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November 2011 - In this Issue:

DIRECTOR'S MESSAGE
2/IASC Board of Directors Fall Meeting

IINSIDE LAW
5/FDA's New and Expanded Powers under the Food Safety Modernization Act of 2010

IASC NEWS
7/IASC Produces Video Demonstrating De-Colorization Process
7/IASC Adds Green Aloe Kr and Nahrin to "Not Certified" List
8/Shelf LIfe Dating Documents Now Available

SPECIAL TOPICS
9/Proposition 65 Update: Five Additional Settlements Reached
10/Prop 65: A Quick Summary
11/ERC Settlements to Date
11/The Importance of Building Stockholder Value In a Moderate Market-Growth Environment
15/Recommended Botanical Reading List

SCIENCE & ALOE: LITERATURE CITATIONS
16/Aloe Vera Juice Not Likely to Significantly Affect Drug Metabolism; Attitudes by Pharmacists on Reporting Adverse Event Reactions; Nanoparticle Toxicity in Plants: What Do We Know?; A New Role for Ethnopharmacolgy: A Sustainable Future; A New Protocol for Biodiversity Benefit Sharing; Natural Product Antimicrobial Synergism; More Than Two-Thirds of Jamaicans Self-Medicate with Herbs; Beyong ORAC, TEAC, TRAP, Etc.; Look Beyond Flavonoids; Researchers Identify Common Contaminants of Plant Extracts and Essential Oils

IASC and ALOE IN THE NEWS
18/Links to various IASC and aloe-related news articles

LEGAL & LEGISLATIVE NEWS
19/Capitol Hill Report: How Lazy Cakes Could Put Durbin's Supplement Bill to Sleep

THE SCIENCE OF ALOE
20/Recently published studies on the science of aloe

REGULATORY NEWS
25/The Draft NDI Guidance, the Law, and the Regulation: Take a Step Back
27/FDA to Industry Regarding Old Dietary Ingredients: Gotcha!
27/The FDA NDI Guiance: Key Issues for Industry
28/AHPA's NDI Webinar: Many Questions Remain from Review of FDA Draft Guiance
35/What Being in a Regulated Dietary Supplement Industry Means
35/cGMP Manufacturer Liability for Private-Label Retailers/Distributors?
37/AHPA Submits Comments on Administrative Detention under FSMA
38/FDA Issues Guidance on Fees Under FSMA

August 2011 - In this Issue:

DIRECTOR'S MESSAGE

INSIDE LAW
3/Dealing with Recalls

IASC NEWS
5/IASC Files COmplain Citing Trademark Infringement of Certification Seal
6/IASC Initiates Market Survey
7/Insurance Program Covers Prop. 65 and Label Claims Advertising, and Data-Security Breaches

SPECIAL TOPICS
8/A HACCP Primer for Foods and Ingredient Suppliers
9/The Food Safety Modernization Act, A Review of Implementation Meetings and Strategies

SCIENCE & ALOE: LITERATURE CITATIONS
14/Guava Leaf Monograph; FDA Collaborative Validation of Pesticide-Residue Analysis; FDA Finds Pesticides Must be 5-10 ppb to Consistently Measure; Using Genetics and Chemistry to Determine Natural Product Origin; The Beginning of the End of ORAC Marketing?

IASC and ALOE IN THE NEWS
15/Links to various IASC and aloe related news articles

LEGAL & LEGISLATIVE NEWS
17/Sens. Durbin and Blumenthal Introduce Dietary Supplement Legislation in the Senate
17/Consent-Decree Conviction and Dividing Up Ill-Gotten Gains

THE SCIENCE OF ALOE
18/Recently published studies on the science of aloe

REGULATORY NEWS
24/Latest Proposition 65 Settlement Proposed for $80,000; Complaints Continue to Be Filed
25/FDA Enforcement: FDA is FIghting Crime, and Warning Letters Should be Heeded
26/USDA Releases Final Guidance for Organic Wild-Crop-Harvesting Program

May 2011 - In this Issue:

DIRECTOR'S MESSAGE

INSIDE LAW
4/IASC Trademark Owners: Beware of Scam Artists

IASC NEWS
5/IASC Board Approves Quality Standard for Raw Materials; Meets with FDA

SPECIAL TOPICS
8/The Rising of the Green Sun
16/Understanding the Complexities of Customs Regulations for Herbal and Dietary Supplements
17/The Herbal Products Consumer Revealed
19/LOHAS Market Data Available for Free Download

SCIENCE & ALOE: LITERATURE CITATIONS
19/10th Annual Oxford International Conference on the Science of Botanicals
27/Individual TCM Herbal Treatments Rigorously Tested
27/Treating Chronic Disease with TCM
27/Plant Aphrodisiacs Reviewed
27/Review of Phytochemical Databases
28/New Philosophical Approach to Rationalizing Phytotherapy
28/Review of TCM Materials on Learning and Memory Impairment
28/Açaí on the Internet: Little Data for Claims
28/Quality of Herbal AER Case Reports
28/Moldy Kava to Blame for Liver Toxicity?
29/Ionizing Irradiation for Phytosanitary Uses
29/Strategies for Ingredient Validation by NIR
29/Heavy Metal Analysis of Herbal Materials
29/Common Herbal Extracts Prevent Bacterial Adhesion
29/Herbal Traditions in Bosnia and Herzegovina
30/Patented Essential Oils Used to Repel Mosquitoes
30/Free Fitoterapia Special Edition on Research Since DSHEA
31/Diet, Supplements, and Mental Energy: A Review
31/Herb, Drug, and Author Interactions

IASC and ALOE IN THE NEWS
33/Links to various IASC and aloe related news articles
33/AHP's Microscopy Text Now Available with 10 Percent IASC Member Discount

LEGAL & LEGISLATIVE NEWS
34/A Look Back Provides a Glimpse of Legislative Action to Come

THE SCIENCE OF ALOE
36/Recently published studies on the science of aloe

REGULATORY NEWS
39/FDA Issues Import Alert for Japanese Products and Consumer Radiation Notice
40/FDA Holds Meetings on Import Provisions of New Food Safety Law
41/FDA Convenes Second FSMA Meeting: Preventative Controls of New Food Safety Law; AHPA Plans Comments
42/GAO Calls for FDA Inspection Authority on Food Claims Records
43/FDA Issues First Reportable Food Registry Report
45/What the Warning Letters Teach
46/FDA Convenes Second FSMA FTC Cracks Down on Affiliate-Generated Product Endorsements
47/Dear Retailer: There's a Hole in the cGMP Bucket
48/What the Warning Letters Teach: A Demand for Compliance
50/Industry Hosts First Dietary Supplement Caucus Briefing for the 112th Congress

February 2011 - In this Issue:

DIRECTOR'S MESSAGE

INSIDE LAW
4/California Plaintiffs Can More Easily Sue Companies over Misleading "Made in U.S.A." Claims

IASC NEWS
5/Proposed Revisions to Bylaws: IASC Member Vote Required
6/U.S. Senate & House of Representatives Succeeds on Second Attempt to Pass "Food Safety Modernization Act"
7/IASC Annual Meeting & 2011 Board of Directors Election
7/New York Recognizes Aloe Vera Is "Product Consumed for the Preservation of Health"

SCIENCE & ALOE: LITERATURE CITATIONS
7/Natural Products and Anti-Inflammatory Activity
8/DNA ID Sorts Bean Family Species
8/... and Finds Indian Valerian Adulterant
IASC and ALOE IN THE NEWS
8/Links to various IASC and aloe related news articles

LEGAL & LEGISLATIVE NEWS
9/Industry Joins FDA in Confronting Illegal Drug-Spiking
10/Why FDA's "Tainted Products" Letter is a Big Deal
11/FDA on Spiked Products, cGMP Small Entity Compliance Guidance Guide, More Warning Letters and Free Form Plant Phytosterols
13/The 112th Congress: Outlook and Opportunities
16/FDA Food Safety Modernization Act Provides FDA with New Regulatory Authority
21/Sports Supplements, Green Foods Targeted by Proposition 65 in 2010; Attention Continuing in 2011

THE SCIENCE OF ALOE: Recently Published Studies
22/Recently published studies on the science of aloe

REGULATORY NEWS
29/FDA Warning Letters Teach Old Lessons
32/FDA Warns Companies Away from Drug Claims
33/AHPA Comments on FTC "Green Guides"
35/AHPA Comments on USDA's Draft Guidance on Organic Wild Crops
35/FDA Warning Letters Teach Old Lessons

November 2010 - In this Issue:

DIRECTOR'S MESSAGE

INSIDE LAW
3/POLICING YOUR TRADEMARKS: A Giant Step in Protecting Your Intellectual Property

IASC NEWS
5/Special Report: Board Meeting Recap
10/Current Situation on Health Claims in the EU
11/FDA Sends Warning Letter to Aloe Vera Product Marketer
13/IASC Opens Submission Cycle for 2010-2011 Yun-Ho Lee Merit Award
13/AHPA Releases Primer on Products Liability Insurance
14/Consumer Reports Gets It Wrong Again(Even with AHPA's Help)
15/Certification Program: Aloin Testing

SCIENCE & ALOE: LITERATURE CITATIONS
16/NMR as Botanical Identity and Quality Measurement Tool
19/Spectroscopic and Chromatographic Analyses for Botanical Identification
19/Heavy Metals and Other Elements in Herbs and Supplements

IASC and ALOE IN THE NEWS
20/Links to various IASC and aloe related news articles

LEGAL & LEGISLATIVE NEWS
20/Food Safety Legislation May Advance in U.S. Senate
21/Pending "Green Guides" and Others: Will These Affect Your Business?
21/What the Warning Letters and an Enforcement Action Teach
22/FTC Explains "New" FTC Order Provisions

THE SCIENCE OF ALOE
22/Recently published studies on the science of aloe

REGULATORY NEWS
29/Warning Letters
31/AHPA Completes Analysis of FDA cGMP Inspection Trends
32/FTC Issues Administrative Complaint against POM Wonderful LLC
34/FDA Warns Large and Small Companies on Claims

August 2010 - In this Issue:

DIRECTOR'S MESSAGE
2/GMP Regulations & Aloe Vera: How Your Business May Be Affected

INSIDE LAW
4/FTC'S Revised Guides on the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising

IASC NEWS
5/IASC Provides Information on NTP Study Targeted for Consumers
5/IASC Clarifies REACH Applicability to Aloe Vera
6/IASC Launches FAQ on Aloe Vera to Educate Consumers, Industry
6/Definitive Aloe Vera Resource Published by NIH-ODS
7/IASC Improves Website with Translation into 52 Languages

SCIENCE & ALOE: LITERATURE CITATIONS
8/Further Research on Topical Aloe Vera for Burns and Wound Healing
8/Aloe Vera Food and Supplement Ingredient Reviews

IASC and ALOE IN THE NEWS
9/Links to Various IASC and Aloe Related News Articles

LEGAL & LEGISLATIVE NEWS
10/Senators Hatch, Harkin Introduce "Dietary Supplement Full Implementation and Enforcement Act of 2010"
10/GAO Report Finds Heavy Metals in Herbal Supplements at Levels That Do Not Raise Safety Concerns for FDA
12/Safe Cosmetics Act Introduced in U.S. House

THE SCIENCE OF ALOE
13/Recently Published Studies on the Science of Aloe

REGULATORY NEWS
20/FDA's Moore Clarifies Statement on NDI Enforcement
21/Warning Letter Addresses Unpermitted Irradiation, Labeling of Excipients in Extracts, and Application of Food cGMP to Ingredient Suppliers
23/52 New Proposition 65 Complaints Filed Against Supplements Companies; Settlements Now Exceed $4 Million
26/Government Gets Tough with Purveyors of Drug-Spiked "Dietary Supplements"
26/Aloe Vera Juice Manufacturer Receives Warning Letter from FDA
29/FDA 2010 on DSHEA and Dietary Supplements
31/FDA Issues CFR 111 Guidance for Inspectors, Prioritizes Botanicals
34/FDA's First cGMP Warning Letter Goes to Herbal Supplement Manufacturer