News, Analysis & Insights on Nutrition, Supplements, and Health
Big interview: Vasilios Frankos, Herbalife
While many stakeholders seem to believe that the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) controversial draft guidance document on NDI (new dietary ingredient) notifications could spell Armageddon for the supplements trade, this is actually quite unlikely,...
Selenium supplement sales as a whole may be 14 percent down, but sales of selenium for Sabinsa are growing by a ‘very healthy 36 percent’ year on year, says the company’s marketing director.
Big Interview: Vasilios Frankos, Herbalife
While many stakeholders warn that the FDA’s controversial NDI draft guidance will stifle innovation and bury the supplements trade (and the FDA itself) under a hellish mountain of paperwork, they cannot pretend they didn’t see it coming, Herbalife’s...
France has bucked the European Union Food Supplements Directive (FSD) by removing maximum permitted levels (MPLs) in food supplements for vitamins K, B1, B2, B5, B8 and B12.
A review of the scientific literature reveals that omega-3 fatty acids offer a ‘scientifically supported means of reducing arterial stiffness’, says a new review from Australia.
Research investigating the effects of tocopherols on cholesterol markers has suggested that the vitamin E molecules have different oxidation patterns depending on the compound they are attached to.
Danisco BioActives has branded its lactitol sweetener OsmoAid to specifically target the laxative market, with an initial focus on the Asia-Pacific market.
Martek expects sales of its algal-sourced omega-3s to food and drink manufacturers to grow in the double-digits each year for the next four to five years as it broadens its product range and gains access to new markets and customers post its takeover by DSM.
A proposal to overturn a ban on the use of hemp seeds in food products in Australia could see the use of the staple in food products available in the country.
The Malaysian government has award US$38 m in funding to a research centre to study underutilised crops that can be used in new and existing food products.