Whether or not adverse events reporting will increase consumer
confidence will depend on how the industry follows requirements, an
official from SafetyCall International told Supply Side West
attendees in a talk Thursday.
Researchers from the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota have reported that
DHEA does not have "physiologically relevant beneficial
effects" on markers for anti-aging - a finding that does not
help the industry's fight to preserve...
The Indian Food Safety and Standards Bill 2005 has been signed into
law, promising a significant impact on the Indian dietary
supplement industry, and opening up a potential market of one
billion people for dietary supplement companies...
The Natural Products Association is seeking to remove suspicion
that dietary supplements taken by sportspeople may be contaminated
with illegal steroids by extending its TruLabel random testing
program to sports products.
Outreach is fundamental to future growth of the natural products
industry, and two long-time industry professionals have hit on a
two-part model, comprising a supplement line and a magazine, that
look set to boost education and get...
The FDA stepped up to the plate and declared nicotine water NICLite
violates the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act and is not a
dietary supplement - a move that could potentially counter
criticism the agency is negligent and does...
CoQ10 continues to be popular with European skin care formulators,
whereas US supplement-makers are more eager to leverage research on
its internal energy-boosting abilities, data suggests. Moreover,
European consumers may not be...
Phosphagenics is constructing a new tocopheryl phosphates
manufacturing plant in Melbourne, Australia - a project that paves
the way for future licensing agreements and could encourage the use
of its technology in more nutraceutical...
An 'impartial, independent panel' has called for more science
before strong recommendations about multivitamin/mineral
supplements can be made, conclusions welcomed by industry
associations.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) are to convene an
"impartial, independent" panel to review the available science
behind multivitamin/mineral (MVM) effectiveness and safety to help
consumers make informed choices.
Liquid dietary supplements that use the same preservative system as
some soft drinks could contain elevated levels of the carcinogen
benzene, according to Flora Research Laboratories, which has been
contracted to carry out tests.
Financial consultancy MM2 Group is making its second acquisition in
the nutraceutical area in four months, of New York-based
supplements developer and distributor Genotec Nutraceuticals.
Russian consumers prefer domestic nutritional supplement brands
over imports, according to a market report from DSM Group, but
marketing and research should be supported at state level to
increase confidence.
In the aim of generating awareness of the difference between
dietary supplements and illegal drugs, the National Nutritional
Foods Association (NNFA) has today reinforced its stance against
amending the present legal framework that...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has seized around $3m worth
of dietary supplements containing ephedrine alkaloids in a move to
"protect the public health."
As Prevent Blindness America observes AMD/Low Vision Awareness
month in February, Jess Halliday speaks to Manuel Pavon of
Chrysantis about the emerging role of zeaxanthin in eye health.
The results from an FSA study into the occurrence of irradiated
ingredients in food supplements shows that the industry is tackling
the problem, argues the HFMA.
Israeli's IBR is preparing its nutraceuticals entry with
PhytoflORAL colourless carotenoids, which are said to offer a range
of health benefits and aid stability in food formulations.
A small number of supplements on the UK market have been found by
authorities to contain amounts of iron, manganese or zinc above
levels recommended by experts, said the Food Standards Agency
yesterday.
As 2005 draws to a close, what are the core issues that the
industry faces in the coming year? Jess Halliday spoke to
Terry Lemerond, founder and president of EuroPharma, about the
pressing need to back up dietary supplements with...
Canadian contract manufacturer NutriCorp is able to offer
nutritional supplements in film format, thanks to a new agreement
with BioEnvelop Technologies.
A Utah-based company's reintroduction of ephedra-containing dietary
supplements when the legal position is still unclear could prove
damaging for the industry at large.
For the first time, papers on phenolics and flavonoids have been
included in the Office of Dietary Supplements' (ODS) Annual
Bibliography of Significant Advances in Dietary Supplement
Research, indicating heightened interest...
A new law that bans Californian high school athletes from using
ephedra, DHEA or bitter orange was signed by governor Arnold
Schwarzenegger on Friday, raising industry fears that it could harm
the reputation of all supplements.
The American Herbal Products Association has filed new comments
with the FDA over its new dietary ingredients (NDI) program,
drawing attention to possible differences in composition between
unprocessed herbs and those that have been...
The reputation of the entire dietary supplements industry is at
risk if athletes who seek to explain failed steroid tests on the
grounds that they must have ingested contamination dietary
supplements do not name the offending products,...
US supplement-makers have been quick to seize on the promise of
'wonder ingredient' CoQ10 with a throng of products hitting the
market in the last five years, according to Mintel. Nonetheless,
their wings have been clipped...
The European dietary supplements market has yet to achieve
saturation and the next six years will present the industry with a
unique set of challenges and opportunities, according to Frost
& Sullivan.
Masquellier's French Pine Bark Complex is the subject of a
re-launch effort by its US and worldwide distributors, who want to
bring attention to new research into its benefits for circulatory
health.
Researchers at Brigham & Women's Hospital found that DHEA
delivered no benefits for fibromyalgia sufferers - a finding that
does not help the industry's fight to preserve the hormone
precursor's status as a dietary...
Multivitamin and mineral supplements do not appear to prevent
infections in older people living at home, report researchers in
Scotland today, raising questions for a significant segment of the
supplement-taking population.
UK trade officers and a charity are calling on industry to include
labelling about the risks of vitamin A to pregnant women on all
multivitamin supplements, writes Dominique Patton.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has added fuel
to the fire over vitamin E with the publication of a report showing
that 11.3 percent of survey respondents consume more than 400 IU a
day from vitamins, minerals...
The court ruling on the European food supplements directive has
resulted in a win-win situation for industry, says one of the
groups that took the Commission to court over the laws, reports
Dominique Patton.
More than 500 dossiers of information on supplement ingredients
have been submitted to the UK's food authority, giving the products
derogation from the EU supplement directive that enters into force
in less than three weeks time,...
The scientific evidence on ephedra is not a closed book, according
to researchers at the University of California, who conducted a
study to determine whether repeated dosing and formulas including
caffeine contribute to the adverse...
Global standards for vitamin and mineral supplements were adopted
by Codex yesterday, despite some last minute requests for
amendments and consumer group campaigns to stall the ratification,
writes Dominique Patton.
Chrysantis is ready to start selling EZ Eyes to dietary supplement
makers following the FDA's acceptance of the marigold-derived
natural zeaxanthin as a new dietary ingredient (NDI), reports
Jess Halliday.
A handful of countries are threatening the adoption next month of
new world standards on how to set maximum levels of vitamins and
minerals, reports Dominique Patton.
Increasing sales and future contracts for vitamin E phosphate will
help Australian firm Phosphagenics come close to breaking even in
2005, said company managing director Dr Ian Pattison at a
shareholders meeting yesterday.
One month after a Utah court issued a ruling on low dose ephedra
products, the dietary supplements industry is still in limbo over
the previously-banned herbal, since the FDA has not yet given any
indication of its next course of...
The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) is actively
discouraging the dietary supplements industry from resuming sales
of ephedra products following the court ruling that the FDA failed
to prove that a daily dosage of 10mg...
A court in Utah has overturned the FDA's outright ban on all
dietary supplements containing ephedrine alkaloids, or ephedra,
clearing the way for the plaintiff Nutraceutical Corporation to
resume selling supplements containing...
Malaysian vitamin E maker Carotech and its US subsidiary has
announced its listing on the MESDAQ board on Friday April 15, the
Malaysian equivalent of NASDAQ, with an IPO of 76.69 million shares
of RM0.40 each.
