Utah-based Usana Heath Sciences is the latest company to secure a
supply agreement with professional atheletes for use of its
supplements in line with antidoping requirements - generating
positive publicity for the industry as a whole...
The American Herbal Products Association is planning to compile a
database of dietary ingredients marketed in the United States
before October 1994, and is calling on companies to send records of
the products they sold.
Just as the regulatory environment for dietary supplements, food
supplements and nutraceuticals is evolving in the United States, so
is the case in other key global markets. But for a number of years
both the EU and Japan have imposed...
The FTC has ordered the makers of 'cure all' Seasilver to pay
almost $120mn for failing to comply with an earlier order to
reimburse consumers - thereby signaling to infringing companies
that it stands by its rulings.
The Natural Products Association is seeking to remove suspicion
that dietary supplements taken by sportspeople may be contaminated
with illegal steroids by extending its TruLabel random testing
program to sports products.
Outreach is fundamental to future growth of the natural products
industry, and two long-time industry professionals have hit on a
two-part model, comprising a supplement line and a magazine, that
look set to boost education and get...
The FDA stepped up to the plate and declared nicotine water NICLite
violates the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act and is not a
dietary supplement - a move that could potentially counter
criticism the agency is negligent and does...
The long-running push for dietary supplement good manufacturing
practices (GMP) has taken a new twist, as members of Congress sent
letters to the FDA expressing hope that they will be finalized and
implemented months earlier than...
An amendment to the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act that would obligate
supplement manufacturers, packers and distributors to notify FDA of
any serious adverse events reports (AERs) was introduced yesterday,
to the applause of the industry...
CoQ10 continues to be popular with European skin care formulators,
whereas US supplement-makers are more eager to leverage research on
its internal energy-boosting abilities, data suggests. Moreover,
European consumers may not be...
Phosphagenics is constructing a new tocopheryl phosphates
manufacturing plant in Melbourne, Australia - a project that paves
the way for future licensing agreements and could encourage the use
of its technology in more nutraceutical...
An 'impartial, independent panel' has called for more science
before strong recommendations about multivitamin/mineral
supplements can be made, conclusions welcomed by industry
associations.
FDA has finally announced that publication of current good
manufacturing practice for dietary supplements has been set for the
end of 2006, but past disappointments have led an industry
organization to consider self regulation as...
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) are to convene an
"impartial, independent" panel to review the available science
behind multivitamin/mineral (MVM) effectiveness and safety to help
consumers make informed choices.
Liquid dietary supplements that use the same preservative system as
some soft drinks could contain elevated levels of the carcinogen
benzene, according to Flora Research Laboratories, which has been
contracted to carry out tests.
Energy drink Red Bull is the first company to be awarded NSF
International's 'Certified for Sport', a move that will strengthen
the company's already strong position.
Financial consultancy MM2 Group is making its second acquisition in
the nutraceutical area in four months, of New York-based
supplements developer and distributor Genotec Nutraceuticals.
The Traditional Medicines (TM) Congress has extended the comment
period for its draft regulatory model for traditional medicines in
response to requests from practicing herbalists.
In the aim of generating awareness of the difference between
dietary supplements and illegal drugs, the National Nutritional
Foods Association (NNFA) has today reinforced its stance against
amending the present legal framework that...
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) is today rallying
support for potential legislation that would mandate reporting of
serious adverse events for dietary supplements and
over-the-counters to the Federal Drug Administration.
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has announced the date
for its second Day of Science, with the focus on science and
regulation that will foster debate between industry, government and
academia.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has seized around $3m worth
of dietary supplements containing ephedrine alkaloids in a move to
"protect the public health."
As Prevent Blindness America observes AMD/Low Vision Awareness
month in February, Jess Halliday speaks to Manuel Pavon of
Chrysantis about the emerging role of zeaxanthin in eye health.
Israeli's IBR is preparing its nutraceuticals entry with
PhytoflORAL colourless carotenoids, which are said to offer a range
of health benefits and aid stability in food formulations.
A pamphlet distributed by the FDA is discouraging consumers from
continuing or recommending dietary supplements, reports a study
from the University of Connecticut.
As 2005 draws to a close, what are the core issues that the
industry faces in the coming year? Jess Halliday spoke to
Terry Lemerond, founder and president of EuroPharma, about the
pressing need to back up dietary supplements with...
Contamination is a pressing issue for an industry whose reputation
is at stake if affected ingredients make their way into consumer
products. Integrity Nutraceuticals is one company that has taken a
further step in ensuring contaminated...
Nutraceutical is eyeing more acquisitions in the natural products
market as it goes after better growth for 2006, and focusing on
brand positioning and consolidation of manufacturing and raw
material sourcing.
Canadian contract manufacturer NutriCorp is able to offer
nutritional supplements in film format, thanks to a new agreement
with BioEnvelop Technologies.
A Utah-based company's reintroduction of ephedra-containing dietary
supplements when the legal position is still unclear could prove
damaging for the industry at large.
The dietary supplements industry is likely to see a lot more
product liability lawsuits in the aftermath of ephedra, according
to law firm Banowsky and Levine, and companies need to protect
themselves against litigation.
For the first time, papers on phenolics and flavonoids have been
included in the Office of Dietary Supplements' (ODS) Annual
Bibliography of Significant Advances in Dietary Supplement
Research, indicating heightened interest...
A new law that bans Californian high school athletes from using
ephedra, DHEA or bitter orange was signed by governor Arnold
Schwarzenegger on Friday, raising industry fears that it could harm
the reputation of all supplements.
Executives carry the reputation of the dietary supplements industry
on their shoulders and it is down to them to prove it can be
trusted, exhorts the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) at its
annual conference.
The American Herbal Products Association has filed new comments
with the FDA over its new dietary ingredients (NDI) program,
drawing attention to possible differences in composition between
unprocessed herbs and those that have been...
The reputation of the entire dietary supplements industry is at
risk if athletes who seek to explain failed steroid tests on the
grounds that they must have ingested contamination dietary
supplements do not name the offending products,...
US supplement-makers have been quick to seize on the promise of
'wonder ingredient' CoQ10 with a throng of products hitting the
market in the last five years, according to Mintel. Nonetheless,
their wings have been clipped...
Masquellier's French Pine Bark Complex is the subject of a
re-launch effort by its US and worldwide distributors, who want to
bring attention to new research into its benefits for circulatory
health.
Leiner Healthcare's fiscal 2006 got off to a disappointing start,
with a 6.7 percent drop in sales attributed to the soft market for
vitamin and mineral supplements and over-the-counter products.
Researchers at Brigham & Women's Hospital found that DHEA
delivered no benefits for fibromyalgia sufferers - a finding that
does not help the industry's fight to preserve the hormone
precursor's status as a dietary...
Multivitamin and mineral supplements do not appear to prevent
infections in older people living at home, report researchers in
Scotland today, raising questions for a significant segment of the
supplement-taking population.
The dietary supplements industry needs its defenders as much today
as it has over the past 40 years. Fitting, then, that the National
Nutritional Foods Association this week bestowed its President's
Award on Robert Ullman, a...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has added fuel
to the fire over vitamin E with the publication of a report showing
that 11.3 percent of survey respondents consume more than 400 IU a
day from vitamins, minerals...
A new bill proposing that risk-benefit analysis of dietary
supplements should not be dose dependent would make for a 'bad
law', according to the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA),
and seems to have been predicated...
The court ruling on the European food supplements directive has
resulted in a win-win situation for industry, says one of the
groups that took the Commission to court over the laws, reports
Dominique Patton.
