Oslo, Norway, and Edison, NJ—The British Medical Journal recently published an observational study that examined the association between intakes of vitamins K1 and K2 and incidence of coronary heart disease (CHD). The study found a link between K2 intake and lowered risk of CHD events. The study included 2,987 Norwegian...
Houston, TX—Cannabidiol (CBD) can improve arthritis symptoms in dogs, according to new research from Baylor College of Medicine. The findings could lead the way to studying the effect of CBD on arthritis in humans, according to a press release from Medterra CBD, which provided the CBD tinctures used. Researchers started,...
Ogden, UT—Trace Minerals announced in a press release that Mega Mag has been certified for purity and accuracy by Labdoor, an independent company that tests supplements on behalf of consumers and publishes and ranks these products. Labdoor selects products for testing based on market research of the most popular supplements...
Washington, D.C.—FTC is mailing 22,581 refund checks totaling more than $470,000 to consumers nationwide who bought TrueAloe and AloeCran, sold by NatureCity LLC, because the products were deceptively marketed, according to a press release. According to the FTC’s October 2019 complaint, the company claimed that TrueAloe and AloeCran were effective...
Washington, D.C.—The Federal Trade Commission has sent letters to 50 more marketers nationwide, warning them to stop making unsubstantiated claims that their products and therapies can treat or prevent COVID-19, according to a press release. FTC has sent similar letters to more than 120 companies and individuals. Letters were sent...
Los Angeles, CA—Kyolic Aged Garlic Extract (AGE) can mitigate a variety of cardiovascular risk factors, including coronary artery calcification (CAC), in a European population, according to a new study from Sweden’s Skåne University Hospital and Lund University. The parallel, randomized, placebo-controlled study was published in BMC Complimentary Medicine and Therapies.
Dietary supplements are higher demand than normal due to the COVID-19 public health crisis--yet many of the industry conferences that traditionally have been central to business conversations on everything from new ingredients and products to manufacturing and distribution, have been cancelled or postponed, observes Organic & Natural Health Association. Not...
Washington, D.C.—Three trade associations representing the dietary supplements industry have sent a proposed framework for an NDI master file to Steven Tave, the Director of the Office of Dietary Supplement Programs. The goal with the proposed framework is to address the protection of innovation, according to the letter, which was...
Biota Biosciences is voluntarily recalling several lots of Cannabidiol (CBD) Complex, Curcumin Complex, and Cannabidiol + Curcumin Injectables to the customer level, according to a statement from the company. These injectable products are being recalled because they were marketed without FDA approval. The statement adds: “The products claims on our...
Huntington Beach, CA—World Organic Corp. and its owners, the Licata family, have donated $11,000 worth of KN95 and 3-ply disposable face masks to the American Red Cross. The company announced in a press release that Kurt Burton, Regional Philanthropy Officer for the Red Cross, was thrilled to receive the protective...
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