Washington, D.C. — The Senate voted 57–42 to confirm Scott Gottlieb as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) new commissioner reports the New York Times. Industry has been watching Gottlieb’s confirmation hearings closely, as senators questioned the nominee, trying to determine how he would approach dietary supplements. We got...
Kerala, India — Arjuna Natural Extracts Ltd plans to take action against numerous U.S. based companies who Arjuna Natural claims is infringing on company patents. Arjuna Natural Extracts’ BCM-95, which is the bioavailable curcumin standardized for curcuminoids which also consist of turmeric essential oil and turmerones, was invented, manufactured and...
Morristown, NJ — Researchers at the University of Georgia have found that the macular carotenoids, lutein and zeaxanthin isomers, are now not only associated with eye health, but with reducing serum cortisol and improving psychological stress levels as well. “Supplementation with macular carotenoids reduces psychological stress, serum cortisol, and sub-optimal...
Vitamin Angels’ Mother’s Day Campaign began on May 1 and will go until June 30. This year, the organization, which provides vitamins to at-risk communities across the globe to combat malnutrition in children, tells the story of Fatima, a mother of two from Sotuta, Mexico. Nutritious food is scarce where...
Washington, D.C. — An article in the Washington Post reports that as part of the spending bill passed by Congress this week to avoid government shutdown and fund the government until the end of September, $3 million will be allocated to a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) program to...
Washington, D.C. — According to the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) denied a petition filed by the NRDC, together with the Breast Cancer Fund, Center for Environmental Health, Center for Food Safety, Center for Science in the Public Interest and the Environmental Working...
Scott Gottlieb, M.D. — President Donald Trump’s nominee for Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner — publicly confirmed his support and commitment to enforce the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA) if he is confirmed as commissioner. “As someone who uses dietary supplements every day, I believe...
Austin, Texas — By adopting turmeric, EuroPharma, has now joined the American Botanical Council’s (ABC) Adopt-an-Herb program, which helps ABC not only expand the company’s nonprofit educational mission, but also “keeps its HerbMedPro database updated with the latest scientific and clinical research.” “Representing turmeric, an herb with such life-changing possibilities and...
Washington, D.C. — The Supplement Online Wellness Library (OWL), created by the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) and developed and administered by UL is officially live, one year after its announcement and a period of beta testing. “Last month, during Expo West, it was heartening to witness the high level...
Los Angeles, CA — A study published in the Journal of Dietary Supplements found evidence that supplementation with ashwagandha (specifically KSM-66 from Ixoreal Biomed) has an impact on memory and cognition. The randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled pilot study was designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of ashwagandha for improving...
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