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The United Natural Products Alliance (UNPA), a trade association for companies in the natural health products industry, announced that Eurofins Scientific has joined as a Science & Technology Services.
With its associations to beauty and youth, collagen may be the answer to make the bone and joint category ‘cooler and sexier’ for consumers.
Canadian cranberry supplier Fruit d’Or has taken another step in its crusade to combat cranberry adulteration by becoming a member of the Tru ID testing protocol, developed at the University of Guelph.
The US Department of Justice has filed an amicus brief in the Amarin case, asking a federal appeals court not to rule in favor of the drug maker’s attempt to force the International Trade Commission to hear its plea that certain concentrated omega-3...
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Adding seaweed to a food product can boost consumer purchase intent – and a 5% addition can have the same effect as 50%, Dutch researchers have found.
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The European Commission (EC) has given the go ahead for a blend of three herbal roots to be used as a novel food in a supplement intended for post-menopausal women.
Switching to a wholly plant-based diet has raised questions about nutrient deficiencies in vegans. But have these concerns been overstated?
More evidence is needed to determine the impact of dietary fish consumption on diabetic retinopathy and retinal vascular calibre in Asian type 2 diabetes patients, according to a study by the Singapore National Eye Centre.
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A New Zealand supplement and skincare firm, which manufactures horopito-based anti-candida products, has secured export deals to China, Canada and the UAE in the past year.
Swisse Wellness sales surged by 21.5% on a currency-adjusted basis to A$659.4m in 2017, thanks to clarity over cross-border e-commerce rules in China, rising demand and new product launches.
Intensive lifestyle modifications can significantly alleviate metabolic syndrome in pre-diabetics, according to a Saudi Arabian study.