Sebastian Krawiec is Editor at Nutritional Outlook.
In a letter to the California State Assembly, Newsom explained that because “dietary supplements for weight loss are not considered drugs…this measure would require [the California Department of Public Health (CDPH)] to evaluate every individual weight loss and dietary supplement product for safety, which is beyond the scope of the department's capabilities.”
Mandatory product listing provision no longer attached to FDA user fee reauthorization legislation, based on newly introduced appropriations bill. Read for timeline of events that led to this point.
InVivo Biosciences and Thaena Inc. have announced results from recent research demonstrating measurably superior healthspan and lifespan benefits of ThaenaBiotic powder, a sterilized postbiotic mixture derived from healthy human stool.
When formulating beverages using fruit powders, dispersibility is a key consideration.
NPA submitted comments offering input to the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health on how to address nutrition and health integration.
Results showed that supplementation with the cocoa extract did not have a significant effect on global cognition, but relative to placebo, multivitamin mineral supplementation did provide significant benefit for global cognition.
The SQF program is administered by FMI, The Food Industry Association and benchmarked to the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI).
Results showed that, compared to placebo, subjects taking the microalgae supplement had fewer upper respiratory tract complaints, better overall well-being, as well as lower cortisol and superior microbiome indices.
Hofseth BioCare has announced a no-objection letter from FDA following an NDI notification for its ProGo bioactive peptides ingredient.
The extract helped improve lameness scores and inflammatory biomarkers in horses.
The ingredient is produced through a patented process by its supplier Extraordinary Extracts LLC, which is a division of American BioSciences.
The studies did not find a reduction in COVID-19 incidence after vitamin D supplementation, but a successful vaccination rollout may have impacted the results of the study.
The average time to achieve maximum levels in plasma following supplementation with the sustained release tablet was about 4.5 hours compared to the two to three hours seen in immediate-release formulations.
The study found that subjects with mild to moderate seborrhea of the scalp saw a significant 58.8.% reduction in erythema scores and a substantial 30% decrease in scaling scores after 28 days of using a 5% B’utyQuin Scalp Serum.
AIDP will be responsible for the sales and marketing efforts to promote the company’s GG-Gold and DuoQuinol ingredients from American River Nutrition.
Dubbed the VETA Trial (Vitamin D, K2 plus Empagliflozin combination in Type Two Diabetes Mellitus), the six-month prospective, randomized, controlled, open-label, multicenter trial will be conducted in collaboration with the University of Health Sciences Lahore (Pakistan) and the Pakistan Society of Internal Medicine.
Nutiani will offer customers end-to-end solutions through a combination of wellbeing nutrition products, concepts, and services that leverage the Co-op’s intellectual property and investments in research.
Products like tofu and tempeh may not get the same press as flashier meat alternatives, but they still play a prominent role in the plant-based diet.
The company operates according to cGMPs under 21 CFR part 111 and part 117, with an FDA-compliant fulfillment facility in Reno, NV.
Batory Foods has entered into a strategic partnership with KND Labs.
Stiriti Ingredients LLC has announced its official entry into the North American dietary supplement, function food and beverage market with its signature SA3X Spilanthes acmella ingredient.
The new members include Univar Solutions, Kyowa Hakko Bio Anagenix and Firmenich.
As part of the agreement, Aker BioMarine will license and supply Lysoveta to Trofi, who will invest in clinical trials with the aim to develop and commercialize certain medical foods within the fields.
The CRN Foundation has published a new economic report which analyzes the potential healthcare cost savings that could be realized if at-risk populations used specific dietary supplements as a form of preventative healthcare.
Two animal models demonstrated attenuation of eosinophilic activity that is relevant to diseases such as asthma.
Following the acquisition, Bergstrom Nutrition will be part of Balchem’s Human Nutrition and Health business segment and integrated into the Minerals & Nutrients business unit.
The synbiotic fiber technology has shown positive preliminary results in supporting metabolic health.
California Assembly Bill 1341 passes Assembly Floor. The bill would restrict sale of weight management supplements to minors.
A recent study found that supplementation with a French pine bark extract called Pycnogenol offered relief from restless leg syndrome.
Urox was able to reverse symptoms of overactive bladder induced in rats.
