New York, NY — American Conference Institute’s (ACI) 6th Annual Legal, Regulatory and Compliance Forum on Dietary Supplements, in partnership with the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), took place on June 19 – 20. Regulations can be notoriously complex and frustrating, but this forum provides an invaluable resource for manufacturers...
Carthage, MO — Stratum Nutrition, an NSF-certified manufacturer of eggshell and eggshell membrane wellness ingredients, announced a first-of-its-kind joint health study published in the journal Clinical Interventions in Aging, evaluating its triple-action joint health ingredient, NEM brand eggshell membrane, in subjects with healthy joints. The results of this peer-reviewed study...
An updated, free resource for the health supplement industry called Guidance on Formulation and Marketing of Dietary Supplements Under the National Organic Program (NOP) has been released by the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA), the Organic Trade Association (OTA), and Quality Assurance International Inc. (QAI). The AHPA and QAI created...
Kennesaw, GA – Researchers have found that consumption of Deerland Enzymes and Probiotics’ probiotic strain DE111 can improve occasional constipation and/or diarrhea in healthy individuals, according to a study recently published in the Journal of Probiotics & Health. In the study, 50 participants were evaluated over the course of 105...
A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association is challenging the accepted knowledge that calcium and vitamin D supplements are important for supporting bone health. Conducted by Jia-Guo Zhao, MD of Tianjin Hospital, Tianjin, China, the meta-analysis of 33 randomized clinical trials that included 51,145 participants living...
Indianapolis, IN — According to IndyStar, Indiana Attorney General (AG) Curtis Hill declared that cannabidiol (CBD) oil is illegal to sell or own in the state, following a great a deal of confusion about CBD’s legal status that included raids of grocery stores and the arrest of a man with...
Washington, D.C. — On October 31, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sent a warning letter to four companies which sell hemp oils marketed as having cannabidiol (CBD), a non-psychoactive cannabinoid found in hemp that is considered to have a variety of health benefits. Unfortunately, these benefits are not...
Baltimore, MD — The 32nd Annual Natural Products Expo East took place on Sept. 14-16 at the Baltimore Convention Center. Overall, trend-wise, not much has changed since Natural Products Expo West in March, but Expo East is a great place to get a sense of what trends continue to hold...
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) on Tuesday provided testimony against HB 1195, a bill that would restrict those 18 years and younger from purchasing weight loss and muscle building products. CRN does recognize that the misuse and abuse of these dietary supplements by minors is a potential concern for...
Elders in nursing homes are at a high risk of developing serious illnesses like heart disease, stroke, diabetes, COPD, and dementia due to lack of proper oral care. According to top health researchers, there may be a simple solution to this problem. Research using products made cranberry extract, specifically with...
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