Authors


Elizabeth Campbell

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Dietary Supplements, Foods, and Beverages: Tightening Up on Antioxidants

FDA noticeably increased its enforcement of food and dietary supplement labeling violations last year.


Ellen Schutt

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Campaign to Revive Omega-3 Sales Helps Move the Needle

Despite running up against a negative New York Times article denouncing scientific support for fish oil, the GOED-led campaign showed positive results.


Eric Chiang

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Key Technologies for Dietary Supplement Quality Control

The role of texture analyzers and rheometers


Eugene Damon

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Raw Materials Sourcing in China

Why is there a growing trend in the U.S. vitamin industry to purchase raw materials in China?


Fenchem Inc.

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Natural Antioxidants

Today's consumer is exposed to the term "antioxidants" now more than ever, as the mainstream media has stressed the importance of incorporating antioxidants into the diet.


Gabriel I. Giancaspro

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Improving Krill Oil Standards

A krill oil monograph will improve identity and purity testing, and help curtail adulteration.



Geemon Korah

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Ingredient Spotlight: Ginger

A root with far-reaching health and culinary benefits


George Burdock

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Whatever Happened to Common-Use GRAS?

Common-use GRAS determinations are no longer common.


George Pontiakos

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Is Non-GMO Certification Necessary for All Ingredients?

As the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act makes its way through Congress, ingredient suppliers are left with some crucial questions.


Gerald R. Cysewski

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Ingredient Spotlight: Spirulina

A trusted nutritional supplement with newly discovered health benefits and uses


Gerard Bannenberg

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Omega-3 Discoveries: New Lipids, New Benefits

GOED discusses how our understanding of omega-3's role in human health has evolved over time.


Gerard Janssens

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Nutrition Bars: Big Opportunity for Weight Management

As a weight-management tool, the meal-replacement bar offers many advantages to modern lifestyles and evolving dietary habits.


Ginny Bank

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Fermentation: Beyond Probiotic Benefits

Thanks to its many advantages, fermentation is back in demand.


Ginny Banks

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Medical Foods: Creating a Successful GRAS Notification

What’s the best way to ensure a GRAS notification for an ingredient’s use in medical foods will receive a “No Questions” letter from FDA?




Gregory N. Lippe

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Finance Your Nutraceutical Business with Tax Credits

Looking to grow your business in today’s uncertain economic climate? There are a number of opportunities to finance business growth.


Hans Schinck

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Here's to Good Bone Health: Calcium Fortification for Beverages

Formulating beverages can be an especially challenging task, and not every solution that is available on the market will be suitable.


Harry Rice

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Frivolous class action lawsuits plague omega-3 industry

The Global Organization for EPA and DHA Omega-3s’ vice president of regulatory and scientific affairs talks about recent class actions and why they are without merit.


Heather Secrist, PhD

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Understanding Global GMO Regulations

GMO-labeling is a hot topic in the U.S. But elsewhere, GMO regulations are already well in place.


Herb Woolf

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DNA Damage Protection from Supplemental Carotenoid Mixture Intake

  Protection and repair of DNA may have considerable relevance to degenerative processes and ultimately to human health.1 Oxidative stress refers to the damage to cells and tissues caused by reactive oxygen species (ROS) created partly as a consequence of normal metabolism. This can cause DNA to become oxidized and possibly impair its ability to function normally.2


Ian McMurray

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Cardiovascular Health Claims

Cardiovascular-health ingredients are probably the main beneficiaries of EFSA rulings. What is the significance of this, and what are the opportunities for the industry?


Innova Market Insights

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Which are key children’s health markets? Supplements and oral health.

Even so, children are still a niche audience within the food and drink market.


Ioana G. Carabin

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Functional Foods and Structure/Function Claims: Is There a Difference Between Sexes?

  Food is critical for human existence. However, food goes beyond nourishment, as it encompasses a multitude of human experiences and emotions, and these vary between cultures and religions. More recently, food is being used and appreciated differently by women and men.


Irfan Qureshi

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Magnesium’s role in metabolic health

Research suggests that magnesium deficiency can lead to the development of metabolic syndrome.


James C. Griffiths

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How Do U.S. Dietary Supplement Regulations Compare to the Rest of the World’s?

Is the U.S. DSHEA model, which does not include premarket registration, as effective-or even more so-for supplement consumers?


James J. Gormley

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GMO Labeling in the Hot Seat

The U.S. House passed the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act in July. What’s the current status of GMO-labeling laws, and is federal GMO labeling now imminent?



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