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DSHEA at 25: In conversation with Scott Bass and Loren Israelsen

The brilliant strategy of Sen. Orrin Hatch, the upswell of grassroots consumer pressure, and the ‘highly unusual’ personal intervention of an FDA Commissioner: The development and passage of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act is a fascinating story...

Many blends on market sans tests verifying their makeup, expert asserts

Testing of complex mixtures becomes an ever more pressing issue in the dietary supplement industry with the proliferation of proprietary blends.

Constellation exits polyphenols business for the promising vistas of cannabis

Constellation Brands has pivoted out of a smaller ingredient category—polyphenols—and into a much larger one —cannabis. Eyebrows were raised last week when the company projected that Canopy Growth, the cannabis grower that Constellation invested heavily...

DSM partners with personalized supplement ‘gel pack’ company Panaceutics

Chemicals giant DSM has partnered with Panaceutics, which makes personalized nutritional gels and purees to compete against the personalized packs of pills that dominate supplement subscription services.

Mexican study suggests potential prebiotic activity of mango peel

Mango peel may selectively boost the growth of beneficial bacteria, and open up opportunities to use the waste material as a prebiotic ingredient, suggests a new study from Mexico.

IAAF statement on optimising sports nutrition points to a ‘food first philosophy’

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) releases its consensus statement on sports nutrition for athletes that preaches a food first philosophy as well as a personalised approach.

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BNR17: A clinically-validated weight management probiotic in tune with healthy eating trends

The world has a serious obesity problem. From the Americas to Zimbabwe, a fast-rising proportion of people are classed as obese or overweight. People initially sought out diets to bring their waistlines under control but increasingly are shunning these...