Articles by Angela Sabarese
CRN Disappointed, but Remains Committed to Product Listing for Dietary Supplements
On September 27, the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) said it remains committed to its support of Mandatory Product Listing (MPL) despite the advancement of the drug user fee bill, the FDASLA Act of 2022, without including provisions to increase transparency for dietary supplements. In response to the release of the text of the Continuing ...
NPA Questions Why Dietary Supplements Aren’t Part of New FDA Criteria for “Healthy” Food Labeling
Days after the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health, which convened on Wednesday, Sept. 28, for the first time in more than 50 years, concluded that nutrition was an essential part of an approach to health and wellness, the Natural Products Association (NPA) questioned why a proposed rule by the Food and Drug ...
CA Governor Gavin Newsom Vetoes Age-restrictive Legislation for Weight-loss Supplements
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed AB 1341, which would have restricted the sale of weight loss supplements to individuals under the age of 18. The legislation, which was introduced by Assembly member Cristina Garcia and staff last year, would have prohibited retailers from selling the dietary supplements to those without a valid prescription or ...
NPA Submits Comments to White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health
For the first time in nearly 50 years, President Biden is hosting the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health. This conference follows a series of meetings over the last several months where White House officials, nutrition and health experts strategized how to end hunger and increase healthier outcomes by 2030 so that fewer ...
Co-Founders of Ancient Nutrition Achieve Regenerative Organic Certified Status on Their Farms
Ancient Nutrition has announced the achievement of Regenerative Organic Certified (ROC) for the farming operations owned by their founders, Jordan Rubin and Dr. Josh Axe in Tennessee and Missouri. With this certification, Ancient Nutrition, through the company’s R.A.N.C.H Project, will direct the strategy and operations on the first ever ROC farms in their respective states. ...
Odyssey Continues Omnichannel Distribution Strategy in GNC Stores, Thrive Market and Fantastic Fungi Forager Box
Odyssey Elixir (Fort Lauderdale, FL) has announced its launch into select GNC stores across the nation. The mushroom energy drinks also went live on Thrive Market and will be part of the Fantastic Fungi Forager Box that drops on Sept. 21. Odyssey Wellness LLC “We are thrilled to continue executing our omnichannel strategy by adding ...
COSMOS-Mind Study Shows Promise for Multivitamins in Cognition
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) responded to the results of an ancillary study of the Cocoa Supplement and Multivitamin Outcomes Study for the Mind (COSMOS-Mind) study conducted by the Wake Forest University School of Medicine in collaboration with Brigham and Women’s Hospital and published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association. Andrea ...
New Hope Network Implements New Conduct Policy for Expo East
New Hope Network has implemented a new conduct policy for Natural Products Expo East. According to show organizers, “Natural Products Expo East attendees will sign a new kind of bill of rights when they enter the trade show” to uphold a level of conduct that includes treating people with “mutual dignity and respect, regardless of ...
Positively Natural Network Announces New Name for Annual Show and New Vision for Association
Positively Natural Network (Seattle, WA) has announced that the annual Marketplace will now be known as the Natural Products Pacific (NPP) Tradeshow and Educational Conference. “The NPP title better aligns with the true vision of the Positively Natural Network. We are excited to create a show that supports the natural products industry and retailers in ...
Dr. Tieraona Low Dog Joins NOW Board of Directors
Dr. Tieraona Low Dog has joined NOW’s Board of Directors. She is recognized as one of the leading experts in integrative medicine, and is a noted physician, educator and author, including four books with National Geographic, 54 peer-reviewed scientific articles and 24 chapters for medical textbooks. She has been honored by numerous organizations over the ...
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