A New York-based contract manufacturer has recalled hundreds of lines of products manufactured over a period of almost seven years in a consent decree it publicized recently.
The year is new and a lot of people are getting out their crystal balls. NutraIngredients-USA is no exception, and here are our top big issues that will impact the dietary supplements industry in this new decade.
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.
By Karen Howard, CEO and Executive Director of Organic & Natural Health Association
Successful evaluation of the progress or travails of 2019 requires more than measuring growth in dietary supplements sales, which by that measure alone indicates we had a banner year.
By Steve Mister, President & CEO, Council for Responsible Nutrition
The question of CBDs, and of a mandatory product listing, have dominated a year that for the dietary supplement industry has not been as tumultuous as some.
More than 40% of dietary supplements may not be as effective as touted to be, after 100 products tested by Japan’s National Consumer Affairs Center (NCAC) were unable to dissolve in water within the specified time limits.
Coatings and specialty ingredients manufacturer Mantrose-Haeuser Co. has acquired Profile Food Ingredients LLC, a manufacturer of dry stabilizer and emulsifier blends.
By Michael McGuffin, president, American Herbal Products Association
Questions surrounding the hemp/CBD trade, a recognition of the continued popularity of herbal supplements, and a casting a wary eye toward regulatory creep topped the list of 2019 concerns for the American Herbal Products Association.
A call from FDA to consumers to avoid products recalled as part of an enforcement action underscores how difficult it can be to get offending articles off the market.
Researchers from New Zealand have found a way of using Raman spectroscopy to quickly analyse omega-3 fatty acid concentration in intact soft gel fish oil capsules without destroying them.
The dietary supplement industry is a crazy quilt that marries the sublime to the ridiculous and includes players of the highest moral and intellectual standards as well as those participating in the basest grubbing for money.
By George Paraskevakos, Executive Director, International Probiotics Association
The question came to me this past year: Why do my year end reviews resonate with film titles? The simple answer is I always draw parallel situations from film to my own life’s journey; and this year’s title couldn’t be more appropriate.
Sabinsa has announced a new patent, this one for the effect of its Lactospore probiotic in the suppression depression symptoms in consumers suffering from gut health issues.
Encapsulation methods can skew test results if they are not properly accounted for in ingredients and/or finished product testing, a supplier cautions.
