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NPA Asks FDA to Stop Fraudulent Products from Entering U.S.
The Natural Products Association (NPA) urged the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to do more to stop fraudulent products from entering the U.S., including issuing import alerts for nutritional supplements that fail to comply with New Dietary Ingredient (NDI) regulations. NPA submitted its comments to the FDA regarding “Food Standards; General Principles and Food Standards Modernization.” ...
USDA Green Lights Hemp Production for Minnesota, Tennessee and Puerto Rico
According to Hemp Industry Daily, federal agriculture officials with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently signed off on hemp production plans for two states and a U.S. territory. Minnesota, which has been a hemp state for six years under the 2014 Farm Bill pilot program, received approval for its plan on July 14. The state declared ...
New USDA Nutrition Guidelines Recommend Supplements for Pregnant Women
New guidelines released by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) underscore the need for expanding access to nutritional supplements, as more Americans look for ways to promote their health during the COVID-19 health crisis. Specifically, USDA’s guidelines recommend folic acid supplements for pregnant women and women who could become pregnant in order to prevent birth defects. “This ...
SOHO Healthfest Has Been Canceled
SOHO Healthfest, produced by SENPA and scheduled for August 14-16 at the Omni Mandalay Hotel & Resort in Dallas, TX, will not take place as planned, due to events outside of SENPA’s control, the organizer announced in a press release. These include national and state mandates to the COVID-19 pandemic, company travel restrictions and unforeseen ...
Hawaii Becomes Third State to Propose CBD Regulations
As the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) continues to defy mounting requests from the U.S. Congress and the natural products industry to provide science-based and public health regulations for CBD, more states are rushing in to fill the vacuum. The State of Hawaii recently joined Virginia and Texas in proposing new state regulations for consumable hemp ...
FDA’s CBD Report to Congress Underscores Need for Regulations
While the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been tasked with regulating the cannabidiol (CBD) industry, the agency has repeatedly asserted it will not do so until it receives sufficient data on the cannabinoid’s safety for consumers. Yet, according to HempGrower, the agency’s latest report to Congress on July 8 evaluating the CBD marketplace underscores ...
Fresh Thyme Launches Delivery With Shipt
Illinois-based specialty grocer Fresh Thyme Farmers Market has launched same-day online grocery delivery via Alabama-based Shipt in 30 metropolitan markets across the Midwest, according to Supermarket News. Target Corp.-owned Shipt said the rollout will enable more than 10 million households in the region to order groceries online from Fresh Thyme and have their items delivered to ...
Robuvit Boosts Physical and Mental Recovery Following Surgery
A new double-blind, placebo-controlled study published in the Journal of Nutrients found that supplementation with Robuvit, an antioxidant extract derived from French oak wood distributed in North America by New Jersey-based Horphag Research (USA) Inc., improves general health, mood and social functioning of patients within four weeks of a surgical procedure. Nearly 50 million outpatient ...
Country Life Maxi Revamps Look
In response to an accelerating demand for functional supplements, especially those offering skin, hair and nail rejuvenation, New York-based Country Life revamped the brand’s Maxi beauty supplement line to portray a more premium, beauty-oriented image and support extensions. The original offering included seven solution-driven varieties. With special strength in nutritional and personal care categories, The ...
CRN Says “60 Minutes” Probiotic Segment Was Right on Safety, but Wrongly Dismissed Their Benefits
In response to a “60 Minutes” segment on probiotics released June 28, 2020 titled, “Do Probiotics Actually Do Anything?” Andrea Wong, PhD, senior vice president, scientific & regulatory affairs, Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) noted that “The vigorous body of scientific research exploring the benefits of probiotics is providing increased understanding of the role probiotics ...
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