Herbal amphetamine: Denmark takes heed of Swedish warning
The Danish food ministry has issued a warning on the weight loss product ‘7 Phenylstack’ following a risk assessment of a plant ingredient which contained amphetamine-like substances.
Archives for October 16, 2014
Amino acid release matrix extracts maximum value from protein
Glanbia Nutrtionals has debuted an enzyme blend targeting release of branch chain amino acids (BCAA) and glutamine from whey protein sources.
90% of Americans don't get enough choline. So why isn't it higher up the food policy agenda?
As the 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans are developed, there has been a lot of heated debate about saturated fat (not the nutritional bogeyman we always thought?) and protein (it’s a hot trend, but do we really need more?). But what about choline?
‘Accelerating the commercial adoption of early stage research’: Leading probiotics event unites science and industry in North & South America
San Diego will host the first ever Probiota Americas in June 2015, which will bring together eminent scientists and business leaders from the pre & probiotic and microbiota focused nutrition industries of North and South America.
Insights from SupplySide West
New ingredient set to give caffeine a run for its money, supplier says
Ingredient supplier Compound Solutions has introduced a nature identical version of theacrine branded as TeaCrine. The ingredient offers benefits over caffeine, the mainstay of energy formulations, the company says.
EFSA publishes recommended intakes for zinc and selenium - but chromium is not warranted
In its latest work on dietary reference values (DRVs), the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has set population reference intakes (PRIs) for zinc and Adequate Intakes (AIs) for selenium, but advised that setting similar levels for chromium was not...
Special edition: Healthy aging
Dietary supplements researchers excited by promise of new human cell culture model for Alzheimer's
The announcement that researchers have developed a way to construct a three dimensional in vitro model of human brain cells that exhibit features of Alzheimer’s disease could be a game changer for the research of cognitive health dietary supplements,...
DSHEA at 20, hot-topic market research, & a best-selling author headline CRN Workshop and Conference
Key players in the passage of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA) will join a panel at the Council for Responsible Nutrition’s Annual Workshop and Conference to reflect on the Bill’s importance and how it has impacted the...
GMPs, NDIs, and definitions for GMO and natural: NPA’s Fabricant on industry issues
Despite ongoing vacancies in the main office of the Division of Dietary Supplements, companies must continue to build relationships with FDA’s district offices to ensure ongoing GMP compliance, says Dr Daniel Fabricant, CEO of the Natural Products...