Six popular supplement products will be the focus of an Institute
of Medicine programme designed to help the FDA decide whether
further saftey tests are needed.
A new survey published in the US has shown that 87 per cent of
sports coaches across the country believe that dietary supplements
are a safe and effective means of improving performance.
An agreement with Australia's Pan Pharmaceuticals will allow Forbes
Medi-Tech to produce and market its cholesterol-lowering ingredient
Reducol as a dietary supplement for the first time.
Merck, the German pharmaceutical group, has acquired Laboratoires
Richelet, a privately owned French company specialising in
vitamins, minerals and food supplements.
Nutraceutix shareholders vote in favour of changing the company's
name to SCOLR, a name which is said to better reflect the shift
towards drug delivery technology.
The US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has ruled that the
product called Nico Water is an unapproved drug and that it cannot
therefore be legally marketed as a cure for nicotine addiction or a
dietary supplement.
Shareholders in Forbes Medi-Tech approve a resolution allowing the
company to issue up to 25 per cent of its shares in order to raise
cash for future expansion.
Researchers from the University of Surrey in the UK have suggested
a novel method of reducing the number of offences committed by
young offenders - feed them fresh vegetables.
After months of negotiations, Canadian nutraceutical products maker
Forbes Medi-Tech has finally reached an agreement with Swiss group
Novartis Consumer Health over the future of the Reducol
cholesterol-lowering ingredient.
Pedro Vieira, marketing manager for Kemin Foods Europe spoke to
NutraIngredients.com about boosting public awareness of the eye
health supplement lutein and making a US public relations campaign
work in Europe.
Vitamin E produced by Pharmavite under the Nature Made brand has
become the first product to be awarded the DSVP certification mark
by the United States Pharmacopeia (USP), an independent quality
control group focusing on the pharmaceutical...
Natural Health Sciences, the US-based producer of nutritional
ingredients, has appointed public relations firm MWW to develop a
new brand and communications strategy for its Pycnogenol product.
The US authorities have announced plans for further research into
the effects of the herbal product ephedra, and a clampdown on the
illegal marketing of non-herbal synthetic ephedrine products.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has responded to a
request from the US Congress and drawn up a detailed analysis of
the likely cost of implementing the Dietary Supplement Strategy
10-Year Plan, drawn up in January 2000 to...
A British consumer organisation has attacked the EU decision to
regulate the vitamins and dietary supplements industry in a letter
to the Daily Telegraph newspaper.
Imagenetix, a US-based supplement manufacturer, has signed a
marketing agreement with Vibrant Health, a company which
specialises in online sales of vitamin supplements, which it hopes
will lead to an increase in sales of its various...
YourVitamins, a US-based dietary supplement manufacturer, has
created a new range of omega-3 fish and flax oil supplements under
the name ProCaps. The product was launched on the US Home Shopping
Network earlier this month, and sold...
Nutraceutical International Corporation, the dietary supplement
manufacturer, has reported a slight rise in second quarter sales
and profits. Net revenues were $27.6 million (€30m), up from $27.0
million a year earlier, while net...
NBTY, the nutritional supplements manufacturer, has said that its
Nature's Bounty division has been named Supplier of the year by the
giant Wal-Mart retail group.
The increased demand for natural vitamin E will be the strongest
driver in the growth of the European vitamin E market, according to
new research from international market consultant Frost &
Sullivan.
Products made by Perrigo will be the first nutritional supplements
to receive the new dietary supplements certificate launched by NSF
International , the US-based supplier of risk-management services
in public health and safety.
Italian pharmaceutical group Sigma-Tau has created a new US
subsidiary, Sigma-Tau US, which will group together its three
separate North American businesses for the first time.
Robust growth in the European health supplement market as a whole
will help drive sales of carotenoids, according to a new study from
market consultants Frost & Sullivan.
The Council for Responisble Nutrition has become the second US
supplement association to issue voluntary warning labels about the
potential health risks of kava kava following a similar move by the
American Herbal Products Association...
Despite fierce lobbying which at one stage caused the European
Parliament's email system to crash, MEPs yesterday voted to approve
plans for a tightening of the safety controls for vitamin
supplements.
Pharmavite, maker of Nature Made vitamins, minerals and other
dietary supplements, will become the first participant in a
programme designed to build consumer confidence in dietary
supplements
Three national trade associations representing dietary supplement
producers are about to be established and join IADSA, the
International Alliance of Dietary/Food Supplements Associations.
Sales of vitamins and herbs in the US dropped during 2001, but
there was a more positive performance from minerals, non-herbals
and weight control products, according to sales tracker Information
Resources (IRI).
Nutritional supplements producer Nutrition 21 said it remained
bullish about its prospects for achieving full-year profits despite
tough trading conditions and a disappointing second quarter.
First quarter sales at US-based nutritional supplements
manufacturer NBTY rose by 29% to $215 million compared to $167
million in the same period a year earlier.
The Council for Responsible Nutrition in the US has responded
angrily to a recent survey by in the journal JAMA which claimed
that the increased use of herbal supplements could lead to adverse
reactions with other drugs.
Melatonin, a widely used naturally occurring hormone used to treat
insomnia and jet lag, may reverse the formation of a protein
complex that is a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease
Daily supplementation with creatine could accelerate the recovery
of leg muscle size and performance after being immobilised in a
cast for two weeks, report European researchers recently.
Seventeen out of nineteen iron products tested passed on all parameters, ConsumerLab.com, an independent evaluator of dietary supplements and nutrition products, claimed this week.
