Jarrow Formulas, Inc. and James Gormley of Citizens for Health organized a tactical meeting during Expo East, with the hopes of encouraging industry members to take a stronger stand against the recently proposed guidance on new dietary ingredients (NDIs), and to consider formation of a new trade association. In attendance...
More than 20,000 industry members headed to Baltimore for the chance to learn and grow at Natural Products Expo East. Once again co-located with All Things Organic-BioFach America, the Organic Summit, and Healthy Baking, the show was held at the Baltimore Convention Center from September 21 to 24. The return...
The hearts of many were heavy with news of the passing of John R. Carlson. He was 77. A pioneer of the natural products industry, Carlson co-founded J.R. Carlson Laboratories, Inc. with his wife, Susan in 1965 and served as its president for 45 years. “The industry has lost...
Huntington, WV—According to a small animal study held at Marshall University, regular consumption of walnuts may help reduce the risk of breast cancer. The abstract in the science journal Nutrition and Cancer explained that the experiment wanted to introduce walnut oils into the mice’s diets and then wean some...
Cambridge, UK—New meta-analysis from British Medical Journal (BMJ) shows that chocolate could in fact reduce the risk of cardiometabolic disorders, such as heart disease and diabetes. The analysis included approximately 114,000 participants (from seven separate studies) and found that chocolate produced a 37% decrease in cardiovascular disease and a...
It’s not hard to find information about homeopathy, a fascinating system of natural medicine. Anyone who doesn’t take homeopathic medicine seriously is missing out. Over the past couple of centuries, millions have benefited from this unique form of natural health management. Principals of Homeopathy Homeopathy originated in Germany and...
Oslo, Norway-based Hofseth Biocare chose TSI Health Sciences of Missoula, MT to distribute its omega-3 ingredients. According to a press statement, “Hofseth Biocare holds global patent protection on its method for processing marine biomass in a low temperature, enzyme driven process. This approach yields ingredients like salmon oil that...
A branded cranberry extract (PACran from Decas Botanical Synergies) was showed in a clinical trial to help prevent urinary tract infections (UTIs) in women. Results from the study were presented at the most recent PhytoPharm conference in Nuremberg. For six months, A. Vidlar from the University Hospital in Olomouc, Czech...
Rockville, MD—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has developed a new tool where adverse events from dietary supplements can be reported. Available at www.fda.gov/Food/DietarySupplements/ GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/ucm267384.htm, the new resource is intended to make information about adverse event reports (AERs) easy to find. Available information includes who must report AEs, what is...
