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WHO Target to Reduce Rates of Anemia Is Focus of New IADSA Mind the Gap Resource
IADSA has launched a Mind the Gap resource highlighting the role of iron supplementation in reducing anemia among women. Titled “Precious Metal: The role of iron in the global fight against anaemia,” it is available to view at https://www.iadsa.org/mind-the-gap/english/iron#intro. Anemia is a condition in which the size and number of an individual’s red blood cells ...
CHPA Responds to AMA Policy Calling for Increased Regulation of Dietary Supplements
At the Special Meeting of the American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates, physicians adopted new policy, which expands upon the AMA’s existing policy to call for more stringent federal regulation of dietary supplements—including increased oversight of manufacturing, marketing, product labeling and adverse event reporting. Under the new policy, the AMA strongly urges Congress to ...
Consumers Fear Vitamin D Deficiency During Lockdown, Lycored Survey Shows
Israel-based Lycored has spotlighted the role of vitamin D supplementation during the coronavirus pandemic, with two in three consumers concerned they are not getting enough of the micronutrient. Vitamin D helps regulate levels of calcium and phosphate, which are needed to keep bones, teeth and muscles healthy. Along with factors such as age and poor ...
MenaquinGold Receives FDA GRAS Notification for Vitamin K2
Synergia Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd. (India) has announced that it received a “no question” letter to a GRAS (generally recognized as safe) Notification (GRN000887), submitted to the FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) on Oct. 21, 2019, for the intended use of a form of natural vitamin K2, menaquinone-7 (MK-7), the MenaquinGold brand as a ...
Dr. Bronner’s Releases Cannabis-Scented Bar Soap to Support Sun+Earth Certified Campaign
Dr. Bronner’s has released a limited edition cannabis-scented fragrance of its classic bar soap. The addition supports a new consumer education and crowdfunding campaign to promote the regenerative organic cannabis standard, Sun+Earth Certified. The campaign will run November 20 through December 20, 2020. The special limited-run bar soap is only available to supporters of the ...
NOW Phases Out Use of Magnesium Stearate and Gelatin Capsules
NOW (Bloomingdale, IL), the largest independent and family-owned manufacturer of natural products in the U.S. health food store channel, said in its goal to continually making product improvements, will transition away from animal-source gelatin to Veg Capsules for almost all of their capsule products. The company is also phasing out most use of the common ...
DuPont Research Study Reveals Strong Connection Between Effects of Probiotic Supplementation and Physical Performance
DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences (Denmark) recently published a research study evaluating clinical evidence on the interaction between gut microbiota and physical activity, and examining the effects of probiotic supplementation in athletes. The research, which appeared in a recent edition of the Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) journal, adds to DuPont’s leading role in studying the health ...
Sprouts Farmers Market Focuses on Convenient Holiday Offerings and Pre-ordering
Chef Cat Cora will join Sprouts on Instagram to kick off the season with a special cooking demo Sprouts Farmers Market is celebrating the holidays this year with fresh and convenient selections across the store and online. Through November 23, shoppers can reserve turkeys and holiday meats, prepared meals and party trays online at sprouts.com/holiday. ...
NPA Cautions Against Proposed DEA Regulations on Domestic Hemp
The Natural Products Association (NPA) is raising concerns over proposals from the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) that could place U.S. hemp and CBD manufacturers at a disadvantage to foreign competitors, including China. The proposed rule making under the “Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018,” limits the potency of cannabis extracts during the CBD manufacturing process. NPA’s ...
SOHO Healthfest Trade Show Has Been Rescheduled
SENPA has rescheduled the SOHO Healthfest to April 23-25, 2021 at the Omni Mandalay Hotel & Resort in Dallas, TX. SENPA stated it is excited to host SOHO Healthfest again. “Due to COVID-19 restrictions, our 2020 show was cancelled, but we look forward to putting on our 2021 show using all of the same safety ...
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