Dietary Supplements Enter the Mainstream
March 2, 2012
1:30 - 3:00 pm Central
This webcast is in partnership with and organized by the IFT Washington DC Section. Are dietary supplements regulated appropriately? How can manufacturers of supplements better adhere to the new dietary supplement GMP regulations? What can the industry do to weed out bad players and promote scientific substantiation of products? The dietary supplement industry now exceeds $28 billion in annual sales with over $3 billiion in the sports nutrition sector according to the Nutrition Business Journal.
This webcast will illustrate the existing dietary supplement regulations using sports nutrition supplements as a case study and show how the responsible industry is moving forward to positively influence the science behind the supplements.
Learning Objectives:
- Participants will recognize why dietary supplements should be regulated similar to foods and not as drugs
- Participants will review outcomes from the first phase of dietary supplement GMP inspections
- Participants will learn what the industry is doing to promote scientifically substantiated products and remove bad players from the market
Intended Audience(s):
Product Developers, Company Management, Sales & Marketing Personnel, Plant Production Personnel, Quality Assurance Managers and Supervisors, Food Safety Specialists, Product Manufacturers, Research Staff, Regulators, Academics, Students
Learning Level(s):
Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Non-Member Registration Fee:
$145
Member Registration Fee:
$95
Student Registration Fee:
$49
Presentation Date:
03/02/12 1:30 PM
Duration:
90 Minutes
Faculty:
Peter Barton Hutt
Covington & Burling LLP
Douglas Mackay
Vice President, Scientific & Regulatory Affairs
Council For Responsible Nutrition