All news articles for July 2022

NutraCast: The fight to make cannabinoid therapy mainstream

NutraCast: The fight to make cannabinoid therapy mainstream

By Danielle Masterson

Through research, education, and grants, Realm of Caring is helping those in need of more information about cannabinoid therapies. The non-profit seeks to facilitate and encourage the mainstream acceptance of plant-powered therapies and serve healthcare...

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Study: Prunes preserve hip BMD in postmenopausal women

By Danielle Masterson

Prunes contain vitamins and minerals like fiber, vitamin K, magnesium, potassium, boron, copper and polyphenols that protect the bones. Regular consumption of prunes can reduce proinflammatory cytokines, markers of inflammation that can contribute to...

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Continued pandemic issues in China hit Usana hard

By Hank Schultz

Usana health Sciences recorded steep declines in revenue as the company has been blasted by pandemic-related dislocations in mainland China and other markets, the company’s largest market.

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Top 8 takeaways from Regulatory Summit

By Danielle Masterson

This year’s Dietary Supplement Regulatory Summit in Washington, DC, featured updates and insights from top FDA officials, including the Office of Dietary Supplement Programs along with top stakeholders and industry experts. Here are a few key takeaways...

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From the Editor's Desk

Do current industry good times mask brewing storm?

By Hank Schultz

The dietary supplement industry has reached an unprecedented pinnacle of success. But the industry is facing unforeseen legislative threats, too, unlike any it has faced since the early 1990s.

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Guest Article

CRN says furor about new prohibited act is much ado about nothing

By Miriam Guggenheim, Partner, Covington & Burling and Steve Mister, President CEO, Council for Responsible Nutrition

Much has been made in recent weeks about the Senate HELP committee’s inclusion in the FDA user fee legislation of a new prohibited act related to dietary supplements. We think this handwringing is sorely misplaced and is creating a false flag to justify...

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News in brief

Kyowa Hakko postbiotic featured in new 'greens' launch

By Hank Schultz

A Texas-based supplement developer has launched a superfoods offering that adds a mixture of greens, berries and mushroom extracts to a base of Kyowa Hakko’s IMMUSE postbiotic ingredient.

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CRN: Few firms will file NDIs under current guidance

By Hank Schultz

The Council for Responsible Nutrition said that persistent problems with FDA’s NDI Draft Guidance means that few firms likely will file new notifications during the recently announced amnesty window.

Researcher makes case for creatine as nootropic

Researcher makes case for creatine as nootropic

By Danielle Masterson

The International Society of Sports Nutrition (ISSN) featured a variety of presentations to promote the science and application of evidence-based sports nutrition and supplementation, including a non-so-well-known application of creatine.

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FDA cites four more honey products for knockoff ED drugs

By Hank Schultz

The US Food and Drug Administration has sent warning letters to four companies marketing sexual enhancement supplements ostensibly based on honey but which contained undeclared ED drugs. The warning letters were part of a ongoing enforcement effort on...

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