Probiotics

Consumer Medical Devices

Other Issues

Packaging

Quality

Press Releases and Statements

Landmark Paper Published in Regulatory Journal Proposes Safety Assessment Parameters for Probiotics

Jay Sirois, PhD, CHPA’s vice president of regulatory & scientific affairs, and co-author of the paper, Considerations for determining safety of probiotics: A USP perspective

Oct 27, 2022

Podcast

CHPA Chat - Probiotic Supplements and Quality Guidelines

Join Duffy MacKay, Senior Vice President of Dietary Supplements at CHPA, and George Paraskevakos, Executive Director of the International Probiotics Association to explore the science behind probiotics, why gut health is so important, and what’s next for this growing category.

Jun 13, 2022

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Press Releases and Statements

CHPA: ‘60 Minutes’ Probiotics Segment Lacks Important Context

Jun 30, 2020

Submission

Comments to FDA: Probiotics Labeling

Herein CHPA provides feedback on FDA’s recent draft guidance document addressing the labeling of dietary supplements containing live microbials (also referred to as probiotics).

Nov 6, 2018

Press Releases and Statements

CHPA Submits Comments to FDA Regarding the Development of a Pre-DSHEA Ingredients List

CHPA submitted comments this week to the Food and Drug Administration regarding the proposed development of an authorized list of dietary ingredients marketed prior to the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act.

Dec 7, 2017

DSHEA

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Informed Consumer Decision Making

Best Practices Voluntary Guidelines for Probiotics

This document was developed by members of the CHPA Dietary Supplements Committee Probiotics Labeling Group to provide voluntary guidelines for use by manufacturers of dietary supplement products containing probiotic ingredients.

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Dietary Supplement Resource Library

Explore our list of resources to learn more about the dietary supplement category and how it is regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Federal Trade Commission.

DSHEA

Vitamins and Minerals

Other Issues

FAQs

FAQs About Dietary Supplements Regulations

Regulation of Dietary Supplements covers marketing, manufacturing, labeling, and advertising enforced by FDA and the Federal Trade Commission. See these FAQs to learn more.

DSHEA