FDA Makes Its Case for Mandatory GRAS: ‘We Lack a Complete Understanding’ of What’s in Food
In a webinar on its proposed rule, FDA said voluntary GRAS leaves it without a full picture of the food supply. Comments close December 9.
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Better Dairy Self-Affirms GRAS for Lactopontin, Plans FDA Notification
Better Dairy has self-affirmed GRAS status for lactopontin, its yeast-made, human-identical osteopontin, and plans to notify the FDA next year.
FDA Finalizes NDI Identity and Safety Guidance, Revisits Dietary Substance Definition
FDA finalized identity and safety sections of its NDI guidance and is reexamining the dietary substance definition that governs novel ingredients.
Five Ways GLP-1 Drugs Are Reshaping Supplement Demand
GLP-1 drug users are driving supplement demand for nutrient gaps, digestion, muscle, beauty and weight maintenance after stopping treatment.
Supplement Trade Group CRN Wants More Transparency on Self-GRAS, Without an FDA Backlog
CRN CEO Steve Mister supports more transparency for self-affirmed GRAS ingredients, but warns that FDA review of every new ingredient could create a backlog the agency cannot clear.
Supplement Industry’s ‘Golden Age’ Hits a Regulatory Wall
Supplement industry regulatory oversight intensified in early 2026, with MAHA priorities driving FDA modernization, state legislation, and mounting litigation pressure.
NPA Storms Capitol Hill With a 90-Year-Old Fight
Over 180 NPA members hit Capitol Hill in 2026, pushing for dietary supplement regulatory access via HSAs, FSAs, and drug preclusion reform.