Santa Barbara, CA--Vitamin Angels has pledged $7.5 million to improve global maternal health and birth outcomes by 2020. The commitment, which was announced at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's Goalkeepers event in New York City, will accelerate availability and use of UNIMMAP-multiple micronutrient supplements (MMS) among pregnant women in...
Washington, D.C.—The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is funding nine research awards totaling approximately $3 million. The funds will be used to investige minor cannabinoids and terpenes for potential pain-relieving properties, according to a press release. Minor cannabinoids and...
Silver Spring, MD—The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) has revised its free labeling guidance for herbal dietary supplements to cover updated labeling requirements, according to a press release. The revisions are intended to reflect changes in science and dietary habits that have occurred since nutrition labeling regulations were first established...
Washington, D.C.—The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) in a statement commended Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s additions to the Senate Agriculture Appropriations bill, which provide $2 million to FDA to implement the provisions of the 2018 Farm Bill legalizing hemp derivatives and urge FDA to develop a legal pathway to...
San Fransisco, CA-- “The Father of Cannabis Research" Raphael Mechoulam will be honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award and a $10,000 research grant from The Arcview Group in their first annual cannabis awards. As explained in a press release from Arcview, Mechoulam is the person responsible for isolating cannabinoids, which led...
Washington, D.C.—The U.S. Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee failed to include legislation passed by the House of Representatives that would appropriate $100,000 for FDA to perform an evaluation and set a safe level of CBD for consumers to use each day, according to a press release from the Natural Products Association...
Washington, D.C.—The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) is actively participating in high-profile events that engage with and influence the retail community, according to a press release, as part of an ongoing effort to strengthen the relationship between the dietary supplement industry and retailers. CRN’s Retailer Relations Forum held its first...
Selbyville, DE—The prebiotics market is expected to achieve over 9.8% CAGR up to 2024, according to a report from Global Market Insights. [caption id="attachment_68025" align="alignnone" width="650"] The prebiotics industry is expected to cross $7.2 billion by 2024, supported by rising demand for prebiotics primarily for food & beverage applications. Courtesy...
Secaucus, NJ—The Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. announced in a press release that the “go-shop” period provided for under the terms of the merger agreement between Vitamin Shoppe and Liberty Tax expired at 12:01 A.M. Eastern Time on September 6, 2019. Vitamin Shoppe received an acquisition proposal from a third party during...
Washington, D.C.—Dietary supplement recalls are relatively infrequent, according to recent FDA data. A statement from the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) notes that out of 803 recorded recalls initiated in 2019, 14 of them, or 1.7%, involved dietary supplements, and only three were Class I recalls, the most serious recall...
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