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NOW Partners With Top Wellness Experts to Launch You’re Enough NOW Campaign
NOW has launched its “You’re Enough NOW” campaign during Mental Health Awareness Month (May). Long to-do lists and daily stressors can leave many feeling taxed and overwhelmed. Prioritizing health matters, so NOW Wellness Experts including Peloton Instructor Emma Lovewell (@emmalovewell), Celebrity Health Coach Kelly LeVeque (@bewellbykelly) and Functional Medicine Practitioner Dr. Will Cole (@drwillcole) will be providing simple and approachable wellness tips ...
JAMA Research Letter Raises False Alarm Over Levels of Melatonin in Gummies, CRN Says
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has responded to a newly published research letter (“Quantity of Melatonin and CBD in Melatonin Gummies Sold in the U.S.”) appearing in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), which suggests that clinicians should “advise” parents that the levels of melatonin in gummies are “unpredictable.” Melatonin is often ...
Amazon Reportedly Enforces Erroneous FDA Adulteration Allegation
An American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) member recently informed AHPA that Amazon has prohibited the sale of products containing Pinellia ternata, presumably based on inaccurate information in a warning letter that the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) issued on February 23, 2022. In March 2021, FDA conducted an inspection of dietary supplement manufacturer Princess Lifestyles LLC (San Gabriel, ...
Survey Confirms a Majority of Americans Want to Use Pre-Tax Dollars to Purchase Nutritional Supplements
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) and the Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) announced the findings of a jointly commissioned Ipsos survey, which explored people’s understanding of how their flexible spending accounts (FSAs) and health savings accounts (HSAs) are used and how they should work, specifically regarding the purchase of dietary supplements. Nearly eight out ...
CRN: Supplements Play an Important Role in Prenatal Nutrition
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has responded to a recent study published in the American Journal for Clinical Nutrition (AJCN) that looked at the levels of certain nutrients in some dietary supplements often taken or marketed to pregnant women. The researchers examined the diets of pregnant study participants in the United States and determined ...
NOW Reports on Fraudulent Products Sold on Amazon Mimicking Prominent Industry Brands
NOW (Bloomingdale, IL) reported that it recently discovered multiple fraudulent supplements sold on Amazon mimicking the NOW brand as well as another prominent supplement brand. NOW began investigating after being notified by several consumers about suspicious NOW branded products they had purchased. NOW said it discovered that one fraudulent company, operating under the name of ...
CRN: FDA Must Prioritize Supplements, Facilitate Stronger Collaboration and Improved Communication
Any reorganization structure for human foods proposed by U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) must include dietary supplements and the new deputy commissioner must be accountable for supplement regulation, the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) President & CEO Steve Mister and SVP Scientific & Regulatory Affairs Andrea Wong, PhD, stated in a letter to FDA ...
AHPA Updates 10 Entries to Online Botanical Safety Handbook
The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) has released updates to 10 botanicals via the online Botanical Safety Handbook 2nd ed. The following online entries have been updated: • Bauhinia forficata (false indigo): The latest review identified a clinical trial, and animal and in vitro pharmacology studies. • Benincasa hispida (winter melon rind): A literature review conducted in November ...
Natural Grocers Honors Earth Day
Throughout April, Natural Grocers, will be honoring Earth Day with discounts and in-store programming to promote environmentally conscious products and sustainable practices. The company’s 2023 Earth Day celebration will culminate with three days of special Earth Day deals, freebies and sweepstakes, April 22-24. Raquel Isely, vice president of marketing for Natural Grocers, stated, “Though Earth Day ...
St. Paul Legacy Business Mastel’s Health Foods to Live on Through New Owners
Mastel’s Health Foods (St. Paul, MN), an independently owned health food store that won Vitamin Retailer‘s 2021 Retailer of the Year award, has announced that it will now be owned and operated by two of its current employees. After years of dedicated service to the store, general manager Lauren Gaffney and marketing manager Alina Hornfeldt ...
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