News, Analysis & Insights on Nutrition, Supplements, and Health
Preliminary figures from the American Herbal Products Association show that one in four recent New Dietary Ingredient notifications went through without objections from the Food and Drug Administration. Whether that represents an improvement in the...
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The regulatory management of China’s dietary supplement industry has always been a controversial issue, especially over the last six years.
The hot market for functional foods shows no signs of cooling off, according to longtime industry consultant Jeff Hilton. In his view a number of factors will combine to drive continued growth.
Ajinomoto Co., Inc, has named Glanbia Nutritionals (NA), Inc., as the exclusive distributor of its CapsiAtra product for targeted markets in the US.
Doctors are now showing interest in Symprove’s non-dairy multi-strain probiotic for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) treatment, but it took a published medical paper to get their attention, says the company chairman.
Probiotics isolated from Mongolian dairy products could alleviate allergy symptoms through intestinal immunity and helper cell balance, research using mice has suggested.
Regular consumption of coffee may reduce DNA damage and reduce energy intake and body fat, according to two new studies from Europe.