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FDA has launched a new tool to alert the public of ingredients that appear to be unlawfully marketed in dietary supplements. 

Experts in packaging, branding, and design provide tips on effective packaging for today’s dietary supplement market.

Gold Coast Ingredients (Commerce, CA) has appointed Palmer Holland Health & Nutrition (Cleveland, OH) as a national distributor for the United States.

Natural Remedies has been awarded for sustainable practices by CII-ITC Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development, and for quality by the United States Pharmacopeial Convention.

The Global Organization for EPA and DHA Omega-3s (GOED) has launched the GOED Proud Member logo. 

As for which supplements consumers will turn to, the mix comprises both the tried-and-true and newer options heretofore little associated with immune health.

Chemi Nutra has introduced a liquid, 100% water dispersible, stable, and patented form of Mediator Phosphatidic Acid (PA), called VitaSperse-PA. 

Graminex LLC has received Health Canada Approval under the Natura and Non-prescription Health Products Directorate for its PollenBerry Flower Pollen Extract.

Sabinsa Corp. (East Windsor, NJ) has introduced a postbiotic cosmeceutical ingredient called LactoSporin, which the firm says has antimicrobial, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-collagenase properties.

Mergers and acquisitions play an important part in strengthening an equipment company's hand, particularly when it means gaining access and expertise to new technology.

Three ingredients that outperformed their previous year’s sales were magnesium, vitamin K, and collagen, according to SPINS.

Sabinsa Corp. has been awarded new patents for its branded Coleus forskohlii extract, ForsLean ingredient.

Coromega, known for making emulsified fish and vegetarian oils has entered the hemp-derived CBD space with the launch of Coromega Max CBD.

DolCas Biotech LLC  has signed an agreement with Tenshi Kaizen Private Ltd., a specialty pharmaceutical company, to create a joint venture company called DolCas-Tenshi Bioceuticals Inc. 

The Council for Responsible Nutrition has launched “Label Wise,” an education campaign to inform consumers of upcoming Supplement Facts label changes and improve label literacy.

FDA released its 2020 budget request last month, and one item in particular raised the eyebrows of industry members: a proposal for a mandatory dietary supplement product registry. But what does it mean long term?

Oat milk is the most recent plant milk to take the non-dairy category by storm, offering some advantages over the popular almond milk.

Viva 5 Corp. has partnered with Taura Natural Ingredients to bring a 100% fruit-based gummy supplement to the North American market. 

Coinciding with this announcement, FDA also announced it has issued multiple warning letters to companies marketing CBD with unsubstantiated claims.

The American Herbal Products Association has adopted a new guidance policy for dietary supplements and food products containing hemp and hemp-derived cannabidiol. 

For The Biome, a new wellness company started by Paul Schulick, the founder of New Chapter, has announced a partnership with Algatech, a microalgae supplier known for its AstaPure Astaxanthin. 

Are natural products still patentable? A federal circuit’s decision in a recent high-profile court case gives comfort to natural product marketers that they may indeed be able to, under the right circumstances, patent their natural products.

Tespo has announced a collaboration with Pharmavite LLC, maker of Nature Made supplements, to deliver Nature Made vitamin pods for the Tespo Connect WiFi-connected vitamin dispenser system, beginning in May.

Walgreen will be selling CBD creams, patches, and sprays in 1500 stores across nine states. 

The Supplement Safety and Compliance Initiative (SSCI) released its new general and technical benchmarking guidance documents, and opened up a 30-day public comment period for the documents. 

The heart health category remains important to the dietary supplement industry because it includes a stable of products that have proven efficacy and consistent usage.

Historically, when pharmaceutical and supplement brands pursue, promote, or sell products featuring the same, or similar, active ingredients, their relationship becomes antagonistic. But can things change?

DuPont launched culture portfolio designed for fermented plant-based products in South America to gain a share of the growing plant-based fermented food market there.