Gulfstream Daily Brief

Regulatory intelligence and policy · Issue 035

FDA finalizes NDI guidance as EMA advances clinical, safety data and labeling work

FDA finalized recommendations for new dietary ingredient notifications, while EMA advanced several initiatives affecting clinical development, safety reporting and product information.

By Scott Morvay, Founder October 20, 2026 Official sources linked

FDA

FDA finalizes guidance on new dietary ingredient notifications

The final guidance addresses frequently asked questions and recommends identity and safety information for notifications covering new dietary ingredients and supplements containing them.

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EMA

EMA considers revising its hypertension clinical investigation guideline

EMA opened consultation on a concept paper addressing the need to revise its guideline for clinical investigation of medicinal products used to treat hypertension.

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EMA

EMA consults on data quality for adverse drug reaction reports

The agency released a draft framework applying EU medicines data quality principles to the collection, management and submission of adverse drug reaction reports.

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EMA

EMA adopts principles for assessing SmPC section 5.1

EMA adopted methodological principles for assessing section 5.1 of the Summary of Product Characteristics.

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EMA

EMA opens consultation on confirmatory platform trials

The agency published a draft reflection paper on methodological aspects of confirmatory platform trials for consultation.

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Why this matters

These updates span evidence generation, safety data quality, labeling assessment and dietary ingredient submissions. Regulatory teams should review the final FDA recommendations and adopted EMA principles, while tracking the three open EMA consultations for potential changes to future expectations.

Scott Morvay

Founder, Gulfstream Intelligence

This brief provides general regulatory news and educational information. It is not legal or regulatory advice.