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FDA should apply the same rigor to evaluating the science behind health claims of foods and dietary supplements as it devotes to assessing medication and medical technology approvals, a new report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) stated. The comm… Read More »

Kashi, the natural foods breakfast cereal brand from Kellogg, has released new consumer research (conducted jointly with EverdayHealth.com), which found that of 5000 respondents surveyed, although 60% were concerned about heart health, 55% of this gr… Read More »

Sales of herbal dietary supplements in the U.S. increased by almost 5% in 2009, reaching a total estimated figure of just more than $5 billion, according to the American Botanical Council (ABC), Austin, TX. The statistics are conclusions of a new rep… Read More »

An independent panel convened by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) determined that the value of strategies for delaying the onset and/or reducing the severity of cognitive decline or disease has not been demonstrated in rigorous studies. The pa… Read More »

Alongside more than 40 major trade associations and business groups from a wide range of industries, the Natural Products Association (NPA), Washington, D.C., sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senate Republican Leader Mitch McCon… Read More »

Reaching nearly $27 billion in 2009, organic product sales grew by more than 5% despite the distressed state of the economy, according to the Organic Trade Association’s “2010 Organic Industry Survey.” Of that figure, about $25 bill… Read More »

The global organic food market grew nearly 10% in 2009 to reach a value of $60 billion, according to Datamonitor’s “Organic Food: Global Industry Guide.” Additionally, in 2014, the global organic food market is expected to reach $96… Read More »

Soft Gel Technologies, Inc., Los Angeles, CA, has announced the loss of John McLoughlin, the company’s sales director of 11 years. Mr. McLoughlin’s career in the natural products industry began almost 30 years ago. His sales experience at… Read More »

Older Americans on Medicaid are increasingly frustrated with budget cuts and poor healthcare. As a result, more people are relying on alternative treatments, including all-natural arthritis and joint pain supplement—especially in states conside… Read More »

The Washington, D.C.-based Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), a national dietary supplement trade association, today testified on behalf of the dietary supplement industry before the United States Senate Special Committee on Aging. The hearing was titled “Dietary Supplements: What Seniors Need to Know.” Read More »

Senators Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Orrin Hatch (R-UT) have introduced new legislation to provide FDA with additional resources so that it can continue to enforce the existing laws governing dietary supplements. Read More »

Today, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) presented to a Congressional panel the results of a “secret shopper” investigation, which found that in several retail establishments visited, the salesperson made inappropriate or illegal claims about dietary supplements. Read More »