Persona Nutrition has partnered with ChromaDex, allowing Persona to expand their vitamin and supplement offerings to include Tru Niagen, according to a press release. The release notes that there is an increasing amount of nutrition science supporting the importance of maintaining the body’s NAD (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide), a coenzyme required...
Be’er Sheva, Israel—Lycored has launched two new digital initiatives to raise awareness regarding lycopene, according to a press release. The company has overhauled its Lycopedia, adding several new features: A page demonstrating the role of lycopene in skin health A module explaining how lycopene works in partnership with phytonutrients like...
Washington, D.C.—Companies producing and selling hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD) products would have access to financial services under new legislation introduced in the New Jersey Senate, according to a press release from the Natural Products Association (NPA). The legislation, introduced by State Senator Robert W. Singer (R-NJ-30), would clarify that banks and...
The coronavirus is spreading—and its spread is hitting the natural products industry. Some facts on the virus, according to CNN: Coronaviruses are a group of viruses, common among animals. The one currently circulating is called the COVID-19, or 2019-nCoV, or novel coronavirus. Symptoms include a runny nose, cough, sore throat,...
Washington, D.C.—A coalition of Industry trade associations is reminding consumers and retailers that dietary supplements cannot claim to treat, prevent, or cure the coronavirus, in a statement released Tuesday. The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA), Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA), Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), and the United Natural Products...
Washington, D.C.—President Trump has requested $5 million dollars to regulate the cannabidiol (CBD) industry in the administration's new FY2021 budget, according to a press release from the Natural Products Association (NPA). The request would allow the FDA to “continue enforcing the law to protect patients and the public while also...
Pittsburgh, PA—Overweight and obese vitamin-D deficient children who took a relatively high dose of vitamin D every day for six months had lower blood pressure and improved insulin sensitivity than their peers who took a lower dose, according to researchers at the UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. A press release...
Netherlands—A new global report has highlighted three distinct trends in the performance nutrition market, according to a press release, which will help sports nutrition brand owners and formulators develop products that meet consumer demand. The report is a collaboration between market research company FMCG Gurus and functional ingredient innovator FrieslandCampina...
[caption id="attachment_71600" align="alignright" width="214"] The Vitamin Shoppe and Women's Best launched their partnership with a Times Square billboard with athlete partners including (left to right) Emily Skye, Heba Ali, Brittne Jackson, Krissy Cela, and Tammy Hembrow. Image courtesy of The Vitamin Shoppe.[/caption] Secaucus, NJ—The Vitamin Shoppe announced in a press...
Washington, D.C.—The Natural Products Association (NPA) is fighting Illinois on two different battlegrounds, as the state tries to pass two bills that would make it increasingly difficult for consumers to purchase supplements. The first: a piece of legislation that would require businesses to put nutritional supplements under lock and key.
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