Inflammation

NOW testing reveals CoQ10, SAMe products sold on Amazon to be of almost uniformly low potency

14-May-2020 By Hank Schultz

Supplement manufacturer NOW reports that among CoQ10 and SAMe products it purchased recently on Amazon and subjected to analytical testing, only a few came close to meeting label claim for the amount of active ingredients, while most had little or none...

GNC turns up volume on bankruptcy alarm

12-May-2020 By Hank Schultz

Struggling supplement retailer GNC has reiterated a forthright statement that filing for bankruptcy court protection might be only days away.

Hamilton takes reins at OmniActive as company reconfigures for next growth phase

11-May-2020 By Hank Schultz

Indian ingredient supplier OmniActive has brought industry veteran Jim Hamilton on as its new CEO as part of a corporate restructuring.

Despite sales bump, brands that are not preparing for stormy seas ahead could struggle, consultant says

05-May-2020 By Hank Schultz

The dietary supplement industry as a whole is enjoying booming sales as consumer stock up on products to support optimum health. But an industry strategist warns that that sales bump is likely to be ephemeral, and brands that are not strategizing vigorously...

BGG to double capacity at astaxanthin farm in southwestern China

22-Apr-2020 By Hank Schultz

Chinese astaxanthin supplier Algae Health Science, a subsidiary of BGG World, has announced an expansion of its photobioreactor farming facility that will make it one of the biggest, if not the biggest, sources of the carotenoid in the world.

‘I’m not sure the current demand is a true reflection of what the market will support,’ says Gemini Pharma CEO

22-Apr-2020 By Stephen Daniells

Skyrocketing consumer interest in dietary supplements is placing increasing demands on a supply chain straining under national and international efforts to contain the novel Coronavirus, but could this be creating artificial demand?

New Virginia law recognizes hemp extracts as food

22-Apr-2020 By Hank Schultz

The State of Virginia has passed a law defining hemp extracts as an approved food. The law also allows a more liberal amount of THC in these products during the growth phase than does the federal description of industrial hemp.

Mouse study finds effects for little studied compound geniposide in NAFLD

17-Apr-2020 By Hank Schultz

A new study has found potentially interesting effects on non alcoholic fatty liver disease from geniposide, a rarely studies compound derived from a gardenia species.

Large Colorado CBD producer announces program to keep hemp farmers in market

16-Apr-2020 By Hank Schultz

Colorado based CBD producer EcoGen Laboratories has announced a program to support hemp farmers during a tumultuous time in the market.

Nektium gets US patent on mango ingredient for ‘brain enhancing’ effects

14-Apr-2020 By Hank Schultz

Spanish botanical ingredient supplier Nektium has announced a US patent for its branded ingredient Zynamite, which is derived from the mango tree.

From the editor's desk

Girl who inspired CBD movement has passed, but passion driving it has not

10-Apr-2020 By Hank Schultz

The sad news came this week of the death of a young girl who started a movement, one which has exposed again the built-in strains of how the dietary supplement market is regulated in the United States.

Nattopharma builds case for RDI for vitamin K2

09-Apr-2020 By Hank Schultz

Norwegian supplier Nattopharma is helping to build a suite of scientific evidence on the broad cardiovascular health effects of Vitamin K2 that the company hopes will support an official recommendation on intakes of the substance.

HMOs for NEC: Abbott-Johns Hopkins researchers unlock breastmilk prebiotics intestinal mechanism

09-Apr-2020 By Stephen Daniells

Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) may prevent the development of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in premature infants by inhibiting a specific receptor in the intestine linked to inflammation, researchers from Johns Hopkins and Abbott report for the...

Guest article

The irrationality of probiotic dissension

09-Apr-2020

“The Probiotic Conundrum”, an article published last month in JAMA, has received a lot of criticism from experts in the field. Professor Gregor Reid, PhD, MBA, penned a counterpoint to the article and submitted it to JAMA. The journal rejected his submission....

BAPP lab guidance on turmeric comes as interest in botanical reaches fever pitch

03-Apr-2020 By Hank Schultz

The Botanical Adulteration Prevention Program has issued a lab guidance document on turmeric. The publication is timely as interest in the botanical, which was already high, has spiked during the current coronavirus crisis.