FDA delays triclosan ruling until 2012
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration was set to rule on the use of the synthetic antibacterial triclosan in consumer products by this past spring, but the agency will postpone making a stance until 2012.
FDA still fuzzy on liquid supplements vs. beverages
The Food and Drug Administration’s draft guidance distinguishing liquid dietary supplements from functional beverages could have major impact on the supplements industry should the agency begin enforcing it, experts say.