Washington, D.C., and Virtual—The 2021 Dietary Supplements Regulatory Summit covered a range of topics from FTC priorities to manufacturer inspections. Three major takeaways: 1. The Case for Mandatory Listing Cara Welch, Ph.D., Acting Director, Office of Dietary Supplement Programs (ODSP), FDA, made the opening remarks. Amidst a discussion on work-life...
Boston, MA—Researchers at ZOE, Harvard Medical School, and King’s College London found that people who eat a high quality, gut-friendly diet are less likely to develop COVID-19 or become severely ill, according to a press release from ZOE. Alternatively, those eating poorer quality diets were more at risk, a finding...
Tune in to hear Todd Pauli of 24 Stories Marketing, Maggie Jaqua from WholeFoods Magazine, and Alexis Collins, Product Manager at Stratum Nutrition, discuss new science on joint health. Just a few of the highlights you won't want to miss: 4:45 - The key component of healthy aging that...
Fruit d'Or is on a mission to educate the industry regarding what does and doesn't meet criteria for the qualified health claim for cranberry supplements, according to a press release. FDA has approved a qualified health claim (QHC) for cranberry, stating: “Limited scientific evidence shows that by consuming 500 mg...
Washington, D.C.—Five senators have signed a letter submitted to the Subcommittee on Agriculture requesting a $3.75m increase in funding for the Office of Dietary Supplement Programs (ODSP) in Fiscal Year 2022. The letter states that “ODSP is the main policy driver for strategic priorities on dietary supplements within the agency,...
Clackamas, OR—Health Wright Products has announced Project 150: Once the company hits a goal of generating more than $150m over a 12-month period, $1m will be distributed among all full-time employees who have been with the company for at least one year, according to a press release. “Project 150, and...
Monterey, CA—Total organic fresh produce sales for the second quarter of 2021 increased 4% y-o-y and nearing $2.3 billion for the quarter, according to the Q2 2021 Organic Produce Performance Report, released by Organic Produce Network (OPN) and Category Partners. In the second quarter of last year, the COVID pandemic...
Seattle, WA—PCC Community Markets has discontinued the sale of plastic bottled water sized below one gallon, according to a press release, except for sparkling water or enhanced waters such as high-pH drinks. This move follows an earlier PCC ban on single-serve plastic water bottles of 500ml or less. The new...
Washington, D.C.—Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) have released a discussion draft of the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act, which would decriminalize cannabis at the federal level. As explained in a press release, this proposed legislation would "help...
Oslo, Norway and East Brunswick, NJ—A new review paper published in Nutrients examines the body of evidence linking vitamin K2 to factors involved in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) pathogenesis. The paper concluded that K2 has the potential to slow the progression of AD and contribute to its prevention. Researchers from the...
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