Resources fda regulatory compliance

The best way to obtain and maintain compliance to any regulatory and statutory requirement is to know and understand it. Education is therefore, key. Following are a variety of governmental, academic, and industry resources that are available, and recommended by TLC Regulatory and Laboratory Consulting for this education. 

Government

United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) https://www.fda.gov/

Unites States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) https://www.usda.gov/ 

Academic

United States Pharmacopeia (USP) https://www.usp.org/ 

International Conference on Harmonization (ICH) https://www.ich.org/

Formerly Association of Official Analytical Chemists (AOAC) and now AOAC International https://www.aoac.org/

Industry

TLC Regulatory and Laboratory Consulting supports Trade Organizations and is a proud member of: 

American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) https://www.aaps.org/home

American Botanical Council (ABC) https://www.herbalgram.org/

American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) https://www.ahpa.org/ 

Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) https://www.chpa.org/

Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) https://www.crnusa.org/

Food Drug Law Institute (FDLI) https://www.fdli.org/

International Aloe Science Council (IASC) https://www.iasc.org/

Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS) https://www.raps.org/   MEMBER DIGITAL BADGE

Beneficial industry Publications include: 

Natural Products INSIDER https://www.naturalproductsinsider.com/

Tablets and Capsules https://www.tabletscapsules.com/

FDANews https://www.fdanews.com/

Food Safety News https://www.foodsafetynews.com/

Conferences to Attend:

SupplySide West

SupplySide East

Food and Drug Law Institute (FDLI) Annual Conference

American Conference Institute (ACI) and Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), ACI-CRN Legal, Regulatory & Compliance Forum on Dietary Supplements

Vitafoods Europe

International Conference on the Science of Botanicals (ISBC) https://www.oxfordicsb.org/

TLC Regulatory and Laboratory Consulting is also an excellent resource to ensure FDA regulatory compliance.