Trends & Business

The American Herbal Products Association’s Second Annual Hemp-CBD Virtual Congress, to be held virtually on August 27th, will feature a panel called the "Hemp-CBD Farm and Retail Financial Snapshot."

FDA and the FTC have issued SilveryGuy a warning letter, after reviewed the SilveryGuy website and Facebook page in August 2020, and finding claims that imply the product can mitigate, prevent, treat, diagnose, or cure COVID-19.

Both the American Botanical Council and the American Herbal Products Association strongly discourage sales or marketing of dietary supplements that contain any part of the oleander plant.

A recently published study found that supplementation with the branded French pinebark extract, Pycnogenol from Horphag Research, may help manage migraine headaches.

With its new non-GMO, THC-free line of CBD products, CV Sciences plans to make Happy Lane more broadly available to U.S. customers via new distribution channels, including the convenience store channel.

The Council for Responsible Nutrition has announced that it has transitioned its annual Day on the Hill advocacy event to an online drive, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Folium Biosciences announced that it has completed the buildout and received a Certificate of Occupancy for the world’s largest cannabinoid extraction and purification facility, located in Pueblo West, CO.

The Council for Responsible Nutrition has submitted comments to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in response to the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee’s final scientific report.

Gadot Biochemical Industries Ltd. introduced a new mineral ingredient offering, zinc gluconate.

Glanbia Nutritionals agreed to acquire Foodarom, a Canadian-based custom flavor designer and manufacturer that comprises a flavor library of over 15,000 recipes and produces both liquid and powder products for various applications.

Zhou Nutrition debuted a new line of Zhou Nutrition Water Enhancers in six natural flavors to support a variety of wellness needs—from hair and skin health to memory and management of occasional stress.

UK-based OptiBiotix Health PLC launched WellBiome, a functional fiber and mineral blend, containing fructooligosaccharides, glucomannan, and chromium.

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Arla Foods Ingredients launched MicelPure Organic, an organic micellar casein isolate with a minimum of 87% native protein.

GanedenBC30, a branded probiotic used in multiple food and beverage categories, was approved in Australian and New Zealand for a range of digestive-health claims supported by a wealth of scientific evidence.

AHPA supports the addition of pullulan to the National List at 7 CFR § 205.605 as a nonagricultural (nonorganic) ingredient that can be used only in tablets and capsules for dietary supplements labeled, “Made with organic (specified ingredients or food group(s)).”

A recent study conducted by Pharmavite LLC shows that older adults living below the poverty line have inadequate intakes of calcium and vitamin D, putting them at greater risk of osteoporosis.

Stratum Nutrition has entered into a distribution agreement with Atacama Bio Natural Products for its NatAxtin branded astaxanthin.

Pharmavite's Caring by Nature program has evolved into a program that offers numerous channels to help nurse practitioners bolster their health and wellness during the pandemic.

To help companies differentiate their product lines through flavor innovation, Gold Coast Ingredients now offers new TTB-approved flavors for hard seltzers.

Sabinsa launched a new formula to support healthy liver function called LivLonga.

Stratum Nutrition and KD Pharma created a partnership to develop a joint-health formula, MOVE3, combining Stratum's NEM brand eggshell membrane and KD Pharma's marine omega oils KD-Pür.

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Marigot Ltd. developed a new joint health ingredient, Aquamin Plus, a proprietary blend containing Aquamin, a red algae ingredient; Aquamin Mg, a magnesium ingredient produced from Irish seawater; enzogenol, from the bark of Pinus Radiata trees; and vitamin D.

Pharmactive Biotech Products offers a proprietary fast-absorbing antioxidant, affronEYE saffron, that may potentially address the negative impacts of blue-light exposure.

Dietary supplement companies should leverage the power of insight marketing over generic content marketing to better reach today’s digitally overwhelmed audience, one marketing expert writes.

U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) will deliver the keynote at the American Herbal Products Association’s second annual Hemp-CBD Supplement Virtual Congress on August 27, 2020.

FDA issued warning letters to seven companies for illegally selling unapproved products labeled as dietary supplements that claim to cure, treat, mitigate, or prevent hangovers, in violation of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.