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Unapproved Ephedrine-like Stimulant Found in Dietary Supplements
Researchers from global public health organization NSF International, Harvard Medical School, the National Center for Natural Products Research (NCNPR) at the University of Mississippi and the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment in the Netherlands (RIVM) have found the unapproved pharmaceutical stimulant oxilofrine in 14 over-the-counter dietary supplement products. Their research on oxilofrine ...
Lotus Brands Acquires Bretanna
Wisconsin-based, Lotus Brands acquired the Bretanna brand of natural witch hazel products from Jordan Naturals. The Bretanna brand features alcohol-free witch hazel and aloe blends, with natural essential oils for fragrance. The brand is noted for its outstanding product quality, and excellent cleaning and toning properties. Started in 2014, the brand has grown quickly with ...
Key House Panel Directs USDA to Consider Funding Multivitamins for Use in WIC Program
A key House Panel directed the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Nutrition Services (FNS) to prepare a report assessing the benefits of allowing vitamins to be purchased through the supplemental nutrition program for women, infants and children (WIC). “Women, infants and children utilizing the WIC program deserve equal access to and should be allowed ...
Capitol Hill: Natural Products Day Recap
The Natural Products Association (NPA) hosted its members and other industry supporters from across the nation for its 19th Annual Natural Products Day (NPD) in Washington, D.C. on April 12 and 13. NPD attendees included retailers, suppliers and other industry members. They met with more than 75 members of Congress and staff to educate them on ...
Health Canada Blocks Stop-Smoking Ad for Natural Lozenge
According to The Globe and Mail, a Canadian news outlet, Health Canada set out to drive a Canadian-made stop-smoking aid from the market after a complaint from Pfizer Canada Inc., a pharmaceutical company that makes competing products, a judge found. In its first few months on the market, a lozenge called Resolve, billed as a natural ...
AHPA Updates Membership Application Policies
The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) Board of Trustees adopted updated policies for reviewing membership applications and accepting or refusing membership to applicants during the March 9 meeting at Expo West. These updated policies are effective immediately, according to AHPA. New procedure The AHPA Board authorized the issuance of the AHPA Botanical Constituents Credibility Guideline in support ...
RDBA and Progressive Grocer Align for Retail Dietitian Community
Phil Lempert, CEO of the California-based Retail Dietitians Business Alliance (RDBA), and Jeff Friedman, vice president and group brand director of Illinois-based Progressive Grocer, announced the formation of a strategic alliance between the two entities. The combined knowledge base and resources of RDBA and Progressive Grocer’s Retail Dietitian Connect (RDC) will allow them to jointly develop new cutting-edge resources ...
AHPA Appoints Chair of Sports Nutrition Committee
The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) appointed Dr. Robert Wildman, chief science officer at Post Active Nutrition Brands (Fort Worth, TX), as the new chair of the Sports Nutrition Committee during a meeting at Natural Products Expo West in Anaheim, CA, in March. Wildman succeeds Ray Jaglowski, vice president of technical and regulatory at Twinlab ...
FDA Approves Folic Acid to be Added to Masa Flour
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has decided to allow manufacturers to fortify their corn masa foods with folic acid. “Folic acid is a synthetic form of folate, a B vitamin that helps prevent severe defects of the brain and spinal cord when consumed by women before and early [on] in pregnancy,” an NPR ...
Nature Made Partners With Feed the Children
Nature Made and Feed the Children recently joined forces to provide relief to Flint, MI-area families affected by the urgent water crisis. Nature Made donated 1.6 million tablets of vitamin C and 7.6 million tablets of Calcium Vitamelts, supplements often used to address lead toxicity, to families in Flint, according to the Detroit Free Press. ...
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