Researchers detail new micro encapsulation technique
Researchers have detailed a new micro encapsulation technique they say is notable because the delivery system does not use surfactants.
Archives for June 3, 2020
Riots rock nutrition stores across the country
From big-box to mom-and-pop stores, already struggling businesses now face yet another setback.
Warning letter cites CBD’s regulatory status as leading issue
A recent warning letter to a Colorado dietary supplement formulator has put front and center FDA’s determination that CBD should not be a constituent of dietary supplements.
NPA calls for FDA to issue import alerts on imported adulterated dietary supplement ingredients
The Natural Products Association (NPA) is calling for the US Food and Drug Administration to use import alerts to stop nutritional supplements that fail to comply with New Dietary Ingredient (NDI) regulations.
How COVID-19 is shaping global consumer trends
COVID-19 has accelerated a number of 'mega' consumer trends and halted others, according to the strategic market insight provider Euromonitor International, providing insight into how consumers' shopping habits are being shaped in the short and long term.
Eevia Health reopens production facility after €1m investment upgrade
Finnish producer Eevia Health Oy is to unveil the results of a €1m investment to its production facility as the firm pencils in an online reopening ceremony at the end of June.
Low-calorie diet and exercise put diabetes in remission for 60% of patients: Qatar RCT
An intensive lifestyle intervention comprising a low-calorie diet and physical activity led to significant weight loss and diabetes remission in 61% of patients.
Powders power: LVL Life’s superfood blends ride e-commerce, plant-based and COVID-19 waves
Singapore-based LVL Life and its plant-based superfood powder blends have seen sales surge during the COVID-19 outbreak with rising consumer demand and a resilient e-commerce strategy combining for its success.
Singaporeans with mental health conditions four-times more likely to use complementary and alternative medicine
Almost one-in-five Singaporeans with mental health conditions has used complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in the past 12 months – nearly four times higher than the general population.
‘Resonated with investors’: CBD specialist Elixinol raises $11m, pledges branded products focus
CBD specialist Elixinol Global has managed to hit its capital raising target of AUD$11m (US$7.3m) following a two-stage fund raising exercise, which it believes is a proof of how its CBD supplements have resonated with its investors.
Immunity advice for pharmacists: Blackmores publishes whitepaper on nutrition and supplement guidelines
Blackmores has published a new whitepaper on nutrition guidelines for strengthening the immune system, preventing and treating respiratory tract infections – designed specifically for pharmacists.