Dietary Supplement Industry

Expo West 2024: Our picks of the best supplements-specific education

21-Feb-2024 By Stephen Daniells

The industry's annual pilgrimage to Anaheim is only a couple of weeks away, so we looked at the education session to pick out the key supplements-related sessions that we’ll be adding to our agendas.

Nourished: Evolving the conversation around gummy nutraceutical bioavailability

22-Jan-2024 By Olivia Brown

UK-based personalised supplement brand Nourished is addressing concerns over the variations in nutrient bioavailability found in gummy supplements, highlighting that its 3D printing technology and encapsulation process ensure precise dosages.

NOW offers roadmap to help consumers confidently navigate supplements

09-Jan-2024 By Claudia Adrien

Seventy-four percent of U.S. adults take dietary supplements, according to the 2023 CRN Consumer Survey on Dietary Supplements. That does not mean that they are always equipped with the tools to navigate the myriad of products available or are confident...

Over 90% of US supplement users consider products essential for maintaining health: CRN survey

06-Oct-2023 By Danielle Masterson & Stephen Daniells

Three-quarters of Americans are taking dietary supplements, with 55% being regular users, according to the 2023 CRN Consumer Survey on Dietary Supplements.

Gadot overcomes key challenges in magnesium gummy production

21-Sep-2023 By Olivia Brown

Gadot Biochemical Industries claims to have identified key solutions to the manufacturing challenges involved in the development of magnesium gummies, enabling for the optimisation of flavour, texture, bioavailability, and stability.

Stakeholders go to bat over controversial ingredient titanium dioxide

13-Sep-2023 By Danielle Masterson

Less than a year ago, FDA told FoodNavigator-USA that it considers TiO2 to be safe, citing available studies that do not demonstrate safety concerns connected to the use of TiO2 as a color additive.

Dietary supplement industry remembers Bill Richardson

12-Sep-2023 By Asia Sherman

Former New Mexico governor and congressman Bill Richardson, who died Sept. 1 at age 75, dedicated his life to public service and freeing political hostages, but he also championed the dietary supplement industry when it needed it most.

GNC and SPINS team up

11-Sep-2023 By Danielle Masterson

The duo is planning to take the VMS category by storm with enhanced research and trends capabilities housed in SPINS’ product intelligence platform.

Legislation introduced to allow dietary supplements be covered under Flex/Health spending accounts

21-Jul-2023 By Danielle Masterson

Trade associations have long advocated for dietary supplements to be added to the list of qualified medical expenses to allow consumers to decide how to spend their pre-tax dollars.

UNPA’s Israelsen: ‘Dietary supplements are not food additives - full stop’

10-Jul-2023 By Stephen Daniells

FDA’s recent proposal to relocate the Office of Dietary Supplement Programs (ODSP) to a new Office of Food Chemical Safety, Dietary Supplements, and Innovation, is disturbing, says UNPA’s Loren Israelsen.

Industry win: Colo. bill restricting dietary supplements for minors amended

24-Mar-2023 By Danielle Masterson

Stakeholders worked with the sponsor and supporters of the bill to remove supplements from the equation.

Trades testify in Maryland against state bill to restrict supplement access

03-Mar-2023 By Stephen Daniells

Maryland is the latest state to propose legislation to restrict the access for minors to dietary supplements for weight management.

State-led restrictive bills back to the fore for 2023

25-Jan-2023 By Stephen Daniells

With bills in New Jersey, Massachusetts, and California already working through the State legislatures, the dietary supplements industry is bracing for another year of attempts to restrict access to products.

WIN survey benchmarks industry’s progress towards gender parity

16-Jan-2023 By Stephen Daniells

Women In Nutraceuticals (WIN) is conducting a baseline survey of gender parity in leadership positions across the nutraceutical industry, to help the organization set benchmarks for future progress.

Mandatory Product Listing not included in omnibus spending bill

22-Dec-2022 By Stephen Daniells

Attempts to include provisions establishing mandatory product listing (MPL) for dietary supplements in the FY 2023 omnibus spending bill have failed.

Durbin seeks to add MPL provisions back into funding resolution

09-Dec-2022 By Hank Schultz

Senator Dick Durbin, D-IL, has called upon his colleagues to support the inclusion of Mandatory Product Listing language for dietary supplements into an omnibus funding bill that must be passed before mid December.

MLM moves to quickly expunge disease claims after advertising challenge

05-Dec-2022 By Hank Schultz

A multi-level marketing firm that sells dietary supplements responded quickly to remove non compliant disease claims when challenged by an industry watchdog group.

Canadian online retailer adds liquid line, fish oil products

01-Dec-2022 By Hank Schultz

Major Canadian online retailer National Nutrition has signed a deal to add a line of liquid supplements to its already extensive product offerings. It has also added a line of fish oil supplements.

Usana acquires revenue outside of Asia with protein bar manufacturer, supplement MLM

30-Nov-2022 By Hank Schultz

Multi level marketing firm Usana has acquired a protein bar manufacturer and another MLM supplement sales platform, the company announced late Monday.

Remembering ‘meteor of a man’ Dr. Hector Lopez

29-Nov-2022 By Danielle Masterson

The CMO and co-founder of Center for Applied Health Sciences, described as a "humble healer," died at the age of 46.

NPA: Change in House could help make FDA more accountable

22-Nov-2022 By Hank Schultz

The change in House leadership could be an opportunity to hold federal agencies more accountable, says Daniel Fabricant, PhD, head of the Natural Products Association.

FDA warns seven companies over cardiovascular disease claims

18-Nov-2022 By Hank Schultz

Seven companies have been warned by the US Food and Drug Administration over claims of treating cardiovascular disease, the Agency announced yesterday.

CHPA ramps up to represent whole consumer health value chain, exec says

16-Nov-2022 By Hank Schultz

The Consumer Healthcare Products Association is raising its profile in the dietary supplement industry, which included a second consecutive appearance at SupplySide West, a show the organization had not attended in the past.

Flattening sales force Nature’s Sunshine to look for cheaper ingredients and manufacturing savings

07-Nov-2022 By Hank Schultz

Inflationary pressures and currency fluctuations have impacted Nature Sunshine’s results, leading the multi-level marketing company to reformulate some products with cheaper ingredients and revamp manufacturing in an effort to control costs.

USANA’s share price takes beating on weak earnings report

27-Oct-2022 By Hank Schultz

Inflation and continued COVID related problems in Asia hit network marketing company Usana’s earnings hard. Traders responded by pummeling the company’s stock, which at one point on Tuesday had fallen by more than 17%.

Asian pine bark extract shows blood pressure benefits in study

26-Oct-2022 By Hank Schultz

An extract of the bark of an Asian pine species has shown significant reductions of blood pressure in a study conducted in Australia.

Herbalife CEO to discuss role of supplements in health at upcoming CRN event

10-Oct-2022 By Hank Schultz

Herbalife CEO John Agwunobi will be featured during a fireside chat at the upcoming annual symposium of the Council for Responsible Nutrition. The even takes place this week in Phoenix.

Durbin offers amendment to restore MPL to stopgap funding bill

29-Sep-2022 By Hank Schultz

Sen. Dick Durbin, D-IL, has offered an amendment to the stopgap federal government funding measure currently before Congress that would restore a Mandatory Product Listing requirement for dietary supplements.

Stopgap funding bill lacks any provisions specific to supplement industry

27-Sep-2022 By Hank Schultz

As had been expected, the final language of the stopgap measure to fund the federal government into December has no provisions relating to the dietary supplement industry.

CRN says FDA supplements resource goes too heavy on risk, too light on benefits

26-Sep-2022 By Hank Schultz

FDA’s new consumer facing information resource on dietary supplements places far too much emphasis on potential risks, the Council for Responsible Nutrition has commented.

Ritual chooses Whole Foods for first brick and mortar launch based on ‘trust’

26-Sep-2022 By Hank Schultz

Fast growing supplement brand Ritual has announced its first retail distribution deal with Whole Foods Markets, a partner chosen because “there is no retailer that has garnered more trust,” in the words of Ritual’s founder and CEO Katerina Schneider.

Natural Alternatives sees sales rise, but inflation clouds future

22-Sep-2022 By Hank Schultz

Contract manufacturer Natural Alternatives International Inc. reported increased sales but saw inflationary pressures cut into its profit in its year end earnings statement released yesterday.

MPL language appears destined to be stripped from final FDA fees bill

16-Sep-2022 By Hank Schultz

Preliminary indications are that the mandatory product listing language won’t be included in the final FDA fees reauthorization bill now making its way through Congress.

Mannatech’s brief momentum surge seems over with steep sales decline

30-Aug-2022 By Hank Schultz

Multilevel marketing company Mannatech saw sales fall by more than 17% in its latest earnings report.

AHPA’s updated Hemp Lexicon seeks to shed light on ‘full spectrum’ question

25-Aug-2022 By Hank Schultz

The American Herbal Products Association has released a new guidance document that seeks to bring clarity to hemp nomenclature, in particular what ought to be meant by the terms ‘broad spectrum’ and ‘full spectrum’ extracts.

LifeVantage looks toward collagen launch to help stem persistent sales decline

24-Aug-2022 By Hank Schultz

Multilevel marketing company LifeVantage recorded a 7% drop in sales during its fourth quarter, but claimed the results were within its expectations. The company is banking on a liquid collagen product launch to drive future growth.

Supplement firm sees opportunity in stress epidemic

23-Aug-2022 By Hank Schultz

A supplement firm capitalizing on the ‘biohacking’ trend has released a new supplement it says addresses the epidemic of stress that followed in the wake of the pandemic.

Vetting suppliers becomes ever more crucial as US-China tensions rise

18-Aug-2022 By Hank Schultz

Heightened US-China tensions have caused planners in all industrial sectors to reevaluate their sourcing arrangements. Stakeholders in the dietary supplement industry say having firm relationships with well-vetted suppliers is the best way to manage...

Majority of immune supplements bought on Amazon found to have labels that don’t match contents

11-Aug-2022 By Hank Schultz

A study published yesterday by a group that included researchers from the University of Mississippi found that fewer than half of 30 immune supplements bought on Amazon had labels that accurately reflected their contents.

Nature’s Sunshine beats estimates despite sales decline

11-Aug-2022 By Hank Schultz

Nature’s Sunshine has reported a 4.4% year over year sales decline that nevertheless was better than what stock analysts had been predicting.

Provisions of Senate bill could decimate hemp industry, industry group asserts

10-Aug-2022 By Hank Schultz

Legislation currently in the Senate could burden the hemp industry by setting an unrealistically low level of allowable THC, an industry group has said.

CRN: Progress being made on MPL provisions in fees bill

04-Aug-2022 By Hank Schultz

Significant progress is being made on a mandatory product listing requirement that the industry can live with, CRN asserts.

Califf memo warns of FDA furloughs if fees bill hangs fire

02-Aug-2022 By Hank Schultz

A failure on the part of Congress to pass an FDA fee reauthorization bill in a timely fashion could force furloughs among some Agency staff, according a memo from FDA Commissioner Robert Califf.

Bayer seeks to repair consumer confidence dimmed by pandemic excesses

02-Aug-2022 By Hank Schultz

Bayer has published a new document that lays out five principles it believes ought to underpin products aimed at consumers’ self care.

DeLauro/Durbin move to split up FDA has earlier precedents, expert says

28-Jul-2022 By Hank Schultz

Splitting the food safety responsibilities off from the US Food and Drug Administration is not a new idea, said a prominent industry consultant.

DeLauro/Durbin bill to set up new, food-only federal agency finds broad support from supplement industry

26-Jul-2022 By Hank Schultz

A new federal agency aimed solely at food safety would be created by a bill introduced recently by US Rep Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Sen Dick Durbin (D-IL).

Study finds supplements with dodgy ingredients still for sale years after warning letters

26-Jul-2022 By Hank Schultz

A new study from a team headed by prominent industry critic Dr Pieter Cohen, MD, found that FDA warning letters did not prevent the subsequent sale of supplements with dodgy ingredients.

CRN: Few firms will file NDIs under current guidance

21-Jul-2022 By Hank Schultz

The Council for Responsible Nutrition said that persistent problems with FDA’s NDI Draft Guidance means that few firms likely will file new notifications during the recently announced amnesty window.

Young Living warning letter points to need among MLMs to have plan to police language used by distributors

20-Jul-2022 By Hank Schultz

A warning letter sent to Young Living, a multi level marketing company specializing in essential oils, underscores the importance of having a social media monitoring program in place to avoid running afoul of regulators.

New ISSN position paper gives nutritional guidance for warfighters, first responders

19-Jul-2022 By Hank Schultz

A new sports nutrition position paper outlines nutritional recommendations for warfighters while stressing how much more research needs to be done to pin down precise deficits and requirements for troops engaged in ongoing operations.