News, Analysis & Insights on Nutrition, Supplements, and Health
Sprinkle and go? Manufacturers are seeking ever more appealing ways of delivering a meaningful dose of what’s good for us without making us pop pills. But which novel delivery formats for dietary supplements have staying power?
Recent studies have questioned the ability of broccoli supplements to deliver potential cancer-preventing compounds, but the situation may not be so clear cut, and the supplements are not ineffective, according to industry experts.
Daily supplements of the probiotic Lactobacillus casei Shirota strain may boost activity of key immune cells in smokers, says a new study.
NDI draft guidance comments
Requiring supplement manufacturers to submit new dietary ingredient (NDI) notifications will force them to seek confidential information from suppliers in order to file submissions, according to law firm Amin Talati.
Borderline botanical products making medicinal or therapeutic claims but not holding appropriate registrations under new European Union laws, are coming under increased scrutiny from the UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA),...
A rare genetic mutation that results in low vitamin D levels appears to be directly linked to multiple sclerosis, according to new research.
Institut Rosell-Lallemand has teamed up with local partners in France and Mexico to launch a probiotic stick it markets on stress-busting claims.
Five years ago the European Union nutrition and health claims regulation (NHCR) became law. Around the bloc, hopeful EU healthy foods and supplements stakeholders submitted more than 44,000 health claim applications.