Search Results for 'Nutraceutical'

The Carlyle Group plans to acquire all of NBTY's outstanding shares for $55 per share, a 47% premium above the stock's closing price of $37.47. Read More »

A subsidiary of Nestlé S.A., the world’s largest food and nutrition company, has agreed to drop allegedly deceptive advertising claims about the health benefits of its children’s drink BOOST Kid Essentials, as part of a settlement resolving the Federal Trade Commission’s first case challenging advertising for probiotics. Read More »

As part of its ongoing efforts to stop bogus health claims, the Federal Trade Commission is requiring a major marketer of dietary supplements to pay $5.5 million to settle charges that it falsely advertised that its supplements could help consumers lose weight and treat or prevent colds and other illnesses. Read More »

Consumers who care about the quality of their personal care products now have hundreds of reasons to look for the “certified natural” seal of approval on their purchases. Read More »

Consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies will need to employ different tactics than those used during the recession—divesting non-core brands, conserving cash, and cutting costs—to preserve shareholder value as the economy recovers, according to a new report. Read More »

The Organic Trade Association (OTA) has called on the U.S. government to revise the draft Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010 to reflect the value organic foods have for public health. Read More »

Fish oil may reduce the risk of breast cancer among postmenopausal women, according to a study published in the July issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. Read More »

More than half of U.S. adults believe advertising for dietary/nutritional supplements are untrustworthy, according to a survey conducted by Thomson Reuters. Read More »

Siba Raychaudhuri, MD, UC Davis researcher, presented a portfolio of joint-health research on UC-II, including published clinical data, at the Federation of Clinical Immunology Societies (FOCIS) 2010 meeting in June. Dr. Raychaudhuri is also the corr… Read More »

Members and staff for the Global Organization for EPA and DHA Omega 3s (GOED) met with FDA officials this week to discuss regulations and DRIs for omega 3s. Read More »