Sacramento, CA–The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) in California is looking to add Aloe vera (whole leaf extract) and goldenseal root powder to the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Environment Act of 1986 (Proposition 65), claiming they are “known to the state to cause cancer.” The International Agency...
Austin, TX—A recent study of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s food safety database by Vocativ has found that, out of the 737 product recalls since the beginning of 2014, Whole Foods Market has had roughly 25 store-brand recalls, more than other grocers on the list. The majority...
The leader of Solgar Vitamins' production facility for 30 years, Nathan “Nat” L. Skop passed away on Friday, April 24 at the age of 89. Skop started his professional career in the pharmaceuticals industry. He brought his high standards with him to Solgar Vitamins in 1972. His standards, which “far...
Santa Barbara, CA—The Vitamin Angels charity has announced its Motherhood is Global campaign, designed to show the universal experience of motherhood around the globe.Running from April 22nd to Mother’s Day, May 10th., this campaign will consist of a series of photo blogs featuring mothers from many different countries to promote...
Silver Spring, MD – As of Thursday, April 23, five dietary supplement companies received warning letters for their use of an unapproved stimulant in their products. The companies were accused of using BMPEA (R-beta-methylphenethylamine) as a dietary supplement ingredient. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given the firms...
Fosnavåg, Norway—Lipids in Health and Disease published the results of a study (sponsored by Olympic Seafood AS, maker of Rimfrost krill) that compared the bioavailability of DHA and EPA from krill and fish oil. Researchers believed that the bioavailability of these fatty acids could be affected by their chemical bindings, but little...
Boston, MA—A recent study by Wayne Campell, Ph.D., of Purdue University and Jung Eun Kim, Ph.D., R.D., suggests consuming cooked whole eggs in conjunction with vegetables can increase carotenoid absorption. The study included 16 healthy young men who ate various salads containing the carotenoids beta-carotene, alpha-carotene, lycopene, lutein and zeazanthin.
Bethesda, MD—In late March, the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) published a nationwide analysis that looked at the amount of processed foods comprising U.S. grocery purchases from 2000 to 2012. Using a UPC barcode scanner, researchers asked 157,142 households to record all their grocery purchases of foods...
Rockville, MD—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) held two days of hearings in late April to gather information about whether or not homeopathic remedies should be more strictly regulated. Homeopathy is a field where symptoms are treated with diluted doses of a substance that can cause similar symptoms. The...
Private label products are not an area retailers tend to dabble in lightly. Store brand dietary supplements are often an integral part of the business, and not just a sort of bonus option for customers that can be tacked on to the vitamin department without any planning or forethought. Innovative...
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