Pfizer Consumer Healthcare says the marketing slap it received this week from the UK advertising watchdog for its Centrum multivitamins range, won’t provoke a mass revision across its food supplements range.
Swisse Wellness – Australia’s #1 multivitamin brand – is hitting US mass retail with 15 of its top-selling products available in Walgreens, and aims of $0.5 billion in sales by 2015.
Walmark says it will take legal action against a Romanian government agency after one of its officials publicly criticised the eastern European supplement giant’s marketing and market share-gaining methods.
The dietary supplements industry should be encouraged and not threatened by increased scrutiny of its products by the mainstream medical community, because it means they are taking the products – and the questions from their patients – seriously.
Revamped, more complete product lines that are connecting with new customers are driving growth in the sports nutrition market, according to a new report.
ChromaDex has announced a partnership with a Dutch company to distribute a line of isotope-labeled plant products and phytochemicals, taking a step forward in the company’s aggressive program of expanding its testing offerings and capabilities.
A daily multivitamin does not increase the risk of death, says a new meta-analysis from Australia that supports the safety of the supplements and challenges previous controversial analyses.
Working with athletes can provide a way to circumvent some of the challenges of dietary supplement research by offering up a ‘prestressed’ population, experts say.
A daily multivitamin may not reduce the risk of developing heart disease for a healthy population of men, according to data from the Physicians’ Health Study (PHS) II study.
A revision of German food supplement laws will strip products from shelves and “could be a disaster” for consumers and practitioners, according a pan-European lobby group.
The structure function claims on many dietary supplement products do not comply with federal law, a government report released on Wednesday concluded. The report recommends greater regulatory powers for FDA to bring products into compliance.
A daily multivitamin and mineral supplement with added herbal ingredients may boost performance accuracy and enhance neural efficiency in older women, suggest data from a randomized controlled trial from Australia.
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Football governing body FIFA’s chief medical officer claims that nutritional supplements will not boost the performance of athletes “based upon the scientific evidence”.
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LycoRed plans to target Eastern Europe for sales growth, according to newly appointed global vice president of marketing and sales for Europe, Middle East and Africa Frederic Nanquette.
If DMAA (1,3-Dimethylamylamine) exists naturally in geranium - which has been in the food supply for years - synthesized DMAA is also a lawful dietary ingredient permitted for use in supplements, says the American Herbal Product Association (AHPA).
There is “no basis” for the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) decision to crack down on firms making supplements containing the stimulant DMAA (1,3-Dimethylamylamine), says retail giant GNC.
It’s official, says the FDA. “Synthetically-produced DMAA (1,3-Dimethylamylamine) is not a dietary ingredient and is not, therefore, eligible to be used as an active ingredient in dietary supplements”.
Having established its calamari source omega-3 as a dietary supplement ingredient in the US, Norwegian firm Pharma Marine is hoping to conquer the rest of the world via a newly created global sales and distribution network.
The UK medicines regulator says the plant or synthetic origin of DMAA (1,3-dimethylamylamine or methylhexaneamine) is irrelevant as its investigations into the disputed sports and weight loss supplement stimulant deepen.
A study of 25 healthy men has found DMAA-containing, pre-workout sports supplement, Jack3D, does not change resting heart rate, blood pressure or affect liver and kidney function when used at recommended dosage levels.
Vitiva have announced a new collaboration with Israel based biotechnology firm Naturamed for the production of new food supplements that are currently in development.
A daily multivitamin and mineral supplement with added herbal ingredients may boost alertness and feelings of ‘general day-to-day well-being’, suggest data from a randomized controlled trial from Australia.
Heart patients who take vitamins and supplements are less likely to take medications as prescribed, and may also be increasing the risk of further complications by interfering with the effectiveness of the drugs they need for recovery, warn researchers.
A daily multivitamin and mineral supplement with added herbal ingredients may boost memory in older women, but no effects were seen for other mental processes, suggest data from a randomized controlled trial from Australia.
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A study published this week in the Archives of Internal Medicine that found multivitamins, and iron and copper supplements, may increase mortality rates in older women, has been slammed by industry groups.
Consuming multivitamins, and iron and copper dietary supplements may increase the risk of death in older women, says a new study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
Danish probiotics giant Chr Hansen says its just-announced alliance with a Japanese botanical supplement maker will yield plant-probiotic combination food supplement products on European and global markets kicking off in Q1 2012.
A Finnish-based designer who has spent much of his career working in household interior design has turned his attention to food supplements to meet what his licensing partner calls “a really boring design category”.
Hawaii-based Cyanotech has posted a dramatic rise in sales in the first quarter of 2012 driven by growing demand for natural astaxanthin: a potent red antioxidant that hit the headlines earlier this year following favorable coverage on Dr Oz and Oprah.
Users of antioxidant vitamin supplements may be at reduced risk of cancer mortality, as well as premature death in general, suggests data from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition.
A study that found 75% of herbal products on sale in the UK were not adequately labelled with safety information has been criticised for mischaracterising the majority of products it assessed like ginseng, ginkgo and St John's wort.
France has bucked the European Union Food Supplements Directive (FSD) by removing maximum permitted levels (MPLs) in food supplements for vitamins K, B1, B2, B5, B8 and B12.
A flurry of seizures, criminal charges, and warning letters shows that FDA is increasing it enforcement of dietary supplement regulations. Good for FDA and good for industry!
European Union labelling proposals that will demand font sizes between 0.9-1.2mm have not considered the effect of multi-lingual and small-size packaging, according to an EU-wide food supplements and healthy foods group.
Traditional food supplement forms are getting a makeover as manufacturing advances permit ever greater possibilities says Jeff Hilton, co-founder of US consultancy the Integrated Marketing Group (IMG). But is your social media strategy helping?
One of the most highly praised nutraceuticals of the decade – açai – has “insufficient and unconvincing scientific evidence” to promote it as an exceptional health supplement, according to a new review.
Multinational Colorcon has widened its range of food supplement glazes after a number of them were found safe for use under a European Union Directive dealing with food additives other than colours and sweeteners.
