Dana Point, CA—Since officially undertaking the process of designing a product registry in April of this year, the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) finally unveiled its new Supplement Online Wellness Library (OWL), at its annual symposium, The Conference, on Thursday, October 27. As reported previously by WholeFoods, the intention of...
Dana Point, CA—On Thursday, October 27, at the Council for Responsible Nutrition’s (CRN) annual symposium, The Conference, the trade group presented some telling results from its 2016 CRN Consumer Survey on Dietary Supplements. The results show that among consumers, confidence in the safety, quality and effectiveness of dietary supplements remains high,...
On Tuesday, Sen. Orrin Hatch, a Republican from Utah, urged Commissioner Robert Califf, M.D. in a letter, to withdraw the federal register notice for Vinpocetine, a dietary ingredient that has five acknowledgements in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) New Dietary Ingredients Database. According to Hatch’s letter, “the Dietary Supplement...
Washington, D.C.—On October 19, 2016, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announced plans to start a Joint Organic Compliance Committee in an effort to support a potential organic equivalency arrangement between the U. S. and Mexico. The arrangement, according to USDA, would allow “organic producers and...
Following the acquisition of Merical Inc., Linden Capital Partners LLC has named Operating Partner Brian Smith as the interim CEO. EAS Consulting Group, LLC has hired Domenic Veneziano as advisor for import operations. He is a veteran FDA specialist with over 24 years of experience. Krista McCay has been appointed...
Des Moines, IA—On October 6, 2016, Kemin Industries, Inc., announced that it had filed a complaint with the International Trade Commission (ITC) against OmniActive Health Technologies, Inc., and is seeking an investigation and exclusion order to stop OmniActive from importing products that infringe Kemin’s patents. Kemin’s complaint is in response...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This year’s 31st Annual Natural Products Expo East turned out to be the largest one on record, with 28,000 industry members attending, a 10% increase from last year’s event. The number of exhibitors this year was also impressive, with 1,450 brands, 450 of which were exhibiting for the first time.
Geneva, Switzerland—On October 11, 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) released a new report which urged countries to tax all sugary drinks in an effort to reduce obesity, type 2 diabetes and tooth decay. The report, titled “Fiscal Policies for Diet and Prevention of Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDS),” refers to a...
Orange, NJ – A new study published in Food & Nutrition suggest taking the carotenoid-rich tomato extract (CRTE) supplement (Cardiomato by Lycored, Orange, NJ) for two weeks may "inhibit the oxidation of Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL), the cholesterol most often associated with heart disease." The double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study, funded by...
Aker BioMarine and Neptune Technologies & Bioressources Inc., announced on Monday, that the two companies have entered a broad patent cross-licensing agreement. The agreement, which also ends all outstanding litigation between the two companies, allows Aker BioMarine access to Neptune Wellness Solutions (formerly Neptune Technologies & Bioressources Inc.), composition patents;...
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