Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA)
Botanical Outlook 2016
The supplement industry focuses on its commitment to consumers. There is rarely, if ever, a good thing that doesn’t take a hit. Such is the case with botanical supplements, used globally in some form for several thousand years to help bolster human wellness. From chewing leaves, to decoctions and teas, to solid-dose forms with precise ...
Natural Products Industry Mourns Loss of Gerald Kessler
Gerald Kessler, a natural products industry leader and founder of Nature’s Plus and Natural Organics, Inc., passed away recently at the age of 80. His funeral service took place on March 25 at Loper Funeral Chapel in Solvang, CA. Kessler, who was known as an industry innovator, also helped shape and pass the Dietary Supplement Health ...
The Retailer As Gatekeeper: Revisited
When Vitamin Retailer explored this topic in 2011, the news of the GAO’s surprising undercover secret shopper report was still stinging. Here, the conversation continues with leaders in the natural product industry, who review what’s happened since the report, including a discussion on how retailers can be confident they are DSHEA compliant while providing top-quality ...
Celebrating 20 Years
Vitamin Retailer reflects on the impact, challenges and evolution of the dietary supplement and natural products industry since the magazine’s inception. In 1994, “Forrest Gump” won the Academy Award for Best Picture, Ace of Base’s “The Sign” topped the billboard charts, and “Friends” and “ER” made their television debuts. Also of note that year: health ...
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