Washington, DC--The Natural Products Association (NPA) announced that it has offered to be a resource for Amazon after concerns emerged about counterfeit nutritional supplements. The action comes after Amazon warned customers that some Align Probiotic supplements were fake, then later assured that products currently for sale on the Amazon site...
Washington, DC--The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning letter to Curaleaf, Inc., based in Wakefield, MA, for "illegally selling unapproved products containing cannabidiol (CBD) online with unsubstantiated claims that the products treat cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, opioid withdrawal, pain and pet anxiety, among other conditions or diseases." In a...
Washington, D.C.—On July 18, the bipartisan, bicameral Dietary Supplement Caucus (DCS) held an educational briefing with help from the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA), the Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA), the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the Natural Products Association (NPA), and the United Natural Products Alliance (UNPA). The event...
Washington, DC--The Natural Products Association (NPA) has filed comments with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding its review of “Responsible Innovation in Dietary Supplements.” NPA said these new comments reinforce points made during the Association's presentation at FDA’s May 16 meeting on the same topic. In the comments, NPA...
A new study published in Annals of Internal Medicine suggests that nutritional supplements and dietary interventions have little to no effect on cardiovascular health. Experts are already pointing out that the study ignores all observational trials, which serve as the major basis for dietary guidelines—and the study itself notes that...
Nuthetal, Germany--Researchers from the German Institute of Human Nutrition (DIfE) reporting in the journal Metabolism are calling intermittent fasting (IF) a promising approach for the prevention of diabetes. According to a press release from DIfE, the researchers discovered that that overweight mice prone to diabetes have a high accumulation of fat...
Biddleford, ME—Vegetables sold under the brands Green Giant, Trader Joe’s, and Signature Farms have been recalled, according to a press release posted by FDA. The products originate from a Growers Express production facility in Biddleford, Maine, and were recalled due to the potential for contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. There are...
Atlanta, GA--Antibiotics, pesticides, growth hormones...researchers at Emory University, working in collaboration with The Organic Center, collected and tested milk from stores across the United States and found traces of such chemicals in conventionally produced milk, according to a release from the University. The experts at Emory note that though most...
Washington, D.C.—Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) urged FDA to promptly issue guidance that ensures the regulatory pathway Congress intended for the lawful use of CBD as a food additive and a dietary supplement, according to a statement on Senator Wyden’s website. In a letter to Alex Azar, secretary of the Department...
Santa Barbara, CA—Bragg Live Food Products announced that the company has been acquired by an investor group led by private equity firm Swander Pace Capital, investment firm Dragoneer Investment Group, and co-investors singer/songwriter Katy Perry, actor Orlando Bloom, and Hayden Slater, the founder of Pressed Juicery. These investors, according to a...
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