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USFDA starts accepting online reporting of adverse events in dietary supplements

USFDA starts accepting online reporting of adverse events in dietary supplements

The US Food and Drug Administration (US-FDA) has announced that it is now accepting online submissions of voluntary and mandatory dietary supplement adverse event reports (AERs). FDA has implemented a secure capability in the interest

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USFDA increases permitted levels of Acacia Gum in food following Nexira petition

USFDA increases permitted levels of Acacia Gum in food following Nexira petition

Following a request by Nexira, a global natural ingredients supplier, the US-FDA (United States Food and Drug Administration) has expanded safe use of acacia gum (known as gum Arabic or Babul in India) across the

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Obesity in developing countries reached 1 billion mark

Obesity in developing countries reached 1 billion mark

The number of overweight and obese adults in developing countries has ballooned from 250 million to almost 1 billion. The figure is highlighted in a major new review from the Overseas Development Institute exposing the

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Haryana announces nutrition policy for women and children

Haryana announces nutrition policy for women and children

State Government of Haryana has announced State Nutrition Policy for Women and Children to improve the nutritional status of adolescent girls and women in the state.According to reports, the state policy aims to develop an

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US FDA warns consumers about using ’Mass Destruction’ dietary supplement

US FDA warns consumers about using ’Mass Destruction’ dietary supplement

The US Food and Drug Administration, an agency within the US Department of Health and Human Services, protects the public health is advising consumers to immediately stop using a product called Mass Destruction, marketed as

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IPAB upheld Kibow Biotech’s patent for kidney dietary supplement

IPAB upheld Kibow Biotech’s patent for kidney dietary supplement

Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB), India’s top IP body, in its decision has upheld patent granted to an US-based biotech company Kibow Biotech’s key probiotic dietary supplement product. The company was granted patent No: 224100

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Food security should be protected: Anand Sharma

Food security should be protected: Anand Sharma

The Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Anand Sharma, in a statement strongly underlining India’s concerns at a meeting of the G-33 in Bali on the eve of the 9th Ministerial Conference of the World

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Tamil Nadu to grow as food processing Hub

Tamil Nadu to grow as food processing Hub

The food processing industry in India has attracted foreign direct investments (FDI) worth $1,970.09 million between April 2000 and July 2013.The latest data published by Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), which suggests the

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No unlicensed herbal supplements allowed – UK medicine regulator

No unlicensed herbal supplements allowed – UK medicine regulator

Unlicensed herbal food supplements cannot be sold in United Kingdom (UK) after April 30, 2014. UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said in recently released statement. The MHRA is responsible for regulating all

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FSSAI extends deadline for displaying fat content to July 2014

FSSAI extends deadline for displaying fat content to July 2014

The country’s apex food regulation body - FSSAI, for the second time, extended the deadline to comply with the “Food Safety and Standards (Packaging and Labelling) Regulations 2011” to July 1, 2014. The latest amendments