The Botanical Adulterants Prevention Program has released a bulletin on olive oil adulteration that shows that the issue, though widely acknowledged, continues to plague the market.
A leading marketing strategist says GNC is evolving to be a ‘better for you’ convenience store as it tries to cope with changes in the retail world and shifts in consumers’ interest in categories like weight management.
A study published in the Journal of Nutrition found that watermelon byproducts positively alter glucose levels, the gut microbiome, and inflammation in lab mice. Now researchers are ready to take their findings to human studies.
CBD is the fastest-growing category in supplements and bodycare in Fresh Thyme Farmers Market stores, increasing average basket spend in the category and attracting new shoppers, says the Midwest retailer. However, sales growth is slowing as the category...
The NutraIngredients-USA Awards 2020 have three new categories but the same commitment to honor the best and brightest in ingredients, finished products, companies, people, and initiatives in the dietary supplements industry.
An increasing number of health-conscious consumers are embracing the plant-based lifestyle. While few are willing to commit to full-on veganism, according to Nielsen, about 40% of American and Canadian consumers are trying to eat more plant-based foods.
The ongoing fires in Australia have heightened concern about the climate change crisis. One company in the supplement business says it is committed to do what it can to reverse the trend.
The global omega-3 industry will come together at the biannual GOED Exchange next month. As the 'go-to' event for the category moves to Barcelona for the 2020 edition, NutraIngredients caught up with GOED to find out more.
Gencor has gained the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) approval for its palmitoylethanolamide (PEA) for use as an active ingredient in listed medicines in Australia.
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), about 1.8 million people aged 40 and above are living with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in the United States. The CDC also said AMD is the leading cause of permanent impairment of reading or...
Light pollution is caused by street lights and other man-made sources can have a disruptive effect on natural cycles. Researchers found that even the low light intensities of urban skyglow can suppress melatonin production.
A letter from a member of Congress to FDA calls into question the inconsistencies between the NDI process and how GRAS submissions are evaluated and the lack of communication between the staffs working on these issues.
Happy New Year! The first week of 2020 was relatively quiet but there was still important news for the nutra- industry around the world: Stay on top of things with our weekly round-up of key news from across the globe.
Former Food and Drug Administration (FDA) official Sibyl Swift, PhD, has joined the Natural Products Association as its new Senior Vice President for Scientific and Regulatory Affairs.
As mounting consumer interest in personalized nutrition continues to drive consolidation in the supplement side of the segment, the evidence-based supplement subscription service Baze is expanding into food as a point of differentiation, and in doing...
A Swedish startup is on a mission to make yoghurt truly good for the gut with a kitchen counter machine that makes personalised probiotic and prebiotic filled yogurts, the founder tells NutraIngredients ahead of her debut as a Probiota Pioneer next month.
Researchers from Italy and the UK have recalled two papers that look at the link between supplementation and blood pressure after admitting to a ‘common error’ in measuring collected data.
Emerging as one of the most popular diets in 2019, intermittent fasting was the most Googled diet of the year. But its benefits go well beyond weight loss.
A commercial Echinacea angustifolia root extract may help decrease anxiety in adults, suggests a new gold standard double‐blind, placebo-controlled trial.
Aronia berry supplementation can increase signaling associated with muscle protein synthesis but doesn’t result in more muscle growth in the end, a study in rats has found.
Leading nutrition experts are calling on the UK government to fortify flour and grains with folic acid to help prevent birth defects as a final decision draws near after a 12-week public consultation.
The cholesterol-reducing potential of phytosterols are well established, and a new meta-analysis now suggests the heart-friendly ingredients may also help manage blood pressure.
A new study in rats concludes that caffeine may offset some of the negative effects of an obesogenic diet by reducing the storage of lipids in fat cells and limiting the production of triglycerides.
International ingredient firm Wacker says that the use of natural ingredients, such as curcumin and hydroxytyrosol in functional food is gaining steam in Asia, but there is a need to address issues such as low bioavailability.
