The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) was informed last night (June 19) that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration plans to disseminate a revised draft guidance on new dietary ingredients (NDIs) used in dietary supplements. The guidance, originally issued July 5, 2011, was widely criticized by the industry, which claimed...
Lakewood, CO—Natural and organic retail chain Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage will try to raise $115 million through the sale of common stock on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). The company filed as Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Inc., and would like to trade on the NYSE under the...
Paramus, NJ—Udi’s Healthy Foods, LLC, a company known and loved for its gluten-free breads and other foods, is now owned by Smart Balance, Inc., based here. Smart Balance snapped up the company for a cool $125 million in cash from a shareholder. From March 31, 2011–March 31, 2012, Udi’s...
Bergen, Norway—A new study published in Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental indicates there may be a connection between obesity support and krill supplementation. Scientists from the University of Bergen in Norway studied how the liver regulated energy metabolism and associated inflammation after taking Antarctic krill oil. Mice with the hTNF-alpha gene...
New York, NY—New research indicates there may be an effective way to enhance levels of l-glutamine in the blood. This amino acid plays a vital role in cell proliferation, provides the fuel for respiration, supports muscle recovery after exercise and enhances healthy immune function. On four separate occasions, researchers from...
New York, NY—A branded L-alanyl-L-glutamine ingredient (Sustamine from Kyowa Hakko, based here) improved performance and reaction time in 10 college basketball players. The female athletes from the University of Central Florida participated in four 40-minute basketball games. In the first game, the women couldn’t rehydrate and weight lost during the...
Silver Spring, MD—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says it needs more dough for its fiscal year 2013 budget. Most of the money—$4.5 billion extra, which is 17% more than its FY 2012 budget—won’t come from the federal budget. Rather, FDA wants to increase user fees, which the agency...
Edwardsville, IL—A hearing has brewed over the accusations of a man who found a mouse in a can of mainstream citrus-flavored-soda in 2009 and sent it to the company who has since offered a bizarre defense. According to Legal Newsline, the accuser, Ronald Ball, said he found a mouse in...
New York, NY—The NSF/ANSI 305 standard for personal care products has a new adherent in Avalon Organics, a brand of Hain Celestial Group, whose entire line of skin, hair and bath care offerings now contains at least 70% organic ingredients. “The most important decision we’ve made as a brand...
Corvallis, OR—Many college students let healthy diets slide during the school year, but their diets might be worse than many have imagined. And, there may be some significant differences by gender. In studying the topic, Oregon State University researchers found that college students are eating less than one serving...
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