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NOW Presses Amazon to Act Against Deceptive Dietary Supplement Sellers
NOW continues to press Amazon to act against sellers of dietary supplements seeking to trick consumers into thinking their products are quality, the company stated. In the latest tactic, NOW said it spotted a brand posting certificates of analysis from a third-party testing lab on their website confirming fill weight. Not identity, potency or purity–just ...
Video: Interview with Steve Mister, Council for Responsible Nutrition
Steve Mister, President & CEO, Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) met with Vitamin Retailer to discuss the organization’s latest news, the pandemic’s impact on the natural products industry and more. For more information, visit www.crnusa.org.
Vibrant Health Celebrates 30 Years in Business
In 2022, Vibrant Health is celebrating its 30th year in business. The company was founded 30 years ago when clinical nutritionist Mark Timon formulated and produced the first bottles of Green Vibrance. In the early 90s, “superfoods,” “greens” and “nutritional supplements” were not common terms among the general U.S. population. The natural products industry was ...
Rhode Island is Latest State to Target Dietary Supplements with Excessive Regulation
Rhode Island’s state legislature is considering legislation that is similar to new rules passed in California and New York that would require all retailers to move safe sand legal nutritional supplements behind the counter, prohibit their sales to people under the age of 18 and levy fines of up to $2,000 for those who do ...
Nestlé Health Science Completes Acquisition of Vital Proteins
Nestlé Health Science has completed the final acquisition of Vital Proteins, a market leader in collagen in the United States and a leading lifestyle and wellness platform offering supplements, beverages and food products. Nestlé Health Science acquired a majority stake in Vital Proteins in 2020. “Vital Proteins has had incredible growth over the past two years,” said Greg ...
CRN Responds to Commentary on Supplement Use by U.S. Troops
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has responded to a recent commentary appearing in the Military Times and other publications that called for a centralized reporting system in the military for adverse events reported by dietary supplement users. CRN President and CEO Steve Mister advised, “CRN enthusiastically agrees we all have a role in ensuring that supplements ...
CRN Responds to JAMA Research Letter on Melatonin Use
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has responded to the JAMA research letter, “Trends in Use of Melatonin Supplements Among [U.S.] Adults, 1999–2018.” The letter, which was published on Feb. 1, 2022, examined the reported prevalence and trends in use of melatonin supplements among 55,021 U.S. adults from 1999 through 2018. Ultimately, the study reported that melatonin usage and dosage has increased ...
California Assembly Votes to Restrict Access to Supplements
The California Assembly on January 27 passed legislation by a vote of 44-12 that would place age restrictions on nutritional supplements and impose costly burdens on small businesses. The bill will now go through the committee process in the California Senate. The Natural Products Association (NPA) warns that the bill will lead to unintended consequences that include ...
Vitamin Angels Advanced Goal to Reduce Barriers to Access Essential Nutrition for Pregnant Women Globally in 2021
Vitamin Angels, a public health nonprofit working to improve nutrition worldwide, focused their efforts in 2021 on reducing the barriers to accessing essential nutrition that underserved pregnant women and children face in the U.S. and around the world. As a result, Vitamin Angels program partners were able to extend their health and nutrition services further than ever ...
Vitamin Retailer’s Top 10 Stories of 2021
2021 has been an interesting year for people around the world, as COVID-19 declined during the summer months and spiked again as the cooler months began. It comes as no surprise that many of Vitamin Retailer magazine’s most popular stories this year have to do with the subject of the pandemic and its effects on ...
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