All news articles for November 2016

A set including activity tracker, wireless scale, and personalized supplements by STYR Labs.

5 innovative supplement delivery systems to watch

By Adi Menayang

As November comes to an end, consumers are starting to look for holiday gift and stocking-stuffer ideas. Gadgets are a popular choice, and these days, even the nutrition space is thriving with apps and gadgets. We rounded up eight innovative supplement...

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NPA tells DEA that Kratom poses threat to public health

By Stephen Daniells

Adding kratom to the US food supply could lead to serious unintended consequences as the US struggles with opioid addiction, says the Natural Products Association in comments submitted to the US DEA.  

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Kemin and OmniActive battle over blue light IP for lutein

By Stephen Daniells

Lutein suppliers Kemin and OmniActive are locked in a legal battle over IP around blue light claims, with the International Trade Commission investigating the dispute, and an inter partes review of the patents. 

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IPA petitions FDA on requiring CFUs for probiotic labeling

By Stephen Daniells

The International Probiotics Association has submitted a citizen petition to the FDA to require the labeling of probiotic ingredients in dietary supplements as colony forming units (CFUs) instead of by weight.

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Special Edition: Pre & Probiotics

Time is ripe for polyphenols as prebiotics, expert says

By Hank Schultz

Could the idea of prebiotics be extended to include polyphenolic ingredients?  An expert in the field says there is a growing body of evidence to support the notion.

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Clinical Research: Twenty years of GCP

By Dr Mark Miller, Chief Science Officer & VP, Marketing for Healthy Directions

Good Clinical Practice (GCP) as a quality standard for human studies has been around for 20 years. Its value for supplement consumers and makers is indisputable. However, the nutraceutical industry as well as the regulatory agencies and journals have...

The EU and US could be seeing more launches of products containing a synthetic antioxidant found naturally in mushrooms. ©iStock/Olha_Afanasieva

Novel fungi antioxidant l-ergothioneine is safe: EFSA

By Annie Harrison-Dunn

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has said l-ergothioneine is safe for use in food and supplements in a novel food evaluation that settles EU member state fears it may increase the risk of diabetes mellitus and inflammatory diseases like Crohn's...

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