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AHPA Releases Updated Entries to Botanical Safety Handbook Ahead of Botanical Congress

May 14, 2021

Silver Spring, MD—The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) announced that five updated entries have been posted to the AHPA Botanical Safety Handbook 2nd Ed, an online reference source with safety information on over 500 species of herbs, derived from data compiled from clinical trials, pharmacological and toxicological studies, medical case...

The Natural View: Sneak Preview! AHPA Botanical Congress

May 13, 2021

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

In this episode of The Natural View, WholeFoods Editor-in-Chief Maggie Jaqua and Todd Pauli of 24 Stories Marketing get a sneak peek at what's in store for the 9th AHPA Botanical Congress, taking place virtually May 24, 2021. This year's theme, "Botanicals in the time of COVID," will cover a wide range of pressing...

CRN Foundation Launches Consumer Ed Site About Vitamin D and COVID

May 12, 2021

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Washington, D.C.—The CRN Foundation has launched Vitamin D & Me!, a consumer education website focused on vitamin D and COVID-19. The initiative shares research, videos of expert interviews, news, and education in a user-friendly format focused on U.S. consumers aged 55+, according to a press release. It tracks and summarizes...

Bloomberg Op-Ed on Supplement Risk Conveniently Ignores Reality

May 10, 2021

Scott Steinford and Scott Steinford, Founder, Trust Transparency Consulting

A recent Op-Ed that appeared in Bloomberg Opinion suggested that FDA’s current caution and risk aversion tied to COVID-19 needed to extend immediately into dietary supplements. Not only is this piece misguided, it propagates numerous falsehoods that we, as the supplements industry, have been trying to debunk for decades. If...

Simplifying the COVID Puzzle

May 10, 2021

Dr. Andrew Myers

COVID-19 has dominated our lives for the past year, yet there is an incredibly important topic that has not received widespread attention: the role of a healthy immune function within the context of this pandemic. [caption id="attachment_82227" align="alignright" width="193"] Simplifying the COVID Puzzle: How Two Essential Vitamins Fortify the Immune...

What's New in Nutraceutical Trends

April 29, 2021

Gene Bruno

Anyone in the dietary supplement industry can attest to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the dramatic sales increase of dietary supplements. Sales were $48 billion in 2019, then grew to $52 billion in 2020, and are projected to reach $58 billion this year (1). Among these increased sales,...

FDA's Dr. Cara Welch to be Opening Speaker at 9th AHPA Botanical Congress

April 16, 2021

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Virtual—American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) has announced that FDA’s Cara Welch, Ph.D., will be the opening speaker at the 9th AHPA Botanical Congress, to be held virtually on Monday. May 24. Themed “Botanicals in the time of COVID,” the event will explore regulatory, supply chain, and other business-related issues directly...

Is Your Immune-Health Structure/Function Claim Making Implied COVID-19 Disease Claims?

April 13, 2021

Anthony C Robinson

Mitigate the Regulatory Risk by Prioritizing Claim Substantiation Three current trends in consumer retail behavior reflect the changes in consumer attitudes caused by coronavirus disease 2019 (“COVID-19”): a focus on better (1) self-care, (2) mental health, and (3) convenience in the delivery of healthcare. These consumer trends have created a...

Kefir Probiotics Show Anti-Inflammatory, Anti-Bacterial Action in Mice

April 13, 2021

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Beer-Sheva, Israel—Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev have identified new drug candidates to combat pathogenic bacteria and treat various inflammatory conditions, based on molecules isolated by probiotic Kefir yogurt. The research was published in Microbiome and led by Orit Malka, a Ph.D. student of Professor Raz Jelinek, VP of...

Reviva Labs Supports Independent Retailers with Free Sampling Promotion

March 23, 2021

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Haddonfield, NJ—Reviva Labs is looking to help solve problems for independent retailers and consumers. The problem: COVID-19 put a stop to in-store demos and forced shelf-based product testers to be removed. Reviva paused its brand ambassador in-store demo program in mid-March 2020 and supported the removal of in-store shelf-based testers...