CBD lawsuits highlight labeling, advertising risks
As more and more cannabidiol (CBD) products continue to hit the shelves, an increasing number of lawsuits are showing up on dockets.
Archives for July 2, 2020
Healthy Food Ingredients adds CBD to portfolio
Specialty ingredient supplier Healthy Food Ingredients (HFI) recently announced it has formed a strategic supply partnership with KND Labs to keep up with demand for hemp cannabinoid ingredients.
Ingredient from buckwheat shows immune fitness promise via unique pathway, developer asserts
An ingredient new to the market could help support immune health via a unique pathway, according to the developers. The ingredient, dubbed 2-HOBA, is said to foster immune fitness by improving vascular system function.
EPA-rich microalgal oil may slash cholesterol levels in healthy individuals: RCT
Supplementation with an EPA-rich oil from Nannochloropsis microalgae may reduce total and very-low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (VLDL) levels in healthy people, says a new study using Qualitas Health’s AlmegaPL.
Purition wants to shake-up breakfast: 'Clean label means highly-processed ingredients and fake foods'
Purition is a UK protein shake manufacturer that wants to disrupt a breakfast offering that, co-founder Edward Taylor says, is too often characterised by ‘half truths’ and ‘nutrition myths’. What makes Purition different? “We play it straight down the line.”
Danone plant becomes first official carbon neutral baby formula factory
Danone's production facility in Ireland is the first baby formula production site in the world to be certified carbon neutral by the Carbon Trust, an independent global climate change and sustainability consultancy.
Experts criticise government review of Vitamin D for COVID-19
Nutrition and industry experts have responded to Public Health England's (PHE) reports which found no evidence to support taking vitamin D supplements to prevent or treat COVID‑19, describing the conclusions as 'narrow-minded' and 'abysmal'.
CBD Novel Foods deadline fast approaching as firms embrace regulatory challenges
With the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) setting 31 March 2021 as the deadline for firms to have validated novel foods application for its CBD products, how are firms responding to this challenge especially in the current climate?
Omega-3 and eye health: Eight in 10 optometrists recommended supplement or food use
Eight in 10 optometrists in Australia and New Zealand have recommended omega-3 dietary supplements or foods rich in the fatty acid to their patients suffering from eye conditions.
Functional approach: Taisho steps up nutrition product development as pharma business declines
Japan’s Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings is stepping up product development in its nutrition business, as its prescription pharmaceutical struggles to secure significant growth opportunities.