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Meet the 2024 Probiota Americas Pioneers: BIOMILQ, HelloBiome & Preebio

25-Apr-2024 By Danielle Masterson

NutraIngredients-USA is pleased to announce BIOMILQ, HelloBiome and Preebio as our 2024 Probiota Americas Pioneers for the upcoming Probiota Americas (June 10-12).

Dr. Rob Knight joins IPAWC + Probiota Americas roster

23-Apr-2024 By Stephen Daniells

The speaker roster for the IPAWC + Probiota Americas is filling up, and we can confirm that renowned microbiome research professor Rob Knight has confirmed his participation to speak at the event in Salt Lake City.

NutraCast: Navigating pitfalls and exploring opportunities for dietary supplement entrepreneurs

19-Apr-2024 By Danielle Masterson

When it comes to starting a dietary supplement brand from scratch, there is a lot to consider: suppliers, contract manufacturers, regulations, supply chain and so much more. So where should entrepreneurs start?

CRN’s Steve Mister on NDI enforcement: 'That needs to change'

18-Apr-2024 By Danielle Masterson

SupplySide East just wrapped up, and attendees were buzzing about a number of issues ranging from restrictive laws to NDI guidance to DSHEA. NutraIngredients-USA caught up with CRN’s President and CEO Steve Mister Wednesday in Secaucus, NJ to discuss...

Coming soon: The Botanical Supply Chain webinar

16-Apr-2024 By Stephen Daniells

Hear from experts from Nature’s Way, the American Botanical Council, Plantaphile and Ayana Bio in a free webinar on April 25 that explores the challenges of a rapidly changing (and stretched) botanical supply chain.

NutraCast: Metabolism tracking with Lumen

12-Apr-2024 By Danielle Masterson

We track our steps, our sleep, our cycles and so much more—so why not track our metabolism? While research shows that a healthy metabolism is crucial for a healthier and longer life, it’s not always easy to track. Healthtech company Lumen is hoping to...

Last call for entries for the 2024 NutraIngredients-USA Awards

11-Apr-2024 By Stephen Daniells

We’re into the home stretch for submitting entries to the prestigious NutraIngredients-USA Awards, with the absolute deadline for entries set for Friday, April 12, at 11:55 p.m. CT.

‘A must-attend event’: DSHEA Summit to chart the past, present and future of U.S. supplements industry

10-Apr-2024 By Stephen Daniells

Registration is open for the DSHEA Summit, a landmark event bringing together the architects of the law and leading industry voices, including current and former FDA officials.

NutraCast: Sports Research celebrates 44 years with rebrand, reflects on highs and lows over the years

05-Apr-2024 By Danielle Masterson

Family-owned and operated Sports Research recently debuted its "The Sport of Life" campaign, which expands its rebranding initiative that kicked off earlier this year. The campaign marks a new direction and brings a fresh approach to the brand’s...

UC Davis, Nestlé, FTC among first raft of speakers for IPAWC + Probiota Americas

03-Apr-2024 By Stephen Daniells

We are pleased to reveal the first wave of speakers confirmed for the IPA World Congress + Probiota Americas, the must-attend conference bridging the business and science of microbiome modulation for human health.

Deadline extended for the NutraIngredients-USA Awards!

28-Mar-2024 By Danielle Masterson

You still have time to enter this year’s NutraIngredients-USA Awards after we extended the deadline for entries to Friday, April 12.

UNPA’s Israelsen: ‘We’ve really got to get this NDI issue resolved’

26-Mar-2024 By Stephen Daniells

Loren Israelsen, president of the United Natural Products Alliance (UNPA) and one of the key architects of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA), is urging the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to “move along as quickly as they can”...

NutraCast: NFL explores CBD for pain management and athletic training

22-Mar-2024 By Danielle Masterson

The National Football League (NFL) is partnering with Canadian researchers on a clinical trial to test the safety and efficacy of CBD for pain management and neuroprotection from concussions.

Industry remembers ‘Father of Indian Nutraceuticals’ Dr. Muhammad Majeed

21-Mar-2024 By Danielle Masterson

For many, it was another year at Expo West. But behind all the hustle and bustle, the dietary supplement industry was grieving the loss of a man many refer to as a mentor, a father figure and an industry icon. Dr. Muhammad Majeed brought more than just...

Sen. Durbin to reintroduce mandatory product listing legislation

19-Mar-2024 By Stephen Daniells

U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) plans to reintroduce his controversial Dietary Supplement Listing Act in 2024, which would establish a mandatory product listing for dietary supplements.

Op-Ed

Opinion: Mandatory Listing: Facts, Fiction and Conspiracies

19-Mar-2024 By Steve Mister, President & CEO, The Council for Responsible Nutrition

Some people see conspiracies around every corner. And others manufacture them for political gain.

‘One of the best summits I've attended in a long time!’ Save the Date for the 2025 Sports & Active Nutrition Summit

18-Mar-2024 By Stephen Daniells

Described by one recent attendee as “hands-down the best event”, NutraIngredients-USA is pleased to announce the dates for the 2025 Sports & Active Nutrition Summit.

Probiota Pioneers & Scientific Frontiers: Deadline approaching for submissions

14-Mar-2024 By Stephen Daniells

The deadline for submitting entries to the Scientific Frontiers and Probiota Pioneers for the upcoming IPA World Congress + Probiota Americas is fast approaching, but there's still time to showcase your research or innovative startup.

Op-Ed

Another year, another FDA attempt to impose pre-market approval for dietary supplements

13-Mar-2024 By Daniel Fabricant, PhD, President & CEO, Natural Products Association

In this guest column, the Natural Products Association's Dr. Daniel Fabricant outlines his organization's opposition to FDA's proposal for a mandatory product listing for all dietary supplements.

Five specialty categories open for entries in NutraIngredients-USA Awards

13-Mar-2024 By Stephen Daniells

The prestigious NutraIngredients-USA Awards are open for entries, with our five specialty categories recognizing the best and brightest in women’s health, nutrition research, start-ups and more.

NutraCast: How M2 Ingredients keeps up with functional mushroom demand

08-Mar-2024 By Danielle Masterson

As awareness builds around the different species, mushrooms are attracting attention for benefits outside of immune support.

IPA World Congress + Probiota Americas: Early bird discount expires this week

07-Mar-2024 By Stephen Daniells

With topics covering women’s health, prebiotics, healthcare practitioners, companion animals and much more, the upcoming IPA World Congress + Probiota Americas is not to be missed.

6 reasons to enter the NutraIngredients-USA Awards!

06-Mar-2024 By Stephen Daniells

The 2024 NutraIngredients-USA Awards are back with new categories but the same commitment to honor the best and brightest in ingredients, finished products, companies, people and initiatives in food supplements and functional food and beverage.

Progress or a giant nothingburger? Trade associations react to FDA NDI guidance announcement

06-Mar-2024 By Stephen Daniells

FDA's final guidance on New Dietary Ingredient (NDI) notification procedures and timeframes has prompted a range of responses from the dietary supplement industry trade associations, with some more welcoming than others.

FDA issues final guidance on NDIN procedures, timeframes

05-Mar-2024 By Stephen Daniells

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has finalized guidance for industry titled “Dietary Supplements: New Dietary Ingredient Notification Procedures and Timeframes: Guidance for Industry".

NutraCast: Exploring the connection of ‘science to sales’

01-Mar-2024 By Danielle Masterson

The dietary supplement industry has come a long way. A significant number of new dietary supplement products have appeared in the marketplace since Congress passed the Dietary Supplement and Health Education Act (DSHEA) of 1994. At that time, there were...

NutraIngredients-USA Awards 2024: What are our judges looking for?

29-Feb-2024 By Stephen Daniells

We are still accepting entries for the 2024 NutraIngredients-USA Awards, and we’re often asked about the judging process, so here’s what you need to know…

Probiota Pioneers: Calling all probiotics, prebiotics and microbiome start-ups!

28-Feb-2024 By Stephen Daniells

NutraIngredients-USA is on the hunt for entrepreneurial consumer-facing, science- or technology-based start-ups to join our Probiota Pioneers session and present their company in Salt Lake City.

Five ingredient categories open for entries in NutraIngredients-USA Awards

27-Feb-2024 By Stephen Daniells

The prestigious NutraIngredients-USA Awards are back for 2024, with five categories dedicated to the best and most innovative ingredients.

The Sports & Active Nutrition Summit 2024 in pictures

27-Feb-2024 By Stephen Daniells

NutraIngredients-USA's 6th Sports & Active Nutrition Summit attracted over 250 delegates to sunny San Diego for three days of content and networking.

Deadline for entry is March 22, 2024!

Got groundbreaking microbiome-related research to shout about? We want to hear from you!

26-Feb-2024 By Stephen Daniells

Are you researching the latest state-of-the-art developments related to prebiotic, probiotic, postbiotic and microbiome science relevant to human health, well-being, consumers and industry? If so, we would like to hear from you!

NutraCast: Tracking pet supplement trends with MarketPlace

22-Feb-2024 By Danielle Masterson

As we gear up for Expo West, we can expect to see exciting trends like personalized nutrition, biotics and ingredients such as mushrooms—but those trends may not be for the demographic that comes to mind.

Expo West 2024: Our picks of the best supplements-specific education

21-Feb-2024 By Stephen Daniells

The industry's annual pilgrimage to Anaheim is only a couple of weeks away, so we looked at the education session to pick out the key supplements-related sessions that we’ll be adding to our agendas.

Expo West 2024 supplement preview: What’s happening on the show floor

21-Feb-2024 By Asia Sherman

Nearly 3,500 exhibitors are scheduled to attend this year's Expo West natural products trade show at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA.

Do you have what it takes to win a NutraIngredients-USA Award?

20-Feb-2024 By Danielle Masterson

Entries are open for the prestigious NutraIngredients-USA Awards, with four categories dedicated to the best and most innovative products.

Nutrabolt chief legal officer on state-led restrictions: ‘We need to work together’

16-Feb-2024 By Stephen Daniells

Attempts to restrict access to certain dietary supplement categories at the state-level could potentially pose the most significant threat to the industry since the passage of DSHEA, and the industry needs to unify in response, says Nutrabolt’s chief...

NutraCast: Safety considerations for dietary supplement manufacturers

16-Feb-2024 By Danielle Masterson

A new paper is out titled “Safety Considerations for Dietary Supplement Manufacturers in the United States", co-authored by Jay Sirois, PhD, VP of regulatory and scientific affairs, Consumer Healthcare Products Association, alongside several CHPA...

NutraCast: Remaining selective in sourcing amid limited fish oil supply

09-Feb-2024 By Danielle Masterson

From limited supply to the need for more consumer education, the fish oil industry is facing a number of challenges. However, there are still a lot of opportunities in and outside of the sea. This episode examines the state of the fish oil market and...

WellWithAll targets health inequities with supplements and 'inclusive capitalism'

05-Feb-2024 By Claudia Adrien

Boston-based health and wellness company WellWithAll has a primary mission: to create products that will positively impact specific health inequities that disproportionately affect underserved communities.

NutraCast: Exploring trends and tapping biotic opportunities

02-Feb-2024 By Danielle Masterson

Comet recently conducted research that revealed four biotics macro market trends that highlight major opportunities in food, beverage and supplement development for the year ahead.

The NutraIngredients-USA Awards are back! Submit your entries!

01-Feb-2024 By Stephen Daniells

The NutraIngredients-USA Awards are back for 2024 with the same commitment to honor the best and brightest in ingredients, finished products, companies, people and initiatives in the dietary supplements industry.

NutraCast: Exploring the landscape of the supplement industry for athletes

26-Jan-2024 By Danielle Masterson

Have you ever wondered how athletes harness the power of supplements in this ever-evolving industry? Jordan Bokser, founder and director of sales & business development at Designs for Sport (a subdivision of Designs for Health), joined the NutraCast...

SANS 2024: Join Ghost, GNC, NutraBolt, Coca-Cola, MuscleTech, Glaxon and more in San Diego

25-Jan-2024 By Stephen Daniells

With just under three weeks to go, there’s still time to join the leading conference for the U.S. sports and active nutrition sector featuring a raft of the category’s leading brands and subject matter experts.

NutraCast: Do you know about ‘Asian Glow’? Alcohol flush reaction, explained

19-Jan-2024 By Danielle Masterson

We’ve all heard of dairy or gluten intolerances, but what about alcohol intolerance? If you’re of Asian descent, this likely isn’t breaking news. But if not, there is a genetic mutation that causes what is known as alcohol flush reaction, and it impacts...

One week to go! Register now for NIU’s 4th Annual Business Leaders Forum

17-Jan-2024 By Stephen Daniells

There is still time to register for our Annual Business Leaders Forum, and your chance to ask a burning question (or two) to senior leaders from Gaia Herbs, Nouri, NOW, Pharmavite and The Vitamin Shoppe.

NutraCast: New year, new trends with Vitaquest

12-Jan-2024 By Danielle Masterson

It’s the new year so you know what that means—new trends. So what is trending in herbs and botanicals? And what are some of the key factors influencing the market? Here to share the latest are Lauren Samot, RD, commercial innovation leader, and Jon Weisgal,...

Sports & Active Nutrition Summit Start-up Star

Q&A: Helaina founder talks reproducing breast milk proteins for mass consumption

08-Jan-2024 By Asia Sherman

The spark for biotech company Helaina hit founder Laura Katz on the New York City subway as she was listening to a podcast about black-market breast milk.

Probiota Day 2: State of the market, next-gen probiotics, gut-lung axis and personalisation

04-Jan-2024 By Stephen Daniells

The second day of Probiota will feature presentations from representatives from Holland & Barrett, ResBiotic Nutrition, Thorne Healthtech, BIOHM Health and many more.

Sports & Active Nutrition Summit Start-up Star

Q&A: Apex Compliance founder talks streamlining supplement regulatory marketing compliance

03-Jan-2024 By Asia Sherman

Apex Compliance entered the dietary supplement space to simplify regulatory compliance by helping companies identify the words and phrases across marketing materials that trigger oversight agencies.

Probiota Day 1: First 1,000 Days & Skin Health

03-Jan-2024 By Stephen Daniells

With just five weeks to go before the start of Probiota in Milan, NutraIngredients previews what attendees can expect each day of this three-day microbiome extravaganza.