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James Gormley |
May 1, 2024
The panel: Ramona Billingslea, Marketing Manager, Betsy’s Health Foods, Spring, TX, https://betsyhealth.com Christel Lemaire, Marketing Manager, Microphyt, Baillargues, France, https://microphyt.eu Neil E. Levin, CCN, DANLA, Senior Nutrition Education Manager, NOW, Bloomingdale, IL, www.nowfoods.com Jamie Luu, RDN, LDN, Nutrition and Strategy Manager, Almased USA, Inc., Wellington, FL, www.almased.com Tim Prince, CEO, OmneDiem, Ann Arbor, MI, https://omnediem.com ...
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Eric Munson |
April 29, 2024
A new bill introduced by Representative Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) seeks to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. Dubbed, “Prohibiting Tianeptine and Other Dangerous Substances Act,” the bill would give the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authority to prohibit certain ingredients that “don’t meet the definitions of dietary ...
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Eric Munson |
April 15, 2024
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) announced the adoption of two new sets of voluntary guidance. One focuses on the formation, labeling and packaging of melatonin supplements. The other focuses on labeling of gummy supplements. The new guidelines were adopted by CRN’s Board of Directors on Mar. 28. According to the association, the updated melatonin ...
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Eric Munson |
April 15, 2024
Consumers in Japan are shying away from dietary supplements and functional food products following a health scare from red yeast rice products manufactured by Kobayashi Pharmaceutical (Osaka, Japan). Since March, more than 100 people have been hospitalized and five people died, after taking Kobayashi products containing red yeast rice (called beni koji in Japanese). A ...
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Eric Munson |
April 8, 2024
Uber Technologies (San Francisco, CA) announced a new nationwide partnership with The Vitamin Shoppe (Secaucus, NJ) to bring the wellness retailer’s selection of products to Uber Eats. Approximately, 700 locations of The Vitamin Shoppe are now available on Uber Eats across the United States. The Vitamin Shoppe is a global speciality retailer and wellness lifestyle ...