RAPS: This course has been pre-approved by RAPS as eligible for up to 12.0 credits towards a participant's RAC recertification upon full completion.
A nutraceutical product with quality as good as a pharmaceutical drug is possible when you apply the required GMP norms. Technological feasibility, safety, and cost efficiency are a few things to take into consideration when applying these GMP principles. This dietary supplement formulation training covers various instrumental topics to understand critical regulations.
If you are looking for training that is way beyond content-draining and one-sided seminars, this dietary supplement course is perfect for you. Whether you are a business owner or a manufacturing unit director, warning letters and injunctions are the last things you would wish for.
Get enrolled in this course and absorb all the useful insights related to the industry!
Additionally, the ease of access and over-the-counter availability have diluted the importance of dietary supplements. This course is here to change the narrative and bridge the existing gaps.
Dietary supplement formulation training gives a comprehensive introduction to programming the entire manufacturing unit. Moreover, you will get to know the possible issues you might face while testing the products.
A nutraceutical product with quality as good as a pharmaceutical drug is possible when you apply the required GMP norms. Technological feasibility, safety, and cost efficiency are a few things to take into consideration when applying these GMP principles. This dietary supplement formulation training covers various instrumental topics to understand critical regulations.
If you are looking for training that is way beyond content-draining and one-sided seminars, this dietary supplement course is perfect for you. Whether you are a business owner or a manufacturing unit director, warning letters and injunctions are the last things you would wish for.
Get enrolled in this course and absorb all the useful insights related to the industry!
Course Overview
The main problem arises when manufacturers, distributors, and consumers don’t understand the efficacy of dietary supplements. Due to a boom in the market, producers are coming up with supplements that are deficient.Additionally, the ease of access and over-the-counter availability have diluted the importance of dietary supplements. This course is here to change the narrative and bridge the existing gaps.
Dietary supplement formulation training gives a comprehensive introduction to programming the entire manufacturing unit. Moreover, you will get to know the possible issues you might face while testing the products.
Here are some benefits of taking a course on regulatory compliance for dietary supplements:
- Understanding FDA expectations
- Knowing the rules and regulations to follow during the audits
- Improving the GMPs to upgrade operations in the unit
- Fundamentals of physical and chemical properties of the ingredients
- Stability studies and categorization
- Techniques to create a formulation that passes multiple checkpoints.
Course Content
Day 1 Agenda- An Overview of Dietary Supplement
- What is a dietary supplement all about?
- Supplements vs. Pharmaceuticals
- OTC Drugs
- Conventional Foods
- Medical foods
- Natural products
- Herbal medicinal products
- Organizations and Regulatory Structure
- FDA Assembly concerning Dietary Supplements Industry Groups
- History of Dietary Supplement Regulation
- Early History
- DSHEA
- Code of Federal Regulations
- Manufacturing Considerations
- Company & Facility Registration
- GMP Requirements
- GMP inspections
- Dietary Ingredients
- What qualifies as a dietary ingredient?
- New Dietary Ingredient Notification (NDIN)
- Old dietary ingredients vs. New dietary ingredients
- Updated New Dietary Ingredient Guidance from FDA
- Labelling Considerations
- Display Panels & Layout
- Supplement Facts Panel
- Labelling Claims
- Health claims
- Disease Claims
- Structure/Function claims
- Disclaimers/Substantiation
- Notification of labeling claims to FDA
- Dietary Supplement Labeling Act
- Advertising Considerations
- FDA vs. FTC jurisdiction
- Enforcement
- Expressed vs. Implied Claims
- Exercises & examples
- Disclosures
- Claim Substantiation
- Testimonials
Day 2 of the seminar covers the food supplement regulations in the EU. Hence, the topics discussed are:
- Overview
- What is a food supplement?
- Borderline products
- Medicinal Foods
- Organizations and Regulatory Structure
- EU Regulatory Structure
- Industry Groups
- Supplement Regulation
- Early History
- Food Supplement Directive
- Manufacturing Considerations
- Company & Facility Registration
- GMP Requirements
- Dietary Ingredients
- What qualifies as a dietary ingredient?
- Ingredient safety
- RDA vs RDI
- DRV vs % Daily Value
- Labeling Considerations
- Display Panels & Layout
- Labeling Claims
- Health claims
- Disease Claims
- Reduction of Disease Risk Claims
- Nutrition Claims
- Notification requirements
- Advertising Considerations
- Enforcement
- Claim Substantiation
- Natural Health Product Regulation in Canada
- What is a Natural Health Product?
- Organizations and Regulatory Structure
- Canadian Regulatory Structure
- Health Canada
- Canadian Health Products Directorate
- Supplement Regulation
- National Health Products Regulation
- Differences between Canada and US
- Supplements monographs
- Requirements for pre-market approval
- Manufacturing Requirements for Natural Health Products in Canada
- Dietary Ingredients
- Labelling Considerations
- Advertising Considerations
- Enforcement and Post-Marketing Surveillance
- Review of Current Events and other Industry Topics
- Questions and Answers
Course Provider
Travis Mackay,
Who Should Attend
The course is designed to benefit professionals associated with different departments of dietary supplement manufacturing units, such as:- Quality testing and assurance: Helps them understand the basic parameters of testing the final product and by-products.
- In-house auditors: Assists them in doing strict audits to avoid product recalls and FDA inspection failures
- Suppliers and distributors: Makes them aware of licensing, marketing, and basic compliance related to dietary supplement distributions.
- Labelling and packaging: Labels play an essential role in maintaining transparency about the ingredients. Hence, one must give the highest priority to the norms associated with labeling and packaging. This course consists of 3 rounds of discussion on this topic.
