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There’s renewed interest in respiratory-support ingredients. What’s in the toolbox, and do they work?

Respiratory health: Can nutritional ingredients breathe life into the respiratory category?

Preliminary findings show no evidence of liver disease in the 839 participants and no increase in the prevalence of elevated liver function tests. 

Validcare shares results of CBD safety study with FDA

Earlier this month, Folium Biosciences submitted a novel food application to the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) for validation of its hemp-derived, 0.0% THC broad-spectrum cannabidiol (CBD) oil. 

Folium Biosciences submits novel food application to UK Food Standards Agency for CBD 

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For leading medical nutrition companies, South Asia is a prime market for expansion.

Medical Nutrition: South Asia is a hot spot of opportunity

The European Industrial Hemp Association’s (EIHA) Novel Food Consortium has received confirmation from the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) that its novel foods application has been approved and its members’ CBD products can remain on UK shelves. 

UK Food Standards Agency approves novel foods application from European Industrial Hemp Association’s (EIHA) Novel Food Consortium

A recent study conducted by NSF International and Harvard Medical School found nine prohibited stimulants in 17 sports and weight loss supplements on top of the illegal Deterenol already on the label.

Study from NSF finds illegal stimulants in sports nutrition and weight management products

E-commerce has seen explosive growth since the COVID-19 pandemic started. Here’s how social media skills will influence sales in 2021.

2021 Social media tips for natural product marketers

FDA explained in its warning letters to the firms that even if CBD in the product was labeled as an inactive ingredient, the product cannot be legally marketed without an approved new drug application. 

FDA sends warning letters to companies selling topical pain relief products with CBD

Curcugen, a bioavailability-enhanced, water-dispersible curcuminoid complex from DolCas Biotech has achieved self-affirmed GRAS (generally recognized as safe) status. 

Curcugen, a water-dispersible curcumin formulation, now self-affirmed GRAS

Xavier Becerra, the former attorney general of California, has been narrowly confirmed as the new secretary for the Department of Health and Human Services by a vote of 50 to 49. 

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