Carlsbad, CA—Mamma Chia has partnered with Gestalt Brand Lab for a rebrand, refreshing the Mamma Chia ‘Goddess’ icon, updating the company color palette, and developing all-new packaging for all products, according to a press release. All Mamma Chia offerings are now aligned under a master design aesthetic, created to reflect...
Fruit d’Or has created two new products intended to allow softgels and gummies to take advantage of FDA’s Qualified Health Claim for cranberry, according to a press release. The products are Pro Cran d’Or and Pro Cran Naturelle 80-mesh, both standardized conventional and organic whole fruit cranberry powders. Per the...
Brussels, Belgium—Codex Alimentarius has adopted a new framework for steviol glycosides. The Committee explained in the framework that there are two previously existing specification monographs for steviol glycosides, requiring that products consist of at least 95% steviol glycosides on a dried basis, taking into account the major glycosides stevioside and...
London, England—Unilever is simplifying its business structure, according to a press release, in order to focus more on individual categories. The company will move away from its current matrix structure, and organize around five business groups: Beauty & Wellbeing, Personal Care, Home Care, Nutrition, and Ice Cream. Each group will...
Goleta, CA—By the end of 2021, Vitamin Angels reached a total of 70 million underserved pregnant women and children in 65 countries, including all 50 U.S. states and Puerto Rico, through their network of 1,200 program partners—a wider reach than ever before. "Although 2021 was a tough year for our...
Landing, NJ—Curcugen from Dolcas Biotech may have applications in reducing analgesic use in those with osteoarthritis, according to a new study published in Nutrients. The randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study was conducted on 101 participants aged 45 to 70 years old, who had suffered knee pain for 3 or more months,...
TamaFlex, NXT USA's patented combination of tamarind seed and turmeric rhizome extracts, has been shown in a new study to reduce knee pain, inflammation, and cartilage degradation, while improving musculoskeletal function. The randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial was published in Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. The 8-week trial included 90...
New evidence suggests the efficacy of the probiotic LPLDL in reducing LDL cholesterol levels in hypercholesterolemic adults, according to a study published in Journal of Functional Foods. LPLDL is a strain of Lactobacillus plantarum, branded by ProBiotix. The parallel, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized pilot study investigated LPLDL in 16 hypercholesterolemic adults.
Washington, D.C.—The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) Educational Foundation has launched an interactive Supplement Facts label on its consumer-facing website KnowYourOTCs.org, in order to highlight for shoppers what information they can find on a label. Supplement Facts labels are required to identify basic product information including ingredients, amounts of each...
Denver, CO—HempFusion Wellness has announced that its exclusive and proprietary hemp-derived CBD extract has achieved self-affirmed GRAS, which the company expects to drive significant incremental revenue growth at retail, according to a press release. “Self-affirmed GRAS status is a major milestone that only a select few highly responsible CBD companies...
