Silver Spring, MD—The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) will present a Congress on Immune Supplements on Friday, October 29, from 7:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. PST at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. The event, which will follow SupplySide West, will be in-person, with a virtual option. The in-person session will...
The Global Organization for EPA and DHA Omega-3s (GOED) has published the 2021 edition of its annual Global EPA and DHA Omega-3 Ingredient Market Report, detailing the entire EPA and DHA omega-3 industry at the raw materials segment of the supply chain, a 110,802 metric ton market. Volume increased 1%...
Silver Spring, MD—FDA has released a consumer update listing five things the agency wants consumers to know about Delta-8 THC (tetrahydrocannabinol), a psychoactive substance found in both marijuana and hemp. The five things on FDA's list include: Delta-8 THC products have not been evaluated or approved by FDA for safe...
Los Angeles, CA—The Fantastic Fungi Summit 2021 will take place on October 15-17, according to a press release. The free summit will include live virtual events and a pre-recorded series featuring experts in various fields of fungi. It will be hosted by Louie Schwartzberg, Director of the 2019 film Fantastic...
Washington, D.C.—Legislation has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives to permit expenditures from health savings accounts (HSAs), flexible spending arrangements (FSAs), and health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) to be used for dietary supplements. H.R. 5214, introduced by Representatives John Curtis (R-UT) and Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), would amend the Internal...
Spring, TX—The Global Curcumin Association (GCA) has announced the publication in Food Chemistry of a study considering analytical strategies to determine the labeling accuracy and adulteration of turmeric supplements. “Our recent GCA testing, confirmed by others, has determined that some products on the market are adulterated or lack adequate levels...
Washington, D.C.—The FDA and FTC have posted warning letters to 10 companies for illegally selling dietary supplements claiming to cure, treat, mitigate, or prevent diabetes. "More than 34 million Americans— just over 1 in 10 people— are living with diabetes. Dietary supplements that make fraudulent claims to treat diabetes are...
I have a part-time job in retail, and we have a problem: Customers come in, spend 20 minutes getting our expert advice, and then they get on their phones—sometimes to double-check us, sometimes to see if they can get a product cheaper elsewhere. And then, instead of purchasing from our...
Tel Aviv, Israel—A new supplement for preadolescent boys has been shown in a clinical trial to support healthy growth and development, according to a press release from Nutritional Growth Solutions, Ltd., makers of Grow Daily Boys 10+ protein drink powder. The 12-month, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study was published in Acta...
Newborns have been found to have good tolerance for two specific probiotic strains, according to a study published in Pediatric Research. A press release from Probi, which supplied the probiotics for the study, explains that infants are born with a low microbial count in the digestive tract, leaving them susceptible...
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