Botanicals

Flora Labs unveils capability of detecting up to 370 synthetic cannabinoids

14-Dec-2018 By Hank Schultz

Flora Research Laboratories has debuted a comprehensive testing suite that can detect potentially dangerous synthetic cannabinoids. The service will be paired with GMP audits for companies in the CBD industry.

Studies on recovery on the cutting edge of sports nutrition, expert says

13-Dec-2018 By Hank Schultz

Ingredients that can help manage inflammation to speed recovery sit on the cutting edge of new science in the sports nutrition realm, an expert says.

Personalized nutrition company Persona opens portal for health care practitioners

13-Dec-2018 By Adi Menayang

Personalized supplement subscription company Persona taps the health care practitioner channel with the launch of its new Vitamin Packs Pro.

Attorney: ‘I see all these emails saying once the Farm Bill passes, CBD is legal in all 50 states; that’s just not true’

11-Dec-2018 By Elaine Watson

There is good news in the impending* Farm Bill for industrial hemp – which will be removed from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act - but this does not suddenly make the on-trend ingredient CBD (cannabidiol) legal in foods, beverages and supplements,...

Sabinsa prevails in black cumin seed extract comparison

11-Dec-2018 By Hank Schultz

A black cumin seed extract marketed by Sabinsa performed best in a head to head comparison of extracts in an in vivo study looking at the effects of this botanical on inflammatory processes related to asthma.

Adherence to GMPs boost cannabinoid company's 'compliance,' exec says

11-Dec-2018 By Hank Schultz

One player in the cannabinoid product space is seeking to differentiate itself based on its ‘compliance.’ An official at BBB Labs, based in Boulder, CO, uses this term to refer to the company’s GMP compliant manufacturing operation.

New AHP monograph on oshá sheds light on botanical said to be ‘gift of the bear’

07-Dec-2018 By Hank Schultz

The American Herbal Pharmacopoeia has released a new monograph on oshá, or bear root, a wildcrafted herb of the American west. The publication is the latest in a series that AHP has been producing for a number of years.

Entrepreneur builds bee product line into budding powerhouse

06-Dec-2018 By Hank Schultz

A personal health crisis while traveling led entrepreneur Carly Stein to bee products, and she subsequently founded a thriving supplement and foods brand and has been recognized by a major business publication.

Hemp’s cognitive help: Elixinol’s supplements finding favour amongst Japanese consumers

06-Dec-2018 By Tingmin Koe

Hemp oil supplements are gaining higher acceptance in Japan, with manufacturer Elixinol ramping up its investment in the country on the back of more favourable advertising rules.

More investor money flows into supplement personalization company Persona

05-Dec-2018 By Adi Menayang

Private investment company Emil Capital led a Series A1 round for personalized nutrition start-up Persona, closing up the latest funding round with an undisclosed sum.

Mars RCT supports epicatechin for vascular benefits of cocoa flavanols

05-Dec-2018 By Stephen Daniells

The vascular benefits of cocoa flavanols are linked to the bioactivity of (−)-epicatechin, but not procyanidins, according to results of a randomized, controlled, double-masked intervention trial.

Functional beverage start-up Synapse raises $1 million in latest seed funding round

04-Dec-2018 By Adi Menayang

Atlanta-based Synape announced that the start-up has raised $1 million in funding, with investors including beverage industry executives, medical professionals, convenience retail executives, and other private investors in the CPG space.

FDA adds heavy metals contamination to its list of concerns about kratom

03-Dec-2018 By Hank Schultz

The US Food and Drug Administration has warned consumers against kratom products because of heavy metal contamination. The announcement joins numerous warnings the agency has issued in recent years on the botanical.

Liver fears: NZ health ministry issues further warning over supplement ingredient

03-Dec-2018 By Cheryl Tay

The director general of New Zealand's Ministry of Health has issued yet another public warning about supplements containing Artemisia annua extract, after 11 more reports of liver complications from consuming such products surfaced.