“Why should I invest in a GRAS when everyone is already selling my ingredient?” Well, to be frank – it’s the law. “Any substance that is...

On May 31st, 2019 a panel of ten FDA officials, including the acting Commissioner, Dr. Ned Sharpless, sat for hours listening to over 100...

In response to the increase in caffeinated dietary supplements in the marketplace and public health risks associated with oral intakes of...

The term “phytonutrient” is defined in the Merriam-Webster dictionary as “a bioactive plant-derived compound (such as resveratrol)...

“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food” — Hippocrates of Cos (ca.460 BC – ca. 370 BC) The Drug-Like Properties of Foods Many...

The University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) is the home to the National Center for Natural Products Research (NCNPR), a division of the...

You would think any application of the GRAS1 process would be a legitimate pathway to federal compliance unless expressly prohibited by...

The cosmetics industry has been largely self-regulating since passage of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938; however, the proposed...

In 2016, sports nutrition dietary supplements sales in the United States (U.S.) totaled $5.7 billion dollars, which was approximately...

The week of November 13, 2017, is notable because FDA released two documents relating to guidance for conclusions of GRAS1 status and...

A newsletter article published in the Burdock Advisor a year ago1 described an existential threat to the AAFCO system of approval of Feed...

In case you were not already overwhelmed with the acronyms used in the food industry and associated regulations, the Food Safety...

Is there a regulation or order related to food that you would like the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to issue, amend or revoke?...

Quantity & Quality of Evidence The first, “Regulatory Framework,” brings up some interesting issues, if not in a slightly overbearing...

On Oct.3, 2017, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) held a public meeting to discuss the development of a list of substances that were...

After working with the Burdock Group to recently obtain a successful self-contained GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe) determination for...

For FDA, 2017 marks another year that the agency continues to endanger the consumer by demanding such a high threshold for NDIN filing.

The above dialogue is a common one in consulting and usually refers to an opinion on the safe use of an ingredient, or a GRAS...

Food and color manufacturers need to fully characterize the ingredients they are producing to ensure that the end product is safe.

To be compliant with federal law, an ingredient added to food (including pet food) must be approved by FDA for its intended use as a food...