The Food and Drug Administration is implementing a “bold food agenda” that will strengthen oversight of chemicals in our food supply. The agenda has two new initiatives: finalization of its food chemical safety post-market assessment program and reassessing the food additives butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) and azodicarbonamide (ADA). Food chemical safety post-market assessment program The food chemical safety post-market assessment program…
What is a dietary supplement? Advances in technology and new ingredient discoveries have prompted the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to rethink what constitutes a supplement. During a recent public meeting with industry representatives titled “Exploring the Scope of Dietary Supplement Ingredients,” the FDA tried to better define what makes up a dietary supplement. The answer and its implications for…
When it comes to the food we feed our families, transparency matters. That’s why Citizens for Health welcomes the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) decision to allow companies to use a clear and truthful “no artificial colors” claim when their products are free from petroleum-based synthetic dyes. For years, consumers have expressed concern about the presence of artificial colors in…
Synthetic food dyes — many of them petroleum-based — have long been linked to health concerns ranging from behavioral issues in children to cancer risks. Yet they remain available to be legally included in the U.S. food supply. That’s why the introduction of Rep. Grace Meng’s Ban Harmful Food Dyes Act takes a bold step toward cleaner, safer food. This…
After the Food and Drug Administration recently announced sweeping recommendations to eliminate potentially toxic chemicals from our food supply, we’re left wondering if the efforts are real or just more talk by a government plagued by a track record of failing to protect our health. Big pronouncements In April, the new FDA Commissioner, Dr. Martin Makary, confirmed something that many…
Open your mind to new possibilities and maybe change the way you approach health treatments – both natural and conventional. That’s the main request of Benton Bramwell, ND and Ridgecrest Herbals’ CEO, W. Matthew Warnock, JD in their new book, Rethinking Medicine: Harmonizing Science and Herbal Tradition. From the Beginning The book begins with personal stories of the authors’ winding…
Last week, Citizens for Health (CFH) and the National Health Federation (NHF) jointly filed an Amici Curiae brief in United States v. Xlear, a pending Federal Trade Commission (FTC) enforcement action in the United States District Court for the Central Division of Utah. The amici brief filing, also called a Friends-of-the-Court brief, supports a motion by Xlear, Inc. (the corporate…
The New York State Assembly has passed Assembly Bill 5610-D. If enacted, it would restrict sales of safe and beneficial sports nutrition and weight management products to consumers under the age of eighteen. The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) said that it “…is dismayed by the uncritical review given to A5610-D by the New York Assembly. The legislation is a…
Consumers have a wide variety of choice when it comes to purchasing dietary supplements—choice that exists in selecting product categories and specific products as well as choosing the company or source that sells them. Some choices are smarter than others, and consumers would be wise to do their homework. Supplement labels are changing in 2020. Time to get #LabelWise!
October 18, 2017 New Jersey – Halloween is coming. And the scariest stuff is as close as your fridge or pantry. It’s that time of year again when, unless you live in an isolated cabin in the woods (or possibly more so if you do), stocking up on “treats” is practically obligatory. Now, maybe you’re not in the habit of…