Vitamin Shoppe rolls out Protein Pantry, devotes increasing shelf space to functional foods
The Vitamin Shoppe is expanding its protein-infused foods assortment with its new Protein Pantry product category to meet growing consumer demand.
Archives for October 15, 2015
IPA chief: "Regulators are starting to turn the corner on probiotics"
A new-look International Probiotics Association is creating dialogue with key regulators around the world, and the regulators are starting to turn the corner on how they regulate the friendly bugs, says the association’s executive director.
Alkemist/AHP deal part of renewed focus on quality, availability of botanical reference materials
Marketing botanical reference materials (BRMs) is no way to get rich. But that hasn’t stopped some in industry, such as Alkemist Labs, from offering an expanded line of these products to meet the anticipated greater demand as a result of recent pressures.
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‘Starving Africa’ cliché used to push GM: Harvard Professor
An over-simplistic image of impoverished, malnutritioned Africa is being used to push the case for genetically modified organisms (GMOs), a senior Harvard professor has warned.
Schneiderman pushed industry to ramp up quality game, Blumenthal said
The attacks on the dietary supplement industry orchestrated by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman have had beneficial effect, said American Botanical Council founder Mark Blumenthal. There is no denying the quality temperature is rising.
DMAA: Almost 40 products still commercially available with the controversial ingredient
Thirty nine products containing controversial ingredient DMAA are commercially available in the US, according to the Human Performance Resource Center.