Probi and Perrigo have signed an “extensive” pan-European agreement enabling the companies to expand probiotic digestive and immune health concepts into 14 European countries, according to a press release. Financial terms were not disclosed. Under the agreement, Perrigo will launch three probiotic products as dietary supplements within the digestive and...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Sponsored by [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]We’re not going to bury the lead here, because we know the number everyone wants to know: overall same-store year-over-year growth for independent natural products retailers. It’s 5.02%, which is remarkable given the shutdown pressures, and the need for 50 individual states to deem natural foods stores...
The lesson from the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic is this: natural products are essential. As the pandemic broke out in early 2020, freaked-out consumers—both existing and those new to natural products—swarmed retailers in all eight U.S. channels we track, snapping up natural immune-support products, and driving robust sales increases in stores...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Something that we’ve known for over a decade: There’s more pollen in the air than ever before. In 2006, NPR interviewed horticulturist Tom Ogren, inventor of the Ogren Plant Allergy Scale (OPALS), who explained that we’re planting more male plants than female ones, because male plants don’t produce fruit or...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We’ve all been there: Despite efforts to ward off sniffles, coughs, and sneezes, we still end up reaching for the tissues. And when we’re feeling blah, we just want fast relief. For your customers who find themselves under the weather, they’ll appreciate that their local health food store is stocked...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Iron is nearly as important to humans as oxygen—because without it, the body can’t get oxygen. Those who become iron deficient can develop iron deficiency anemia, a condition in which blood lacks adequate healthy red blood cells, preventing proper oxygenation of the body’s tissues (1). Symptoms can include extreme fatigue,...
Self Supplements has introduced VACCI PREP, a nutritional supplement for immunity pre- and post-vaccination available this spring. Offered in 14 single-serve packets per box, the supplements contain vitamins A, C, D3, as well as zinc, selenium, elderberry, organic reishi, astragalus, BCAAs, L-glutamine, quercetin, and probiotics. 1 Beacon Street, F15, Boston,...
Washington, D.C.—U.S. Representative Glenn Grothman (R-WI) has introduced a House Resolution (H. Res. 116) that recognizes the benefits of vitamin D intake for preventing respiratory infection and COVID–19 complications, and encourages the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to issue guidance on...
Washington, D.C.—Effective March 15, 2021, Steve Tave will transition from his role as Director of FDA's Office of Dietary Supplements Programs (ODSP) to a new position as principal advisor in the Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA). The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) commended Tave on his commitment to public health...
Washington, D.C.—Weak study design, haphazard approach, unclear results...Steve Mister, President & CEO of the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), had strong words in response to a study and accompanying commentary published February 12, 2021 online in JAMA Open Network. In the study, Effect of High-Dose Zinc and Ascorbic Acid Supplementation...
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