A study of the 134 best-selling protein powders released Wednesday by a group called the Clean Label Project found that many of the plant-based proteins tested poorly with higher levels of heavy metals and other toxins. The brands themselves and industry...
Activist investor Bill Ackman has reportedly exited his short position on Herbalife, ending a high profile, multi-year attempt to drive down the company’s stock price with allegations that its business model constituted an illegal pyramid scheme.
Health Canada had extended a warning on dietary supplement products being sold in Canada with Natural Products Numbers and containing illegal ingredients such as yohimbine and sildenafil analogues.
Canadian researchers analyzed data of more than 9,000 adolescents in Ontario and found that short sleep duration was associated with energy drink and sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among middle and high school students.
Herbalife says it is successfully emerging from the pall cast by an investigation and subsequent fine levied by the US Federal Trade Commission. The network marketing giant said fourth quarter earnings showed that business is trending back up after taking...
Healthy aging claims are back in the spotlight with the settlement of a complaint by the US Federal Trade Commission against Telomerase Activation Sciences, a company that markets dietary supplements and skin care products based on TCM ingredients that...
Following on from the success of last year's survey, NutraIngredients-USA is running another 'state of the industry' survey to gauge views about the current state of the dietary supplements and the business landscape in 2018.
The Council for Responsible Nutrition has launched an initiative to help educate consumers on the dangers of SARMs—illegal ingredients that have been appearing in sports nutrition products.
Dietitians working with pro sports teams said NSF’s redesigned mobile app will help athletes stay in compliance by making it easier to choose certified supplements when they are not under team supervision.
A recent NPR program on the subject of dietary supplements was a sign both of how far the industry has come in terms of recognition of its legitimacy and how far it has yet to go.
Dietary supplement industry groups have heavily criticized a new meta-analysis in JAMA Cardiology that concluded that omega-3 fatty acid supplementation had no significant impact on fatal or nonfatal coronary heart disease or any major vascular events.
There are more self-policing initiatives from within the industry compared to four years ago, when a senate informational hearing brought the weight management supplement category to national attention, argued Steve Mister, CEO and president of the trade...
The term ‘weight management supplement’ may conjure associations with the passé and unpopular ‘weight loss pill,’ despite the diversity of delivery formats and functions the category offers consumers.
A bill that seeks to restrict the ability to provide nutrition advice to only a small group of accredited professionals has advanced farther than it ever has in the New York State legislature.
The new name of the Botanical Adulterants Prevention Program better identifies it, but doesn’t change the underlying principles on which is it grounded.
