U.K. Regulator’s Echinacea Action Sends Chills Through U.S. Industry
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
While the risk of an allergic reaction to Echinacea in children under 12 is minimal, the U.K. medicines regulator sends a message to consumers that the age group should not take the supplement, and will require manufacturers to include warning labels.
You may also be interested in...
Durbin Bill Would Narrow Definition Of Dietary Supplement
Legislation Sen. Dick Durbin offers to stop firms from allegedly side-stepping food safety standards by labeling products as dietary supplements could have a "devastating impact on the industry," stakeholders say.
Wellness, Not Treatment Behind Most Children’s Supplement Use – NHIS Data
A National Institutes of Health survey shows children more often use dietary supplements to promote wellness than for therapeutic reasons
People In Brief
Herbalife brings on Dentali as botanical sciences VP; NACDS expands Nicholson’s role; Innophos announces interim CFO; George Hamilton new face of Infusion Life Sciences; Aker BioMarine names sales VP; Atteryd to chair Food Supplements Europe.