Industry members will never forget the day they learned Congress passed the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA) of 1994. For most, it brought a huge sigh of relief. This piece of legislation, of course, defined “dietary supplement,” grandfathered in supplement ingredients sold before 1994...
The natural products industry is fortunate to have among its fold numerous movers and shakers who have helped shape our trade into what it is today and are molding it into what it will be tomorrow. They all care deeply about giving Americans the means to live the healthiest...
For years, “Table for two, non-smoking” has been part of the regular vernacular for restaurant goers. Many choose to separate themselves from secondary cigarette smoke, since it (and primary smoke) is widely proven to cause lung cancer and other health problems. The dangers are so great...
There’s a little voice inside us that edits what we say before we say it—sometimes softer than we’d like. How many of us, seconds after we’ve put our foot in our mouths, would have loved to hire an “editor of pre-speech” to take care of our...
Suppliers offer insight into the latest industry trends and regulatory issues Natural ingredients suppliers are arguably some of the most knowledgeable folks about natural products. They are, literally and figuratively, the source of the industry and its inner working gears. In this article, several suppliers offer insight into some of...
Why this popular supplement is so deserving of media buzz.In November 2006, a research team lead by David Sinclair from Harvard Medical School made a head-turning announcement: a natural compound called resveratrol had increased the “lifespan and ‘healthspan’ of obese mice,” and was shown to offer “survival benefits in mammals”...
No one will argue that the past 12 to 18 months have put a strain on many businesses throughout a variety of industries. Consumers were spending less and the cost of goods rose, while banks tightened up on credit. An indicator of this economic trouble was the preponderance of...
Should 2009 be forgot and never brought to mind, like the days of Auld Lang Syne? Sure, some hard-hit segments of the retail industry would love to bid an emphatic farewell to 2009 and never look back. In fact, the same tenuous economic climate, combined with other factors, may...
The mad dash from when your alarm clock goes off until you race to your car is no excuse to skip the best meal of the day: breakfast. From eggs to oatmeal, breakfast has much to offer in terms of great taste and nutrition to start the day...
If you have a lot of courage, extra stores of patience and a helmet, spend some time in a room of first-graders who have just downed some sugary drinks, high-carb snacks and sticky sweets. Add in factors like behavioral disorders and you’ll have to duck to avoid children hanging...
