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FDA Finalizes Key Parts of Its NDIN Guidance Related to Identity and Safety Information: What Dietary Supplement Companies Should Know

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FDA Finalizes Key Parts of Its NDIN Guidance Related to Identity and Safety Information: What Dietary Supplement Companies Should Know

On October 19, 2026, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued final guidance (the “Final Guidance”) on identity and safety information for New Dietary Ingredient Notifications (NDINs).

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • XLV Health Care Select Sector SPDR

    Health Care Select Sector SPDR: it holds drugmakers and health companies. Linked by “fda” (pharma and health) in this story.

  • XBI SPDR S&P Biotech ETF

    SPDR S&P Biotech ETF: it holds drugmakers and health companies. Linked by “fda” (pharma and health) in this story.

  • LLY Eli Lilly and+11.9% 30d

    Eli Lilly and (pharmaceutical preparations): drugmakers move with drug pricing, approvals and health policy. Linked by “fda” (pharma and health) in this story.

  • JNJ Johnson & Johnson-0.9% 30d

    Johnson & Johnson (pharmaceutical preparations): drugmakers move with drug pricing, approvals and health policy. Linked by “fda” (pharma and health) in this story.

  • PFE Pfizer+8.3% 30d

    Pfizer (pharmaceutical preparations): drugmakers move with drug pricing, approvals and health policy. Linked by “fda” (pharma and health) in this story.

  • MRK Merck+0.3% 13d

    Merck (pharmaceutical preparations): drugmakers move with drug pricing, approvals and health policy. Linked by “fda” (pharma and health) in this story.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
XLV-2.01%-0.19%base+0.02%after closeafter closeafter close
XBI-1.12%+2.16%base+0.66%after closeafter closeafter close
LLY-2.64%-0.26%base+0.41%after closeafter closeafter close
JNJ-3.73%-2.35%base+0.95%after closeafter closeafter close
PFE-1.93%-0.50%base-0.73%after closeafter closeafter close
MRK-1.16%+3.17%base-3.18%after closeafter closeafter close

Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.

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FDA Finalizes Key Parts of Its NDIN Guidance Related to Identity and Safety Information: What Dietary Supplement Companies Should Know The National Law Review

Source: The National Law Review

Price since this story was published: Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLV)

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)that day+0.95%final price
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)three days earlier-2.35%final price
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)five days earlier-3.73%final price
Eli Lilly (LLY)that day+0.41%final price
Eli Lilly (LLY)three days earlier-0.26%final price
Eli Lilly (LLY)five days earlier-2.64%final price
Merck (MRK)that day-3.18%final price
Merck (MRK)three days earlier+3.17%final price
Merck (MRK)five days earlier-1.16%final price
Pfizer (PFE)that day-0.73%final price
Pfizer (PFE)three days earlier-0.50%final price
Pfizer (PFE)five days earlier-1.93%final price
Spdr Series Trust (XBI)that day+0.66%final price
Spdr Series Trust (XBI)three days earlier+2.16%final price
Spdr Series Trust (XBI)five days earlier-1.12%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLV)that day+0.02%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLV)three days earlier-0.19%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLV)five days earlier-2.01%final price

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Who gains and who loses around Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLV)

Companies tied to this story

  • XLV Select Sector Spdr Tr

    Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLV) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 26 Oct 2026 story “FDA Finalizes Key Parts of Its NDIN Guidance Related to Identity and Safety Information: What Dietary Supplement Companies Should Know.” Reason on file: Health Care Select Sector SPDR: it holds drugmakers and health companies. Linked by “fda” (pharma and health) in this story

  • XBI Spdr Series Trust

    In “FDA Finalizes Key Parts of Its NDIN Guidance Related to Identity and Safety Information: What Dietary Supplement Companies Should Know,” Spdr Series Trust (XBI) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: SPDR S&P Biotech ETF: it holds drugmakers and health companies. Linked by “fda” (pharma and health) in this story

  • LLY Eli Lilly

    For “FDA Finalizes Key Parts of Its NDIN Guidance Related to Identity and Safety Information: What Dietary Supplement Companies Should Know,” Eli Lilly (LLY) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Eli Lilly and (pharmaceutical preparations): drugmakers move with drug pricing, approvals and health policy. Linked by “fda” (pharma and health) in this story

  • JNJ Johnson & Johnson

    In “FDA Finalizes Key Parts of Its NDIN Guidance Related to Identity and Safety Information: What Dietary Supplement Companies Should Know,” Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Johnson & Johnson (pharmaceutical preparations): drugmakers move with drug pricing, approvals and health policy. Linked by “fda” (pharma and health) in this story

  • PFE Pfizer

    For “FDA Finalizes Key Parts of Its NDIN Guidance Related to Identity and Safety Information: What Dietary Supplement Companies Should Know,” Pfizer (PFE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Pfizer (pharmaceutical preparations): drugmakers move with drug pricing, approvals and health policy. Linked by “fda” (pharma and health) in this story

  • MRK Merck

    Merck (MRK) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 26 Oct 2026 story “FDA Finalizes Key Parts of Its NDIN Guidance Related to Identity and Safety Information: What Dietary Supplement Companies Should Know.” Reason on file: Merck (pharmaceutical preparations): drugmakers move with drug pricing, approvals and health policy. Linked by “fda” (pharma and health) in this story

Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLV)

Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLV) is the company in “FDA Finalizes Key Parts of Its NDIN Guidance Related to Identity and Safety Information: What Dietary Supplement Companies Should Know,” the 26 Oct 2026 this story story.

What ties Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLV) to the headline is this: Health Care Select Sector SPDR: it holds drugmakers and health companies. Linked by “fda” (pharma and health) in this story

A second company, Spdr Series Trust (XBI), is listed for a different reason: SPDR S&P Biotech ETF: it holds drugmakers and health companies. Linked by “fda” (pharma and health) in this story

Dates in the story, and the Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLV) price range

LLY traded between 1131.55 and 1321.17 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 1273.69. XBI traded between 152.63 and 158.97 across 2 sessions. The latest close on file is 154.01. XLV traded between 166.19 and 168.74 across 2 sessions. The latest close on file is 167.68.

How strong the case is around Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLV)

54 out of 100

“FDA Finalizes Key Parts of Its NDIN Guidance Related to Identity and Safety Information: What Dietary Supplement Companies Should Know” scores 54 out of 100. The score uses 2 sources, and 6 linked companies.