North America

Supplements 101: Understanding European health claims

Supplements 101: Understanding European health claims

By Lauren Nicolle

The European dietary supplement regulatory system can seem complex and difficult to navigate. Here, NutraIngredients+ breaks down the answers to some of the most commonly asked regulatory questions with insights from leading experts in the field.

Resistant starch prebiotic may boost antioxidant and choline levels

Resistant starch prebiotic may boost antioxidant and choline levels

By Stephen Daniells

MSP Starch Products Inc., the company behind Solnul, continues to strengthen its science, with two new studies showing that the potato-derived resistant starch prebiotic may boost absorption of antioxidants like vitamins A and E, and levels of choline...

Joint health: No longer an ‘older adult’ issue

Joint health: No longer an ‘older adult’ issue

By Danielle Masterson

Lonza Capsules & Health Ingredients’ (CHI) recent report, ‘Empowering Motion, for Life’ highlighted the importance of mobility and why supporting that area of health is key for healthspan – even for younger generations.

Q&A: Supplement brands face new AI decision-making rules

Q&A: Supplement brands face new AI decision-making rules

By Cassandra Stern

The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) has implications for dietary supplement stakeholders. In this Q&A, Nikki Bhargava, a partner in the Emerging Technologies group at global law firm Reed Smith breaks down what you need to know.

SupplySide Global 2025: What’s happening on the show floor

SupplySide Global 2025: What’s happening on the show floor

By Cassandra Stern

On Oct. 29 and 30, SupplySide Global will host over 1,600 ingredient suppliers, contract manufacturers, flavor houses and solution providers at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. Here’s a sneak—but not exhaustive—peek at what to expect in the supplement and...

Study evaluates inulin’s effects on IBS-C

Study evaluates inulin’s effects on IBS-C

By Louisa Richards

A prebiotic containing inulin improved symptom severity and quality of life scores in 34 patients with constipation-predominant IBS (IBS-C), according to a study published in Scientific Reports.

‘A pivotal expansion’: European inulin producers join IPA

‘A pivotal expansion’: European inulin producers join IPA

By Stephen Daniells

The European Association of Chicory Inulin Producers (CEFI) has joined the International Probiotics Association, a move that IPA calls “a pivotal expansion in the representation of prebiotic science and industry worldwide”.

Dietary supplements no longer included in AB 899

Dietary supplements no longer included in AB 899

By Danielle Masterson

After going back and forth with CA lawmakers over whether supplements are included in the legislation, CRN reports that it has secured clarifying language with the enactment of SB 862.

CREATEA headed to Vegas for marketing collaboration

CREATEA headed to Vegas for marketing collaboration

By Asia Sherman

The team behind XPO NRG, the collaborative concept beverage that swept the show floor at last year’s SupplySide expo in Las Vegas, is back with a brand-new creation for this year’s global ingredient trade event.

Last call for sports and active nutrition start-ups for SANS 2026

Last call for sports and active nutrition start-ups for SANS 2026

By Stephen Daniells

The deadline is fast approaching for entries to the Sports & Active Nutrition Summit’s Start-up Stars initiative, which will spotlight three pioneering entrepreneurs at the 2026 summit and provide a platform for industry engagement and visibility.

Iovate Health Sciences pursues restructuring

Iovate Health Sciences pursues restructuring

By Stephen Daniells

Iovate Health Sciences, makers of iconic supplement brands Hydroxycut and MuscleTech, recently filed for creditor protection in Canada as it pursues restructuring to execute an “aggressive growth strategy”, says the company’s CEO.

Bird&Be targets fertility ‘deserts’ with Ulta retail expansion

Bird&Be targets fertility ‘deserts’ with Ulta retail expansion

By Cassandra Stern

Direct-to-consumer fertility supplement brand Bird&Be is entering more than 300 Ulta Beauty locations across the United States, aiming to make clinically supported reproductive health products more accessible through mainstream retail channels.

The ‘proteinification’ of everything

The ‘proteinification’ of everything

By Danielle Masterson

Once just a bottle shaker staple, protein is taking on new forms and finding its way into everything from soda to chips to macaroni and cheese.