In 2009, I wrote an article on evidence supporting iodine supplementation during pregnancy (1). Iodine intake has decreased over the last...

“Snake oil” is used today as an expression that refers to the fraudulent health products or unproven medicine. The term “snake oil” is...

At the January 2015 American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) Committee Meeting, there were several important discussions regarding the...

The 29th annual Natural Products Expo East (NPEE), the East Coast’s largest natural, organic and healthy products event, brought together...

There is no disputing the fact that the Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS) process is under attack: first, by the General Accountability...

The 2nd Annual Legal, Regulatory and Compliance Forum sponsored by the American Conference Institute (ACI) was held in New York City, NY,...

The Burdock Group Consultants completed another very successful showcase at the Institute of Food Technologist’s (IFT) Annual...

“Food” can be loosely defined as any substance that people or animals eat or drink, in order to maintain life and growth, satisfy hunger,...

Time is running out for pet food ingredient suppliers to conform to Federal regulations for their ingredients. The choices are either a...

The addition of color to foods can have a significant effect on foods’ appeal by providing a new color blend or helping to return color...

In January of this year, FDA released its Guidance for Industry, Distinguishing Liquid Dietary Supplements from Beverages.[1]Other than...

FDA has recently issued two different guidance documents for medical foods in an attempt to stem the flow of these foods, which are...

In Part II of this two-part series, we pick up from Part I by further examining the numbers generated in the first article. The numbers...

Nanotechnology is the study and application of ultra-fine or “nano-sized” particles (NSP). Although NSPs have been around since the...

Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) released (September 11, 2013) draft guidance describing the...

In Part I of this two-part series, background will be provided regarding the origin and reason for the reporting system that is currently...

The importance of proper study design was introduced in Part One of this series, which appeared in the March 2013 issue of the Burdock...

There is no requirement in the law or in the regulations that a generally recognized as safe determination (so-called “self-GRAS”).

Not all bacteria are harmful to the body. Certain bacteria, termed probiotics[1], may work with the body and have a positive influence –...

I spend a lot of time with labels, probably too much. Due to the number of labels I review, I have labels on the brain. I can’t go to the...