Firms filing class action lawsuits have used actions aimed at companies making “natural” claims to springboard into a host of other vulnerable areas of labeling and packaging, according to an expert.
The Council for Responsible Nutrition, a dietary supplement industry trade group, emphasized that only regulators may premise false advertising cases on an alleged lack of substantiation in an amicus brief supporting defendants Costco Wholesale Corp....
Journal chief editors have cited 'inconsistencies in experimental rigour' concerning a curcumin anti-cancer trial, co-authored by a researcher with a history of multiple study retractions.
The percentage of liver injury events attributable to what are characterized as 'herbal dietary supplements' is holding steady at about 20% of all events, the head of a liver injury reporting network said this week.
A Florida court has dismissed a class action lawsuit predicated on the presence of an illegal ingredient—DMBA—in weight loss products. The court didn’t buy the argument that the plaintiffs had been harmed by not knowing the ingredient’s impaired regulatory...
Network marketing company Mannatech says it is rounding the corner on business disruptions caused by changes made to better comply with US laws against pyramid schemes.
It's the first time that the two federal departments in charge of drafting the Dietary Guidelines for Americans are seeking public comment. From companies like Nestlé to trade groups like the Council for Responsible Nutrition, we compiled a short...
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...
