dietary supplements
Industry Coalition Reminds Retailers and Consumers Supplements Cannot Claim to Prevent Ebola Virus
The dietary supplement industry is aware of public concern regarding the Ebola virus and of the desire of the public to protect itself against this virus, which is why the top trade associations of the dietary supplement industry support the responsible sale and use of health-promoting vitamins, minerals, herbs and other dietary supplements, reported ...
The Cholesterol Connection To Heart Health
A managed wellness lifestyle can improve cholesterol levels.As purveyors of dietary supplements, no doubt retailers receive a steady influx of middle-aged men and women who have recently become more concerned about lowering and/or managing healthy cholesterol levels. This is typically inspired by routine physician testing that reveals unfavorable ratios of low-density lipoproteins to high-density lipoproteins ...
CRN Comments on Dietary Guidelines for Americans
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has provided additional comments to the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) demonstrating that many Americans continue to fall short of their nutrient requirements because consumption of vegetables, fruits, whole grains, milk and milk products, and seafood is lower than recommended. In a letter to federal officials, CRN advocated that ...
The Importance Of GMP Compliance
In essence, the Dietary Supplement Current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) Final Rule 21 CFR Part 111, issued by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) June 2007, requires that the proper controls be in place for dietary supplements during manufacturing, packaging, labeling and holding operations. The move was supposedly in response to concerns about substandard dietary ...
Warning Signs
As members of the natural products retail industry, we are always aware of numbers. Sales of dietary supplements, organic products, personal care items, functional food and beverages are all regularly reported, making huge numbers that sometimes soar well into the billions seem commonplace.While these estimates are valuable in their own right, they tend to overshadow ...
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