Washington, D.C.—The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has unveiled the retailer education program “Probiotics: What’s Inside is Alive,” according to a press release. The campaign was developed in collaboration with CRN’s Probiotics Working Group (PWG) to provide retailers with information about labeling practices, storage and handling requirements, and health benefits.
Researchers from NSF International and Harvard Medical School set out to determine the presence and quantity of experimental stimulants in dietary supplements labeled as containing deterenol sold in the United States. They tested 17 brands of weight loss and sports supplements containing the ingredient. Their finding: Weight loss and sports...
Lexington, KY—The U.S. Hemp Authority will not certify products that are labeled as hemp yet marketed for intoxicating effect. This certification prohibition will apply to products such as delta-8 THC that feature a total tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of more than 0.3 percent on a dry-weight basis. “Recent press reports about the...
Chicago, IL—Having vitamin D levels above those traditionally considered sufficient may lower risk of infection for Black people, according to a new study from the University of Chicago Medicine. The study retrospectively examined the relationship between vitamin D levels and likelihood of testing positive for COVID-19 in 3,000 patients...
Washington, D.C.—The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) launched its Self-Care Leadership Series with a Fireside Chat with Dr. Scott Gottlieb, which covered a range of topics including COVID-19 and CBD. On the latter, the former Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner noted that dietary supplements are becoming more complex in...
Silver Spring, MD—FDA has issued warning letters to two companies for selling products labeled as containing cannabidiol (CBD) in ways that violate the FD&C Act. Honest Globe Inc. and Biolyte Laboratories LLC have marketed pain relief products that the FDA is calling unapproved new drugs. Honest Globe was warned in...
Sioux Falls, SD—Researchers from Stanford Study have analyzed data from the mid-1990s through 2019, covering millions of scientists worldwide in all fields of science, and have created a public database of standardized citation metrics for the top scientists in the world. Scientists included have been classified into 22 scientific fields...
In 1961, wife and husband duo Lill and Herman Chapman opened Sunrise Health Foods in Lansing, a southern Chicago suburb. Today, Sunrise celebrates 60 years with five stores in the Chicago region. The inception of Sunrise can be traced back to Lill’s health awakening in the 1950s. She was tired...
Which brands have made the greatest impact on your business in the past year? We asked natural products retailers to recognize the standouts by voting in the annual WholeFoods Natural Choice Awards, and the results are in! For each category, we tallied the votes submitted online and broke ties using...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In a time when there are so many toxic substances in our environment, liver health is top of mind for many: A report from Grand View Research shows that the market has been growing, reaching $707.16 million in 2018, and is expected to register a CAGR of 4.32% from 2019...
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