CDER agrees to protect DSMs confidential business information by redacting most correspondence but says general meeting minutes will be made public. To address TEA sponsors' concerns about disclosing proprietary information, "in some situations FDA may hold private meetings with sponsors who request them without subsequently disclosing proprietary information," CDER Division of Nonprescription Drug Products responds to DSM request.
Four years after the US Food and Drug Administration said data was insufficient to support the safety of bemotrizinol for inclusion in the OTC sunscreen drug monograph, the agency is meeting with ingredient supplier DSM Nutritional Products to discuss the firm's time and extent application for the UV filter.
The Royal DSM NV business requested a non-public meeting and sought the agency’s assurance of confidentiality in January....
Green Pharmaceuticals’ SnoreStop Nasal Spray, previously marketed as “NasoSpray,” still is available even though agency officials on multiple occasions for a month recommended a recall after an April inspection found “gross microbial contamination” in one lot.
Week after publishing safety alert about OPMS Black Liquid Kratom “linked to serious adverse health effects, including death,” FDA announced market research “to understand and characterize emergent risk/safety and perceived benefits reportedly linked to kratom and psychedelics.” But it withdrew the study 10 days later.
Semi-annual regulatory agenda of non-binding target dates also sets December goal for an NPRM to recognize N-acetyl-L-cysteine as a lawful dietary ingredient. Like IND exemptions rule, item on NAC included for first time in FDA’s list.
This HBW Insight series profiles regulatory affairs specialists working in or supporting the consumer health and beauty product industries. In this installment, we speak to Kenvue's Kevin Whelan.
Court order dismisses claims against Perrigo and Joseph Papa, its former CEO, with prejudice. Settlement also bars any claim against plaintiffs and class members, “whether arising under state, federal, common or foreign law,” alleging liability for losses.
In this episode of the Over the Counter podcast, HBW Insight speaks to Kerry's RDA senior manager of immune and joint health, Sonja Nodland, about the opportunity for innovation that postbiotics represent for the consumer health industry.
Proposal to have panelists rate the strength of efficacy and safety evidence on a numeric scale also draws support in written comments on ways to optimize the advisory committee process.
