Sebastian Krawiec

Experts during this week’s AHPA Botanical Congress discussed why practices, and values, up and down the supply chain need to change, all the way down to the consumer.

Following a GRAS (generally recognized as safe) notification for its Taxifolin BC-DHQ, Blue California’s has received a letter of no objection from FDA.

The voluntary program assures brand manufacturers that the ingredients have been routinely tested for a range of prohibited substances, and therefore safe for use by athletes.

Brightfield Group recently released a report on the sales of cannabidiol (CBD) in the United States.

Nutritional Outlook spoke to AHPA’s vice president of marketing and engagement, Amber Bennett, to learn more about the event’s agenda, and what one can expect to learn from attending.

Senators Ron Wyden (D-Oregon), Rand Paul (R-Kentucky), and Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon) have introduced a new bill to regulate hemp and CBD products called the “Hemp Access and Consumer Safety Act.”

ValidCare is adding a second cohort of CBD brands to its large scale, human safety study, with additional financial support from Open Book Extracts.

Although the joint health consumer skews older, some of the creative new products coming to market might also capture the attention of younger demographics by fitting more conveniently into their daily routine.

A Norwegian biotech company, Hofseth BioCare ASA, has entered into a global innovation partnership with Catalent to develop a delayed-release formulation of Hofseth’s OmeGo fish oil, derived from sustainable, traceable, and fresh Norwegian Atlantic salmon.

Consumers can be shortsighted—particularly men who may choose to live life with a macho “carpe diem” attitude that is also cavalier about their own mortality.

Natural Alternatives International is the first company to meet new safety and benchmarking standards created by the Supplement Safety and Compliance Initiative (SSCI)

In a recent study, Leaf Report reviewed 2946 products from 136 CBD brands to determine the level of purity and potency-testing in the CBD market.

Results showed that out of 4025 adults, 2018 from the U.S. and 2034 from the U.K., 40% of respondents from each country were at least somewhat likely to try cultivated meat, and 40% from each country considered themselves very or extremely likely to try cultivated meat.

PLT Health Solutions Inc. (Morristown, NJ) announced that its ceratiq phytoceramides ingredient has been approved for sale in the Republic of Korea.

Consumers have strong health associations with certain flavors, an important consideration when formulating functional foods and beverages.

The International Scientific Association of Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) has released a consensus statement on the definition and scope of postbiotics.

A recently published study found that a synergistic blend of bilberry, standardized to 36% anthocyanins, astaxanthin, and lutein helped reduce eye fatigue after screen time.

As part of the European Union funded EARNEST project (EARly Nutrition programming-long term follow up of Efficacy and Safety Trials), a recently published study demonstrated the safety and efficacy of using oligofructose-enriched inulin to reduce the duration of infections during the first year of an infant’s life.

A recently published study found that Helicobacter pylori infection significantly declined when subjects consumed a cranberry juice standardized to high proanthocyanidin (PAC) content.

Omya has developed a new mineral solution for the stability, performance, and survival rates of probiotics during formulation and delivery to the gut.

Phenolaeis has developed a prototype called First Date: Date and Oat Bites, a clean label chewy granola product with four premium functional ingredients to support mood and energy.

The acquisition will strengthen Seppic’s expertise and know-how with the addition of EPI’s internal production tools, giving the firm control over the entire process of research, development, and industrialization, from the extraction of raw materials to the active ingredients.

A recently published study found that the probiotic strains may help reduce symptoms of pharyngitis and tonsillitis, which are the most common acute respiratory infections (ARI) in children five years of age and younger.

Fruit d’Or has introduced a whole fruit cranberry powder for gummy manufacturing in the dietary supplement industry.

Hologram Sciences, the consumer-facing company launched by Royal DSM, has released its first direct-to-consumer brand called d.velop.

Results showed that supplementation with Pycnogenol prevented a decrease in skin hydration, transepidermal water loss, reflecting a significant improvement in skin barrier function, and skin darkening during the dry autumn season.

The Council for Responsible Nutrition is calling on Congress to address an unintended “loophole” in the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) that casts doubt on the legal authority of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to regulate products that do not mee the strict definition of “dietary supplement” in the statute.

A recently published study found that a dispersible palmitoylethanolamide (PEA), called Levagen+ may help alleviate joint discomfort.

Results showed that after two weeks of intervention, subjects taking tongkat ali saw 15% higher levels in testosterone, 34% levels of free testosterone, and 30% higher levels of estradiol, compared to placebo.

Deerland Probiotics & Enzymes expanded its portfolio of spore-forming probiotics with the launch of MuniSpore.