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...
Wheat Ridge, CO—GenTech Holdings, Inc. has acquired American Metabolix, a supplement company with sports nutrition and Keto products available at GNC, Bodybuilding.com, and other sports nutrition retailers worldwide. GenTech, which works largely in the functional foods marketplace, has recently acquired a number of brands and businesses, including Sinfit Nutrition, Fizzique,...
Ewing Township, NJ—Church & Dwight, manufacturer of Lil' Critters kids' gummy vitamins, has supported Feed the Children’s Summer Hunger and Back-to-School initiatives to help provide children with vitamins. Recently, at Feed the Children's Back-To-School bash, 200 families, including nearly 1,000 students, received a 25-lb. box filled with shelf stable items,...
Washington, D.C.—The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has announced the featured speakers for its Now, New, Next conference, taking place October 20-22. The conference’s aim is to help resolve innovation and business challenges facing the supplement industry. “It’s time for a reset,” said CRN President & CEO Steve Mister in...
Washington, D.C.—The Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has recently modernized the Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD), a public repository of dietary supplement labeling information. The DSLD was initially released to the public in 2013, at which point it had 16,712 labels filed, labels...
Washington, D.C.—The Natural Products Association (NPA) has filed a Citizen’s Petition with the Food and Drug Administration, requesting that N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC) not be excluded from the definition of a dietary supplement. As WholeFoods previously reported, despite decades on the marker as a dietary supplement, in July 2020, FDA issued multiple...
Beloit, WI—Demand for probiotics is growing along with increased interest in digestive health, according to a survey from Kerry. The survey was given to 13,072 people globally. All respondents had responsibility for grocery purchasing decisions. Some findings: Consumers ranked digestive health third on their list of reasons to purchase healthy...
Washington, D.C.—FDA has rejected two new dietary ingredient (NDI) notifications for full-spectrum hemp extract containing cannabidiol (CBD), one from Charlotte’s Web and one from Irwin Naturals. The Charlotte’s Web product contained 19.5mg CBD/day and the Irwin Naturals product contained approximately 65mg CBD/day. FDA’s reasoning: CBD is an approved drug, and...
Philadelphia, PA--There are new safety policies for Expo East 2021, according to a press release from Informa Markets’ New Hope Network. Since February, the press release adds, Informa Markets has hosted numerous trade shows within the U.S. and around the world. The new measures: Informa is implementing a mask mandate,...
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