Washington, D.C., and Virtual—The 2021 Dietary Supplements Regulatory Summit covered a range of topics from FTC priorities to manufacturer inspections. Three major takeaways: 1. The Case for Mandatory Listing Cara Welch, Ph.D., Acting Director, Office of Dietary Supplement Programs (ODSP), FDA, made the opening remarks. Amidst a discussion on work-life...
Virtual—The Naturally Informed event Active Nutrition: Mastering the Market took a look at consumer research—and at where scientific research was lacking—in order to find unmet needs in this market, and the opportunities they present. Doug Kalman, Ph.D., R.D., VP of Scientific Affairs, Nutrasource, and Abbie Smith-Ryan, Ph.D., Director of the...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As we learn more about the gut microbiome, one thing is becoming clear: “The more we learn about the gut microbiome,” says Marc Washington, Founder of Muniq, “the more we realize that there remains much more that we don’t know about this complex ecosystem.” Scientifically speaking, the term “microbiome” is...
Oral health supplies of the future: toothpaste, floss, mouth wash… and probiotics. Just like the gut, the mouth has a microbiome, and just like in the gut, that microbiome affects the whole body. Bonnie Feldman, DDS, MBA, gave a presentation titled “Oral Health and Microbiome” at Nutri-Beauty: Mastering the Market...
Virtual—ACI/CRN’s 9th Annual Legal, Regulatory & Compliance Forum on Dietary Supplements took place earlier this June. It featured sessions on politics under the Biden Administration, navigating the line between structure/function claims and health claims, California-specific reforms and litigation, and more, all of which is available for purchase and on-demand viewing...
The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) 9th Annual Botanical Congress covered relationships, problems and solutions, and struggles and how they were overcome—or why they're still ongoing. Our four major takeaways: Industry is working with FDA—and FDA is working with the industry The Congress opened with Cara Welch, Ph.D., Acting Director,...
Virtual—From consumer research to clinical studies, science shone at the #NaturallyInformed event Nutri-Beauty: Mastering the Market. While I’ll summarize it here, this is just a small sampling: If something strikes you as interesting and/or useful for your business, it's available for you to view for free by heading to www.NaturallyInformed.net...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]When you look good, you feel better—and vice versa. And while we may not be getting dolled up to hit the town very often these days, COVID hasn’t disrupted the nutri-beauty market (a.k.a. beauty from within, a.k.a. nutricosmetics, a.k.a. cosmeceuticals—those ingestible products taken for beauty purposes). “In fact,” Trisha Sugarek...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Nigella sativa grows in Southwest Asia, the Middle East, and Southern Europe. It produces fruit with black seeds—which, while they go by the name “black seeds,” are also called black cumin, black caraway, nigella, fennel flower, and Roman coriander (1). Oil extracted from these seeds has been used in traditional...
A Broader Definition of Beauty How many products do you stock that are labeled for “normal” hair or skin? That number is about to drop. “From skin care to soap, shampoo, and more, our beauty and personal care brands are removing the word ‘normal’ from advertising and packaging, all over...
