GMPs for Dietary Supplements: Raising the Bar
by Scott Bass, Partner in the law firm of Sidley Austin Brown & Wood, in Washington, D.C., where he heads the firm's international food and drug law practice. He is the author of two FDLI books on DSHEA

Dietary Supplement Labeling and FDA Regulatory Enforcement
by Stephen H. McNamara, Partner in the law firm of Hyman, Phelps & McNamara, P.C., Washington, D.C.

"Health Delivery" v. "Health Halo" Positions Using Qualified Health Claims: Unconventional Ingredients in Conventional Foods
by Nancy Childs, Ph.D., Professor of Food Marketing in the Erivan K. Haub School of Business at Saint Joseph's University (SJU), Philadelphia, PA, and a Founding Director of the Nutraceutical Institute, a partnership with SJU and Rutgers University. This article summarizes the author's presentation delivered at FDLI's Conference "Dietary Supplements … at a Crossroads," Washington, D.C. (Jan 17, 2003)

Dietary Supplement Research Initiatives at NIH
by Director of the Office of Dietary Supplements, National Institutes of Health,
Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD

Crossing the Tricky Terrain of Dietary Supplement Regulation
by Lauren Swann, M.S., R.D.President of Concept Nutrition, Inc., a consultancy specializing in food labeling regulations, marketing and technical communications, and ethnic dietary practices, Bensalem, PA

At the Crossroads: The Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act
by Thomas N. Tiedt, Ph.D., Director of Med-Tox Group, a healthcare R&D consulting company, Longboat Key, FL

FDA's Poison Prevention Packaging Rule: A Bitter Pill That the Agency Must Swallow
by John M. Desiderio, Of Counsel to the law firm of Jacobs deBrauwere LLP, New York, NY. He represented the plaintiff and argued the appeal in the case that is the subject of this article

Consumer Justice Center v. Olympian Labs: A Presumption Against Preemption
by Matthew G. Ball, Associate with the law firm of Kirkpatrick & Lockhart, San Francisco, CA

Infant Formula Regulation Today
by Fred H. Degnan, Partner in the law firm of King & Spalding, Washington, D.C.

 

Project BioShield: A New Opportunity for Prescription Product Manufacturers
by James M. Wood, Partner in the law firm of Reed Smith Crosby Heafey, Oakland, CA

New Canadian Food Labeling Regulations
by Gordon S. Jepson, Partner at the law firm of Deeth Williams Wall LLP, Toronto, Canada, where he practices intellectual property and regulatory law
and M. Susana Diaz, Associate at the law firm of Deeth Williams Wall LLP, Toronto, Canada

Hormone Replacement Therapy: Clinical Trials and Controversy
by Raphael J. Witorsch, Ph.D., Professor of Physiology at the School of Medicine, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

 

Making History
For the Bookshelf-Hilts on History: Protecting America's Health
by Suzanne White Junod, Ph.D., Historian with the Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, MD

Enforcement Corner
Enhanced Protection for Whistleblowers
by Steven M. Kowal, Partner in the law firm of Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, Chicago, IL

Global Corner
Changing Views on Health and Nutrition Labeling in Europe
by Matthew Weinberg, Chief Executive Officer of THE WEINBERG GROUP, Washington, D.C.

Associate's Corner
FDA Proposes Food Facility Registration and Prior Notice of Food Imports
by Christopher A. Brown, Associate in the food and drug practice group at the law firm of Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal, Washington, D.C.

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