Trends & Business

The Global Organization for EPA and DHA Omega-3s is making a push to spread awareness of omega-3s among healthcare professionals, including nurse practitioners, physician’s assistants, and pharmacists, with the launch of its new Fats for Life website.

Low yields mean prices are high for saw palmetto.

GRMA is about to conduct pilot audits, an important step toward becoming fully operational. 

Probiotics have had a tough media run in recent months. Why now?

Innovative formulations and a widening consumer base are redefining the joint-health category.

Beverage and flavor development company Flavorman says it is exploring formulating with cannabidiol (CBD), the non-psychotropic, hemp-derived ingredient gaining interest throughout the dietary supplement, food, and beverage market.

The 150-gallon Triple Shaft Mixer, the Ross VersaMix Model VMC-150, features elaborate automation and safety functions.

VinOseed SO Free is mostly sulfite free.

How ERP systems help companies mitigate risk and vet their recall preparedness.

In a new study published in Food Control, researchers tried to analyze and compare the PAC content of 10 different commercially sold cranberry products, including sticks, caplets, tablets, and syrups.

Paul and Barbi Schulick, the founders of the dietary supplement brand New Chapter, have announced a new venture called byOM life LLC after parting ways with Procter & Gamble. 

In September, FDA released new draft guidance for probiotics indicating the agency will accept CFUs as a unit of measurement.

Functional water is changing the way people consume water.

The Lentein brand of lentil protein has secured a Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) “no objections” letter from FDA, said the ingredient’s supplier, Parabel USA.

This ensures that the machine operator’s hands are clear from contact with moving parts, says the equipment supplier Charles Ross & Son Co.

Organic & Raw Trading Co., maker of the Mojo brand, has had much success in its home country, Australia, where kombucha is the fastest-growing beverage category.

Recent research in the eye health industry is paving the way for new supplement options.

The Council for Responsible Nutrition says its Supplement Online Wellness Library (OWL) registry for dietary supplement products continues to evolve as the trade group sees opportunities for growth and improvement.

The need is growing to support senior health with products targeting healthy aging.

How sensory mapping can help match the optimal plant protein source with the right product application.

CV Sciences launched a hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD) gummy product from its PlusCBD Oil brand.

Christen Davis of Lonza Consumer Health & Nutrition recently talked to Nutritional Outlook about how her company has implemented QbD, what it entails, and how this model can benefit all dietary supplement manufacturers.

The Standardized Information on Dietary Ingredients (SIDI) Work Group released an updated SIDI Protocol in September.

While sports nutrition products remain the top market category for digestive enzymes, data show that digestive enzymes are branching off into more categories.

Herbal dietary supplement sales saw their strongest sales growth in more than 15 years in 2017, according to new figures out from the HerbalGram Herb Market Report published by the American Botanical Council. 

Read about the rise of kefir and kombucha

The American Herbal Products Association submitted comments on September 6 to the Office of the United States Trade Representative requesting revision of a proposed 25% tariff on China exports that included a number of ingredients and botanicals used extensively by the dietary supplement industry.

Trending or not, classic joint health ingredients remain big sellers.