A recent Dateline NBC segment concerning dietary supplements focused on the practice of fraudulent analytical testing practices known as "dry labbing," in which lab results pertaining to the potency and identity of ingredients as labeled are suspected of having been deliberately manipulated or fabricated. Read More »

Probiotic Ice Cream for Hospitals

Published March 19, 2012

Los Angeles, CA-based NEWtritious has launched HHice Cream Probiotic Defense (HHice Cream for short), a “Healthy Hospital” soft serve frozen yogurt mix. It delivers viable and potent probiotics along with a beneficial serving of vitamins… Read More »

The Middle East: A Growing Market for Fortified Products

By Patrick Morris, Fortitech

Published March 15, 2012

It’s interesting to see what types of products, along with specific nutrients, resonate with consumers when you have the opportunity to travel to different parts of the world. I just attended GulFood/Ingredients Middle East in Dubai and, in add… Read More »

Bad Math = Bad News for the Dietary Supplement Industry

By Rend Al-Mondhiry, regulatory counsel, Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN)

Published March 15, 2012

Have you ever read a news report discussing Adverse Event Reports (AERs) and dietary supplements? If so, then you may have seen a statistic cited by FDA (and other government agencies) suggesting the agency receives “less than 1% of all adverse… Read More »

Nutraceutical Potential

By Claire Moulin, , Departmental Research Analyst, Euromonitor International

Published March 15, 2012

Nutraceuticals are food/beverages or supplements that claim to have a physiological benefit to health beyond basic nutritional functions. Their positioning—between food, medicine and sometimes cosmetics—has proved to be a major issue for… Read More »

Financing and Expo West

By Steven Allen of Nutrition Capital Network

Published March 15, 2012

As industry headed off to Natural Products Expo West last week, there was optimism about the growth prospects for the nutraceutical and functional food industries. The sales tracking companies report growth in many categories. In fact, extremely stro… Read More »

The Market for Health & Wellness

By Joanna Cosgrove, Online Editor

Published March 15, 2012

New report unveils key market drivers and standout categories. Read More »

Supplement Use on the Rise

Published March 14, 2012

Sixty-nine precent of U.S. adults take dietary supplements according to a survey commissioned by the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), Washington, D.C. Read More »

Axellus Group Acquires Denomega

Published March 14, 2012

Strengthening its investment in marine oils the Axellus Group has acquired omega 3 manufacturer Denomega from Borregaard. Under the takeover agreement, Denomega Pure Health becomes a separate division of Axellus. Denomega is an international supplier… Read More »

Balance Bar BARE Blueberry Acai

Published March 14, 2012

Balance Bar Company, Valhalla, NY, has launched Balance Bar BARE Blueberry Acai. The new flavor joins two other popular BARE bars: Sweet & Salty Chocolate Almond and Sweet & Salty Peanut Butter. BARE Blueberry Acai contains a crisp high-prote… Read More »

BioGaia Extends Collaboration with Nestlé

Published March 14, 2012

Sweden-based BioGaia and Nestlé have extended an existing collaboration in the field of infant nutrition products. These agreements are of significant strategic value for BioGaia since they not only involve an extended close collaboration with… Read More »

Solazyme Roquette Reaches European Agreement

Published March 14, 2012

Solazyme Roquette Nutritionals, South San Francisco, CA, a microalgae-derived food ingredients company, has reached an exclusive European commercial agency agreement for its food products with global food ingredient parent company, Roquette. This agr… Read More »

Guardian Chelox L

Published March 13, 2012

DuPont Nutrition & Health, New Century, KS, has introduced Guardian Chelox L, a unique, patent-pending blend of natural plant extracts with antioxidant properties that combines strong metal chelation and free-radical scavenging to create a non-al… Read More »

Glanbia’s Canadian Plant Obtains SQF Certification

Published March 13, 2012

Glanbia Nutritionals, Fitchburg, WI, has achieved the Safe Food Quality (SQF) 2000 Code, level 2 certification for its flaxseed plant in Angusville, Manitoba, Canada. Verified by a third party for its rigorous and credible food safety management syst… Read More »

The Smart Scent of Rosemary

By Joanna Cosgrove, Online Editor

Published March 12, 2012

The scent of the common culinary herb and essential oil demonstrates the ability to boost brain performance. Read More »

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