The IPA World Congress + Probiota Americas event in Chicago brought together 280 scientists, regulators, formulators, marketers and brand holders . It featured a first for the probiotics space, representatives from five national and international bodies...
Despite an abundance of health benefits, the lack of a prebiotic health claim in Europe is stalling research in a number of areas, says a leading prebiotic researcher.
We’ve had a few notable hires and promotions this month, with new hires at Nutrition 21, Nutralliance, MTC industries, NutraClick, and a key promotion at Ganeden.
The United Natural Products Alliance (UNPA) has congratulated the presentation of the Distinguished Research & Creative Achievement Award presented to Dr Ikhlas Khan.
The supplement giant donated 421,315 pounds of nutrition bars to Island Harvest Food Bank. The bars will go along with meals to Long Islanders struggling with food insecurity.
About 250 industry enthusiasts gathered last night to hear the winners of this year’s NutraIngredients Awards, which included Roquette, Amazing Grains and Lycored.
A group of nutrition business and community leaders is exploring more inclusive ways to advance and grow the nutrition profession so health care practitioners are empowered to use nutrition as a primary tool in their practice.
From the impact of Amazon and Blue Apron on traditional grocery retailing, to understanding the difference between a trend, a fad and a movement, day one of the Healthy & Natural Show in Chicago was jam-packed with insights from an array of top-flight...
The inaugural Healthy & Natural Show kicks off on Thursday, May 5 with a top quality education program. In this special gallery we trawl through the program and give you our top picks for the event at Chicago’s Navy Pier.
Purchase, NY-based Nutrition 21, LLC, has announced the appointment of Joe Weiss as its new president, with the top priorities of accelerating the company's growth with product innovation, science and branding.
Vitamin Angels has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Muhammadiyah, among the largest and oldest charitable organizations in Indonesia, to collaborate on alleviating micronutrient deficiency among children under age 5.
We’ve had a few notable hires and promotions this Spring, with new CEOs at Cyanotech and Nellson Nutraceutical, a new VP of Research & Commercial Development at Prinova, a new sales manager for Mexico at BGG, and more.
A key House Panel has directed the US Department of Agriculture to prepare a report assessing the benefits of allowing vitamins to be purchased through the supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children (WIC).
Two new studies have shown what many in industry have been claiming for a long time: DNA barcoding by itself is not an adequate method for analyzing botanical dietary supplements.
Senator Claire McCaskill, the ranking member of the US Senate Special Committee on Aging, is alarmed that FDA has taken so long to act against manufacturers of supplements containing methylsynephrine / oxilofrine.
Astaxanthin and Spirulina player Cyanotech Corporation has named its founder, Gerry Cysewski, PhD, as interim President and Chief Executive Officer following the resignation of Brent Bailey.
Jeffrey Blumberg, PhD, FASN, and Zeynep Madak-Erdogan, PhD, received the Mary Swartz Rose Senior Investigator Award and the Mary Swartz Rose Young Investigator Award, respectively.
The American Botanical Council (ABC) hosted its 11th Annual Celebration and Awards Ceremony in Anaheim, California, and honored individuals and companies who influence the present and future of the herbal medicine movement.
We asked some industry experts what they thought of Attorney General Lynch’s comments on dietary supplements made two weeks ago. Most were unimpressed, but also not worried.
Have your say and vote to decide who will win Readers’ Ingredient of the Year and Readers’ Food Supplement of the Year at this year’s NutraIngredients Awards.
Prestigious Award Ceremony, Geneva, Switzerland, May 11, 2016
More than 120 high-quality entries made choosing finalists difficult but our crack judging panel have done it, and 33 stand-out products and ingredients have made the final cut in the second NutraIngredients Awards.
Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA retired), Dr Steven Dentali, Dr Paula Brown, Robert Ullman, and Aveda were recognized for their substantive and positive contributions to the herbal products industry at the 2016 AHPA Awards last week.
A District Court Judge for the Northern District of Georgia has dismissed a suit by Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals, Inc, against Dr Pieter Cohen and three other researchers seeking $200 million in damages.
The winter was a period with a few notable hires and promotions, with a new CEO at Capstone, a new Global Chief Marketing Officer at BGG Group, a new senior manager of national sales and analytics at Standard Process, and more.
“A waste of money”, “not subject to testing by the FDA”, and “made from untested synthetic chemicals from China” are just some of the points made by Attorney General Loretta Lynch in a new video.
The American Botanical Council has announced that Michael Tierra, LAc, OMD, AHG, is the recipient of the 2015 ABC Mark Blumenthal Herbal Community Builder Award.
With an eye on its digital strategy Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. has expanded its Board of Directors from 10 to 11 with the appointment of Guillermo Marmol as new independent member of the board.
The scientific committee of the IPA World Congress + Probiota Americas 2016 is calling for submission of abstracts for this year's event. Don’t miss your chance to present!
Dr. Robert Califf, President Obama’s nominee, has been confirmed to be the new FDA commissioner, and several supplement industry trade associations are trying to schedule a meeting with him as soon as possible.
The American Botanical Council (ABC) is giving its James A. Duke Excellence in Botanical Literature Award to Clinical Aromatherapy: Essential Oils in Healthcare, 3rd edition, written by Jane Buckle, PhD, RN.
A large proportion of the US population is achieving adequate levels of selenium from their diets and marketers of selenium products should focus on populations in countries where levels of the micronutrient are low, says a leading researcher.
Experts from CRN, UNPA, NOW Foods, FoodState / MegaFood, and The Shelton Group will discuss the vital issue of transparency during our free-to-attend online forum. There is still time to register to attend this important discussion!
Special edition: Transparency in Dietary Supplements
The dietary supplements industry must be transparent about transparency to ensure that it transparency really does make a difference and boost consumer confidence in the products, say industry experts.
The winter months saw a few new hires and promotions, with notable appointments at Sabinsa, CRN, NAXA, Standard Process, SPINS, USP, Chemi Nutra, Jarrow Formulas, and Aker BioMarine.
Special edition: Transparency in Dietary Supplements
The NY AG’s probe into herbal supplements has done a lot to change the industry conversation over transparency, and some practices by some industry members cannot continue because they jeopardize the entire business community, say industry experts.
The Natural Products Association enters its 80th year as the premier organization dedicated solely to the natural products industry in 2016. For those 80- years, our top priority has been and always will be enhancing, expanding and protecting our members’...
By Karen Howard, CEO and Executive Director, Organic & Natural Health Association
The close of 2015 left the dietary supplement world a bit battered from attacks by Attorneys General, and found the natural food industry in a bit of a quagmire as companies evaluated the impact of class action lawsuits. Then there was the FDA’s call...
By Steve Mister, president & CEO, the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN)
What a difference a year makes! Last January at this time, who in the industry would have predicted the New York Attorney General (AG) debacle in February? Or Senator Dick Durbin’s dietary supplement amendments on the defense authorization bill in May?...
By Daniel Fabricant, PhD, Executive Director and CEO of the Natural Products Association
Heading into 2015 I was optimistic about our industry’s ability to win political victories and expand the effectiveness of its grassroots operations. My thinking turned out to be spot on, as we certainly had our work cut out for us this year.
Innophos Nutrition has announced that it has formed a scientific advisory board to support the company’s drive for innovation by providing insights, expertise and strategic guidance for product and market developments.
By Karen Howard, CEO and Executive Director, Organic & Natural Health Association
It has been proclaimed “nature abhors a vacuum.” In the transition to modern times, this scientific theory is more commonly used to explain why inaction results in action. Perhaps the major events of the past year are the result of the natural products...
Independent & prestigious. 12 awards, 5 new categories
Large and small ingredient suppliers, supplements and functional food manufacturers, outsourcers and researchers – there are just six weeks to submit your entries to the NutraIngredients Awards 2016. January 15 is the deadline.
The United Natural Products Alliance has increased its Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) partnership roster to 14 with new agreements with two new agreements.
The Council for Responsible Nutrition’s Day of Science and Annual Symposium for the Dietary Supplement Industry will be held Wednesday, October 26, through Saturday morning, Oct. 29, at The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel in Dana Point, Calif.
Vitamin Angels is dedicating more resources to its prenatal multivitamin program following an important publication by the prestigious Cochrane Collaboration supporting the efficacy of prenatal vitamins.
