Fort Lauderdale, FL; Irvine, CA—Astaxanthin suppliers ArcticFarma and BGG have settled a trademark infringement issue that is leading to the rebranding of BGG’s algae business. The two companies marketed similarly named brands: Algae Life Sciences from BGG, and Algalife and Algae for Life from ArcticFarma. ArcticFarma’s CEO Andrew Jacobson, stated,...
Los Angeles, CA— Ashwagandha is known for stress support, but can it help with stress-induced eating? Yes, according to new research published in the Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary & Alternative Medicine. A group 52 overweight, but healthy individuals (ages 18–60) either took ashwagandha (300 mg, KSM-66 from IxoReal BioMed) or a...
Momence, IL—Athletes looking to get an edge may want to consider looking in an unlikely place: apples and ancient peat. In a recent study published in BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, extracts from these sources increased ATP production and improved strength training. Researchers gave 25 resistance-trained males either a placebo...
Basel, Switzerland—Raw materials giant Lonza announced that InterHealth Nutraceuticals of Benicia, CA, will soon be part of its health and nutrition portfolio. The firm is planning a $300-million acquisition of InterHealth. InterHealth, owned by Kainos Capital, offers branded ingredients like UC-II, Super CitriMax, 7-Keto, Meratrim, Relora and others that will...
Washington, D.C.—As of June 2016, the Environmental Working Group EWG Verified program expanded to 252 products including lipsticks and glosses, blushes, eye makeup, skin care products, moisturizers, lotions, shampoos, soaps and more. The good news is that shoppers can now quickly and easily identify cosmetics and personal care items that meet EWG's strictest...
University of North Carolina Greensboro Biochemist Ethan Will Taylor, Ph.D., and High Point University Pharmacy Professor Jan Ruzicka, Pharm D, Ph.D., may have unraveled the mechanism that causes the birth defect microcephaly (i.e., being born with a small head) in children of Zika virus-infected mothers. They propose that Zika virus...
In June, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a 500-page report highlighting the environmental impacts of atrazine, which is a widely used weed killer and water pollutant with potential negative health and environmental effects. The EPA is required to review and evaluate the approval of pesticides used in the United States every...
New Brunswick, NJ–When the body breaks down purines, it creates uric acid in the process. In most healthy people, this chemical is excreted in urine without a problem. But, in some individuals with hyperuricemia, uric acid is not removed efficiently and builds up in the joints and kidneys. The result...
Los Angeles, CA—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a letter of non-objection to Axiom Foods regarding the GRAS status of its Oryzatein organic brown rice and Vegotein pea protein ingredients. According to the firm, this is the first time a rice protein has received this designation. In an...
New York City, NY—Duffy MacKay, N.D., Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) announced at the American Conference Institute’s 4th Annual Legal, Regulatory and Compliance Forum on Dietary Supplements held on June 28, that the online product registry CRN started developing in April is scheduled to launch at the end of 2016.
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