Trends & Business

The dietary supplement industry may see its share of critics and negative headlines, but there is also plenty of positive news. Take the recent numbers shared by leading associations indicating that more consumers than ever before are buying supplements of all kinds.

While plant proteins have been trending, dairy proteins and isolates remain competitive within the protein bar space, specifically within sports nutrition.

In a joint letter, the American Herbal Products Association, Consumer Healthcare Products Association, Council for Responsible Nutrition, and United Natural Products Alliance called on Congress “to pass legislation to clarify that CBD derived from the hemp plant is a lawful dietary ingredient.”

Nutritional Outlook asked a handful of supplement industry stakeholders about how DSHEA has aged-and what a DSHEA 2.0 should look like. What, if any, changes to the law are needed? What changes are needed in the way FDA polices the market?

Infused waters, seltzers, sodas, and shots are just a few drinkable formats for hemp-derived CBD.

OmniActive Health Technologies has announced a global strategic alliance with the Japan-based JXTG Nippon Oil and Energy, to jointly develop and commercialize branded carotenoid compositions. 

Epax will be investing $35 million over the next two years to increase its capacity and innovate in the omega-3 sector. 

Results from a new PEW Charitable Trusts dietary supplement survey show that consumers largely find dietary supplements to be safe and they would support a mandatory FDA supplement product listing.

Also: Is the dairy-alternatives category in danger of jumping the nondairy shark?

The American Herbal Products Association’s 8th Annual Botanical Congress will take place on Saturday, October 19, during SupplySide West 2019 in Las Vegas, NV. 

DuPont Nutrition and Biosciences intends to enter a strategic collaboration with By-Health, a leading consumer health care company in China. 

Kaneka Americas Holding, Inc. has announced a marketing collaboration with the lifestyle branding agency BrandHive to develop and implement marketing support for the launch of Kaneka’s proprietary probiotic line, Floradapt. 

CV Sciences Inc. is expanding into mass market retail after forming a distribution partnership with retailer Harris Teeter. 

More and more shoppers want their pets to have the same high-quality, cutting-edge ingredients found in human supplements.

Kappa Bioscience, maker of K2Vital vitamin K2 MK-7, has announced that it will be unveiling the results of a multi-year global study on vitamin K2 quality at SupplySide West, taking place in Las Vegas, NV. 

According to the survey, 77% of American adults report consuming dietary supplements.

Taiyo International has announced that its Sunfiber and SunCran ingredients have achieved Glyphosate Residue Free certification from The Detox Project. 

HerbalGram reports that sales increased by 9.4% in 2018 compared to the previous year. This is roughly a $757 million increase in sales and marks the strongest growth in herbal supplement sales since 1998. 

Traditionally, chemically modified starches have been the go-to solution for texture and stability, as native, clean-label starches were not reliable for maintaining textural stability in response to harsh conditions such as freezing and high heat.

The House of Representatives has passed the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act of 2019, a bill that creates protections for depository institutions providing financial services to cannabis-related legitimate businesses. 

By blending coffee with ingredients like botanicals and protein, marketers are giving consumers a boost beyond caffeine.

Deerland Probiotics and Enzymes announced that its branded enzyme-powered antioxidant ingredient Solarplast, designed to support healthy aging and beauty, has achieved Non-GMO Project Verification.

Synergy Flavors Inc. launched a new portfolio of custom taste solutions called Dairy by Nature, combining the firm’s all-natural flavor expertise with the proprietary dairy technology of its parent company Carbery. 

Life Extension has released a new Keto Brain and Body Boost formula to provide the metabolic benefits of a ketogenic diet, without the potential long-term negative health consequences of a high fat diet. 

Senate Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) inserted “report language” into an appropriations bill being considered by the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee that demands FDA take significant actions with respect to products containing cannabidiol (CBD). 

Most U.S. adults take one or more dietary supplements. With a growing number of users, it is imperative that more is done to ensure that consumers are protected. One expert explains how to improve traceability in dietary supplement production using a manufacturing operations management (MOM) system.

Only 72 printers nationwide have achieved Platinum status, the highest available in the GMI rating system. 

As the digestive category evolves and becomes more sophisticated, the notion-and exploration-of prebiotic supplementation is becoming much more selective in terms of targeting specific bacteria, both as a standalone supplement and in a synbiotic formulation that combines prebiotics and probiotics.