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South African botanical Mesembryanthemum tortuosum (Sceletium tortuosum) has achieved self-affirmed Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) status in the United States for raw material as part of a careful effort to open the international market without...
Trade associations representing the dietary supplement industry are collectively calling on the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to reconsider a proposed reorganization they warn could undermine the independence and congressional mandate of the Office...
Sleep has moved from a lifestyle concern to a core measure of health, as inadequate sleep affects a substantial share of adults and often occurs alongside chronic stress, undermining health, well-being and performance across sleep-wake cycles and life...
Sleep-support supplements are broadening their focus beyond simply helping consumers get to bed, framing sleep as part of a wider recovery cycle, one that encompasses stress, circadian rhythm, daytime energy and how rested people feel when they wake.
Vivify Specialty Ingredients, a portfolio company of Gryphon Investors, acquired AuNutra Industries, a supplier of botanical extracts and specialty nutritional ingredients, as the private equity firm continues to expand its presence in the high-growth...
During a webinar on Thursday, U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials reiterated that updates to its generally recognized as safe (GRAS) rule would give the agency and the public a clearer picture of substances entering the food supply while...
Swiss health sciences company Timeline secured a court order from the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts targeting a network of websites that impersonated its official website, timeline.com, to sell counterfeit or non-existent Mitopure...
Growing supplement use, novel ingredients, personalized nutrition and digital health advice are challenging safety frameworks in a fragmented global regulatory landscape, prompting greater discussion about the tools needed to foster regulatory coherence.
Obesity’s global toll is straining public health, quality of life and health systems, while drawing greater attention to the interconnected risks that shape metabolic health.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has been keeping an eye on functional gummies, concerned that the popular dietary supplement format may not always be delivering what it says it is.