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| NBJ's Weekly News Update June 23, 2009 |
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FDA NEWS GMP Q&A with CFSAN’s Brad Williams June 23, 2009 With the mid-size company compliance deadline of June 25 nearly upon us, Nutrition Business Journal had the opportunity to speak with Brad Williams, member of the Dietary Supplements Programs at the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN), which a division of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), about the first year of Good Manufacturing Practice enforcement in the dietary supplement industry. Williams talks about some of the specific areas of concern for investigators and gives manufacturers advice on how to better prepare a company for an inspection. Read More. The NBJ Blog Adverse Event Reporting a Key Issue in Zicam Case June 23, 2009 The long term viability of Scottsdale-based Matrixx Initiatives could be in doubt as company officials work to mitigate consumer fears about the safety of its Zicam homeopathic cold remedies in the wake of an FDA warning letter that the company received on June 16. In the letter addressed to Acting President, CFO and COO William J. Hemelt, the FDA identified two products, Zicam Cold Remedy Nasal Gel and Zicam Cold Remedy Swabs, as potentially harmful products that could cause the temporary or permanent loss of smell, a condition also known as anosmia. The company has taken both products off the market based on the FDA letter. NBJ Blog. RESEARCH NEWS Vitamin D and Omega-3 Fish Oil to be the Focus of New $20 Million Study June 23, 2009 Pharmavite and Ocean Nutrition Canada will provide vitamin D and omega-3 fish oil supplements for an upcoming study that will explore the effects of the supplements on a person’s risk of getting cancer, heart disease or having a stroke. The $20 million study will be funded by the National Institutes of Health and is being conducted by the Harvard Medical School and the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, MA. Read More. MARKET RESEARCH Only 2 Days Away: NBJ’s Direct Selling Web Seminar Like retail, the direct-to-consumer sales channels in the U.S. nutrition industry are feeling the pinch of the global economic downturn and face a rapidly changing business and regulatory landscape. Nutrition Business Journal will host a Web seminar from 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. MDT on Thursday, June 25, 2009 to discuss the 2008 nutrition industry sales performance of the Internet, multi-level marketers (MLMs), practitioners, direct-response television (DRTV), direct-response radio (DR radio), and mail-order catalog sales channels. Read more Now Available: NBJ's 2009 Healthy Kids' Report Nutrition Business Journal (NBJ) presents the inaugural Kid’s Nutrition Market Report. This report is a must have for any company operating in, attempting to move into or simply evaluating this category with timely and actionable information and insights. The report provides a detailed review of market size, growth and sales estimates for NBJ’s classic nutrition industry product categories— natural foods and beverages, organic foods and beverages, functional foods and beverages, dietary supplements, and natural & organic personal care and household products. Read more NBJ News NBJ’s 50% OFF Summer Kick-Off Sale--Two Days Only! Monday & Tuesday, June 29th & 30th, 2009 50% off reports, back issues, and data charts *discount cannot be used toward subscriptions Visit Nutrition Business Journal to shop and receive 50% OFF Receive your discount by using discount code NBJS09 at check out. Please feel free to contact Rachel Dederich with any questions. Follow NBJ on LinkedIn Follow NBJ and stay up to date on the latest industry happens. Follow the NBJ Summit the leading networking group in the nutrition industry. Follow NBJ on Twitter Follow NBJ’s Twitter feed and stay up to date on the latest industry headlines. For the week of 6/17/09 – 6/23/09:
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