Archives for April 20, 2018

Class actions move past 'natural' to attacking processing steps, other weaknesses, expert says

Firms filing class action lawsuits have used actions aimed at companies making “natural” claims to springboard into a host of other vulnerable areas of labeling and packaging, according to an expert.

Special Edition: Multivitamins

Multivitamins – the implications of a definition for policy, science and consumer expectations

The choice of multivitamin-mineral products is vast: There are options for women, pregnant women, men, seniors, infants, kids, teens, and they come in many forms and with different doses, but is there a need for a baseline definition?

Growing up? Anlit eyes adult nutrition as future focus

Israel-based supplement maker Anlit wants to shift the majority of its business away from kids nutrition towards adults, says the firm as it looks to new product development in prenatal omega-3s.

Nutritional oils: Both short- and long-chain omega-3s backed for cholesterol upgrade

Consumption of omega-3 rich fatty fish and camelina oil could help drive beneficial changes in cholesterol, say researchers from Finland.

Thrive+ founder: ‘We want to be used any time someone drinks alcohol’

Trademarked as an “After-Alcohol Aid”, Thrive+ is targeting legal drinking age adults who regularly consume alcohol with its patented combination of Dihydromyricetin (DHM) and N-Acetyl Cysteine (NAC).

UN laments lack of progress in meeting 2030 malnutrition goal

The United Nations (UN) has expressed disappointment at the progress made in achieving the agency’s Sustainable Development Goal 2, which strives to eradicate all forms of malnutrition by 2030.