Elixinol has entered into a partnership with CBD Health Foods, trading as British Cannabis, in order to keep its products circulating in the U.K., according to a press release. Elixinol decided in 2021 to cease trading in the U.K. and EU markets, and instead move to an indirect route to...
Houston, TX—COVID-19 patients have high levels of oxidative stress and damage, and markedly reduced levels of glutathione, according to a new study from researchers at Baylor College of Medicine. The results, published in Antioxidants, were found by comparing 60 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 to healthy age-matched individuals whose samples were...
Morristown, NJ—PLT Health Solutions has entered a partnership with Vitamin Angels to support the nonprofit’s mission of providing nutritional support to underserved communities around the world, according to a press release. The partnership also supports PLT’s People+Planet initiative, part of the company’s social responsibility efforts. The goal: Reaching over 1...
Austin, TX—The ABC-AHP-NCNPR Botanical Adulterants Prevention Program (BAPP) has published a new Laboratory Guidance Document (LGD) on St. John’s wort (Hypericum perforatum) raw material and products, according to a press release. The document provides guidance for industry, academic, and regulatory analytical laboratories, allowing them to accurately and adequately test for...
The World Health Organization (WHO) has decided against a critical review and subsequent scheduling of kratom, according to the WHO Expert Committee on Drug Dependence (ECDD) Summary assessments, findings, and recommendations. The ECDD looked at seven substances: Brorphine, Metonitazene, Eutylone, 4F-MDMB-BICA, Benzylone, Kratom, and Phenibut. The first two were added...
Sioux Falls, SD—OmegaQuant has launched a new Vitamin B12 Test, with a sample collection kit that allows for testing at home, according to a press release. Vitamin B12 supports red blood cell production, nerve function, and brain and heart health, to name a few of its functions. It is found...
Vitamin D has been linked to heart health in a new study from researchers at the University of South Australia (UniSA). The study, published in European Heart Journal, uses a genetic approach that allowed the team to assess how increasing vitamin D levels can affect CVD risk based on how...
The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) has released a new animation showcasing the association’s priorities surrounding DSHEA modernization. Since the Dietary Supplements Health & Education Act (DSHEA) was enacted in 1994, the supplements industry has grown from 4,000 products and $4 billion/year in sales to as many as 80,000 products...
King of Prussia, PA—The Global Retailer and Manufacturer Alliance (GRMA) has partnered with the International Probiotics Association (IPA) to establish a Probiotics Working Group to harmonize GMP requirements for probiotic dietary supplements, according to a press release. Harmonized certification for probiotics is much needed,” said George Paraskevakos, IPA Executive Director,...
Washington, D.C.—The Natural Products Association (NPA) announced that it has filed a lawsuit against the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). At issue: the status of N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC). NPA is requesting that FDA "cease its unlawful retroactive application of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act" against NAC. As WholeFoods has previously...
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