The expanded panel adds to the biohacking toolkit, which will assist dietitians in making DNA-based dietary recommendations tailored to specific needs and goals.
Calgary-based Advanced Orthomolecular Research (AOR), a dietary supplement company, is jumping into the personalized nutrition space with the launch of its MyBlueprint DNA test kit.
Japan's consumer genetic testing industry is booming, buoying hopes that personalised nutrition firms can tap into demands for tailored products, especially among the elderly.
Special Edition: Innovation in Dietary Supplements
Innovation doesn’t always concern new products on the shelf. In the past few years organizations active within the dietary supplement industry supply chain have brought forth new ideas that are transforming how botanical products are sourced, and how...
New leadership at NSF's AuthenTechnologies unit will 'more closely align' it with the organization's 'core scientific testing and research services', and will help to better define where DNA testing is best used, the division's...
A new government program being facilitated by the American Herbal Products Association will assess the reliability of current DNA techniques for botanical identification.
A recently aired media report once again seemed to elevate DNA testing to magic bullet status. It’s a development that dismays Danica Harbaugh Reynaud, PhD, one of the foremost experts in the DNA testing of plants.
Despite pressure on the industry to rapidly adopt some form of DNA testing, the old question still remains: Methods must be fit for purpose for the products being tested. Attendees at a recent industry event were told that there’s still no quick answer...
The New York state attorney general’s investigation into allegedly substandard herbal dietary supplements was flawed from the start by an inexplicable failure to refer to national standards established for the testing of such products, experts say.
