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Dietary Supplements vs. Functional Foods: Safety and Labeling

Introduction A year into the COVID-19 pandemic, consumer interest is on the rise for dietary... Read More

Protein Sources in Aquaculture Feed: Quality and Nutrition

Introduction “Feeding fish to fish”; this is, feeding wild fish meal (FM) and fish oil…

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Safety and Regulation of Cell-Cultured Meat as a Food Product

Introduction In 2003, the first ever tissue-engineered steak was eaten by Australian artists, Oron Catts…

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“The Dose Makes the Poison” – The Right and Wrong Way to Calculate an Estimated Daily Intake

Introduction The first lesson in toxicology is that “the dose makes the poison”; meaning that…

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Before we GRAS, Let’s Sharpen Our Axe

By George A. Burdock, Ph.D. and Mr. Johnel Lagabon Occasionally, a GRAS needs to be…

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Opening the Dietary Supplement Floodgates

Historically, approximately 70% of dietary supplement notifications to FDA were rejected. This high rejection rate…

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