Following a recent meeting with high ranking FDA officials, Jarrow Rogovin, President/Founder, Jarrow Formulas, Inc, says that the dietary supplements industry has an historic opportunity to negotiate with the agency.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel cut the ribbon to officially open the new corporate headquarters for SPINS, a move that gives the company greater access to top talent to continue its impressive growth.
If you didn't make it to Chicago last week for the inaugural Food Vision USA event, you missed a truly awesome ensemble of industry experts covering everything from our nutritional needs on a manned mission to Mars to the challenges facing small...
The recent Bayer victory in its case with the FTC is a positive for industry, but it is not going to solve all of the industry’s FTC problems, says Dr Daniel Fabricant, CEO and Executive Director of the Natural Products Association.
The New York Attorney General is now approaching the supplements industry from three directions – commercial, scientific, and legal – says Loren Israelsen. But what does this mean and what’s next?
Fundamental changes in the media landscape are affecting how reporters cover the natural products and dietary supplement industries. Employment at media outlets has fallen steeply, meaning reporters have less time to do their jobs than ever.
The NY Attorney General’s focus on DNA barcoding may actually be making quality worse, says Frank Jaksch, CEO of ChromaDex, and the focus should be on supply chain management and not analytical techniques.
With the world’s largest natural products supply show just two weeks away, NutraIngredients-USA trawls through the education program and gives you our top picks for Las Vegas.
The summer was a period with a few new hires and promotions recently, with notable appointments at AHPA, Pizzey Ingredients, Deerland Enzymes, Gemini Pharmaceuticals, Beneo, InterHealth & HP Ingredients.
The Natural Products Association (NPA) has announced the winners of its annual NPA Awards for outstanding individuals and businesses that have made valuable contributions to the success of the natural products industry.
Experts from ISSN, GENr8, Skratch Labs, Health Wright, Muscle Pharm, Texas A&M, and Euromonitor will discuss the science and trends in sports nutrition in two FREE forums hosted by NutraIngredients-USA.
The New York Attorney General’s investigation has led to attacks on the industry by the mainstream media, so how does the industry deal with the credibility bashing?
The inaugural Healthy & Natural Show will offer an ‘extraordinary opportunity’ for product manufacturers and marketers offering healthy and natural products, and for retailers looking to better understand this high growth set of categories.
Lots of new hires and promotions recently, with notable appointments at Aker Biomarine, Beneo, Kyowa Hakko, BI Nutraceuticals, Lallemand, and InstantGMP.
Lots of new hires and promotions recenty, with notable appointments at Nutri-Force Nutrition, Aker BioMarine, NattoPharma, PLT Health Solutions, IRI, Unigen and NAXA.
BMPEA proponent Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals, Inc, has filed a suit against four researchers, including Dr Pieter Cohen, alleging a recent study published in Drug Testing and Analysis is defamatory. Hi-Tech is seeking $50 million in compensatory damages and...
By Steve Mister, President & CEO, Council for Responsible Nutrition
We all make mistakes, but how we deal with them and learn from adversity, that’s the measure of a better person. At least, that’s what my grandfather used to say. But these days, it seems that the New York Attorney General (NYAG), faced with the growing...
Steve Mister’s 10 year anniversary as president and CEO of the CRN
The two most positive things to happen to the dietary supplements industry over the last ten years have been GMPs and AERs, says Steve Mister, CEO of the Council for Responsible Nutrition. And what is the most significant negative thing? The NY AG’s action.
The New York Attorney General’s investigation into herbal supplements has been headline news for over a month, but for every problem there is an opportunity. NutraIngredients-USA caught up with some industry giants to see if there is a silver lining in...
The American Botanical Council (ABC) hosted its 10th Annual Celebration and Awards Ceremony in Anaheim, California, and honored individuals and companies who influence the present and future of the herbal medicine movement.
The dietary supplement industry received a welcome breath of fresh air in a meeting of industry representatives with Rep. Ted Lieu, the newly elected Democrat in California’s 33rd Congressional District. The meeting was arranged by Jarrow Formulas and...
The American Botanical Council has named the 2014 recipients for its Norman R. Farnsworth Excellence in Botanical Research Award, the Varro E. Tyler Award for Phytomedicinal Research, and the James A. Duke Excellence in Botanical Literature Award.
The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) has announced the winners of its 2015 AHPA Awards for individuals and companies making substantive, positive contributions to the herbal products industry.
The Natural Products Association (NPA) is now accepting nominations for its 22nd Annual NPA Awards to salute industry pioneers and leaders for their accomplishments in science, environmental issues, advocacy, social responsibility, and the industry at...
The Natural Products Association (NPA) is mobilizing a grassroots campaign to maintain the pressure on the NY Attorney General to release the details of the DNA barcoding study used to request the removal of herbal supplements from the shelves of four...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has confirmed media rumours that Dr Margaret Hamburg is stepping down from her role as Commissioner at the end of March, with Stephen Ostroff, MD, the FDA's chief scientist, serving as acting Commissioner.
Wisconsin-based Standard Process has appointed Ibrahim Abou-Nemeh, PhD, as its new executive director of R&D to advance company’s research strategy and develop more new products that provide health care solutions.
NBTY vice chairman Harvey Kamil has been elected chair of the Council for Responsible Nutrition’s Board of Directors, and will hold the chairman post through 2016, succeeding John Blair, Sr VP of The Juice Plus+ Company.
Neptune Technologies & Bioressources Inc. has announced the appointment of Jim Hamilton as President and CEO of Neptune and a member of the Board, effective February 2, 2015.
The dietary supplements industry was quick to congratulate the appointment of industry supporter Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-NJ) as the ranking Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee. The appointment made even more pleasant as he replaces long-term...
The landslide victory of Republican House and Senate candidates in the recent midterm elections will have broad implications for the dietary supplements business. But even with the GOP now holding majorities in both houses, it’s still business as usual,...
Dr Susan Mayne will replace Michael Landa at the FDA’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, with dietary supplement industry leaders welcoming the appointment of a scientist.
By Steve Mister, president and CEO for the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN)
It’s 1994 all over again—The Lion King just came out; everyone is talking about the Nancy Kerrigan incident, and the police are chasing O.J. Simpson’s white Bronco down the L.A. freeway. Meanwhile, back in Washington, Congress is crafting legislation...
Senator Orrin Hatch will be the guest of honor at special event to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the landmark Dietary Supplement Health & Education Act (DSHEA) in Salt Lake City on October 23, 2014.
Plenty of new hires and promotions this month, with notable appointments at the Doctor’s Best, Biofortis, InterHealth, QualiTech, Chemi Nutra, and Albion.
Supplement retailing giant GNC has hired Jeffrey Hennion as its new Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing and eCommerce Officer, and has also appointed Daisy Vanderlinde joins as Chief Human Resource Officer.
Plenty of new hires and promotions this month, with notable appointments at the Natural Products Association, Neptune, Standard Process, and Organic Technologies.
Elwood Richard, the founder and former president of NOW Foods, and Jeffrey Bland, PhD, a leader in nutritional medicine, are just two of the ‘top-tier professionals in the natural products industry’ to be honored by the Natural Products Association at...
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Two weeks ago, I had the responsibility of representing the dietary supplement industry at a hearing about weight loss scams before the Consumer Protection Subcommittee of the Commerce Committee in the U.S. Senate. Sitting at the witness table, two seats...
Michael Nuzzo, executive VP and CFO of GNC Holdings, Inc., has tendered his resignation in order to accept an executive position at a private equity funded consumer products company.
