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FDA Withdraws Draft Guidance on CBD Enforcement Policy
After the Biden administration released a memo on Jan. 20 to all federal agencies informing them of a “regulatory freeze pending review,” the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) withdrew its “Cannabidiol Enforcement Policy; Draft Guidance for Industry.” Before it was withdrawn, the guidance was at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) awaiting review. In ...
Study Shows 1 Year of NMN Supplementation Slows Down Aging in Mice
Historically unprecedented worldwide trends in population aging are predicted to become an incessant burden on governmental health care finances. To make the process of aging healthier and prevent expensive age-associated health problems, efforts to develop effective, affordable, anti-aging interventions have recently been intensified, leading to some promising compounds. Nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN), a key NAD+ intermediate, ...
GNC to Support the 2021 Girl Scout Cookie Program
Global health and wellness brand GNC announced that the company is supporting Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) during its annual Girl Scout Cookie Program by hosting socially distant cookie booths at select GNC locations, when allowed by local COVID-19 guidelines to keep the girls and their customers safe. This follows the successful 2019 launch of Girl ...
NPA To Governors: Declare Health Food Stores Essential
The Natural Products Association (NPA), in a letter to the governors of all 50 states, said health food stores should be declared essential in order to ensure that millions of Americans continue to have access to products that support their immune system and protect their health. Additionally, declaring health food stores essential will ensure that ...
The Vitamin Shoppe and WW Announce Strategic Partnership
The Vitamin Shoppe, an omni-channel retailer of nutritional products, announced a new partnership with WW International, Inc., a global wellness company powered by the world’s leading commercial weight management program, to amplify their shared mission to empower and support people on their health and wellness journeys, according to the companies. The Vitamin Shoppe and WW ...
AHPA Expands COVID Web Center With Vaccine Distribution Resources
The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) has created a Web Center to provide its members with information on the novel coronavirus and COVID-19 pandemic as well as possible impacts on the herbal products industry. AHPA said it intends to update the WebCenter on a timely basis as new information becomes available. COVID-19 Vaccine Information As ...
Pines Celebrates 45 Years and 90 years as Cerophyl
During the Great Depression, scientist Dr. Charles F. Schnabel fed his children the dried powder of whole leaf young cereal grass. He documented their resulting excellent health. Schnabel planted wheatgrass on their farm in the fall of 1931. After a winter of slow growth in often-freezing temperatures, the plant went from a couple of inches ...
AHPA Updates Online Botanical Safety Handbook
The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) has released updates via the online Botanical Safety Handbook 2nd ed. to four additional botanicals. AHPA has released a total of 31 updated entries to the online Botanical Safety Handbook in 2020. The following entries have been updated: Gotu kola (Centella asiatica) was updated after a review identified additional clinical trial, case report, ...
CRN Applauds Support of Dietary Supplement Use in “2020–2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans”
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN)—the leading trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry—applauds the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for supporting dietary supplement use in the “2020–2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans,” released on Dec. 29, 2020. The Dietary Guidelines recognize supplements ...
Vitamin Retailer’s Most Popular Stories of 2020
2020 has been a tumultuous year for people around the world, especially due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. It comes as no surprise that many of Vitamin Retailer magazine’s most popular stories this year have to do with the subject of the pandemic and its effects on the natural products industry. Another popular ...
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