New Zealand is now a step closer to a new regulatory environment governing natural health products, now that the authorities have introduced the long-awaited Therapeutic Products Bill in parliament.
New Zealand’s Ministry of Health is intending to regulate natural health products via a self-assessment / declaration process, a move welcomed by the local industry body.
Trade body Natural Health Products New Zealand (NHPNZ) said that being permitted to make health benefit claims “does not go far enough” to put locally produced natural health products (NHPs) on par with overseas competitors.
Quantec, Go Healthy, Anagenix and OneOne Health Group were the big winners at the industry awards event held by Natural Health Products New Zealand at its annual summit.
New Zealand's Ministry of Health has announced it is prosecuting Promisia, the manufacturer of arthritis supplement Arthrem, in a move the firm's CEO claims is littered with "significant factual errors".
From revamped regulations in New Zealand and India to controversy surrounding infant formula brands in APAC and a supplement firm in China, this month's regulatory review covers the latest news on ingredient, advertising and manufacturing laws in...
Nelson-based supplements and cosmetics contract manufacturer Alaron Products has been named the winner of the first Supplier of the Year Award for New Zealand's natural health products industry.
Key ingredients such as echinacea, garlic, vitamin C and elderberry are supported by scientific evidence for reducing the duration and severity of symptoms of a cold, while secondary traditional actives like white willow can assist with the cold symptoms...
