February 24, 2014

On February 11, ISAPP, represented by Mary Ellen Sanders (executive director), Daniel Merenstein, Greg Leyer (Sr. ISAPP-IAC representative) and Chris Cifelli (Jr. ISAPP-IAC representative), met with Mr. Richard Cleland, Assistant Director, Division of Advertising Practices with the Federal Trade Commission to gain a better understanding of FTCs perspective on conducting research intended to substantiate structure/function […]

February 5, 2014

The FDA is re-opening comments on portions of its Guidance on Determining if Human Research Studies Require an Investigational New Drug Application. ISAPP intends to file comments reflecting concerns that the current guidance (published in final form September 2013) unduly restricts human research on functional properties of foods and supplements, harming U.S. researchers, consumers and […]

January 10, 2014

World Gastroenterology Organisation released a new webcast “Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS): What is it, what causes it and can I do anything about it?”; an educational program for the general public. The webcast was developed from the WGO World Digestive Health Day 2012 Campaign and covers the following topics: What is IBS?, How to communicate […]

January 9, 2014

U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP) is accepting comments on a proposed monograph for testing the identity, concentration and purity of Bacillus coagulans GBI-30, 6086. As the first probiotic monograph with USP, this is a noteworthy development. USP press release. USP Food Ingredients.

January 7, 2014

Law firm expresses concern that the FDA seeks to greatly constrict medical food category in the United States. See blog post by Hyman, Phelps & McNamara, P.C., Medical Food Draft Guidance – Has the FDA Bitten off More than it Can Chew?

November 26, 2013

ISAPP is signatory, along with other professional societies, on a letter requesting that the FDA retract its final guidance (issued September 2013) on when food and dietary supplement research must be conducted under and Investigational New Drug Application. A face-to-face meeting with the FDA was also requested. Letter. (See also ISAPP Latest News post on […]

November 18, 2013

This week in Nairobi, Kenya, ISAPP Board member, Dr. Gregor Reid, will lead an International Conference and Workshop on the Microbiome and Probiotics. Hosted at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), the event is supported by ISAPP and sponsored by the Maternal-Infant Microbiome and Immunity (MIMI) Canadian Institutes for Health Network and the Ministry of […]

October 25, 2013

An expert panel addressing proper use of the term “probiotic” was convened by ISAPP October 24, 2013 in London UK. The panel, chaired by Prof. Glenn Gibson, comprised 10 academic experts and ISAPP’s executive director. A fast-track manuscript indicating conclusions from the discussion is being prepared by the panelists. Although the panel agreed to continue […]

December 17, 2012

See the newly released report from the ISAPP meeting held in Cork, Ireland October 1-3, 2012. Download meeting report

December 8, 2012

The Global Probiotics Council, a committee established in 2004 by DANONE Research and Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd., announced the 6th annual Young Investigator Grant for Probiotics Research. Three $50,000 annual grants will support new research on probiotics and gastrointestinal microbiota in the United States. Young Investigators committed to basic research on gastrointestinal microbiota, probiotics and […]