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 the natural products industry. Other popular subjects included Nestlé’s acquisition of The Bountiful Company, as well as actions by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA). Below are Vitamin Retailer‘s top 10 most popular stories of the year:
1. Dichrostachys glomerate for Weight Loss, Metabolic Syndrome & Cardiovascular Health Anyone who needs or wants to lose five or 100 pounds would love to find the holy grail for weight loss—the magic pill that makes fat melt off without effort. Such a pill does not, of course, exist—and likely never will. Why? …read more.
2. NOW Tests on Curcumin/Turmeric Extract Sold by Amazon Continuing the work to disclose alarming quality failings and misleading, inaccurate labels among unfamiliar brands of products purchased on Amazon, NOW has turned their attention to the curcumin/turmeric category, finding similarly poor results, the company stated. … read more.
3. FDA Warns Selling of Topical CBD Products Violates FD&C Act On March 22, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration stated that it has issued warning letters to two companies for selling topical pain relief products labeled as containing cannabidiol (CBD) in ways that violate the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act). Specifically, the warning letters … read more.
4. Nestlé Completes Acquisition of The Bountiful Company Core Brands Nestlé Health Science has announced the successful completion of its acquisition of the core brands of The Bountiful Company, including Nature’s Bounty, Solgar, Osteo Bi-Flex, Puritan’s Pride, Ester-C and Sundown … read more.
5. Nestlé to Acquire Core Brands of The Bountiful Company Nestlé and KKR have entered into an agreement in which Nestlé will acquire core brands of The Bountiful Company for $ 5.75 billion. The Bountiful Company is one of the leaders in the growing global nutrition and supplement category. … read more.
6. Natrol and Jarrow Formulas Get New CEO Nina Barton, a seasoned consumer brand and e-commerce leader who most recently served as global chief growth officer at Kraft Heinz, has joined Jarrow Formulas and Natrol as chief executive officer. Barton brings her more than two decades of experience accelerating … read more.
7. Amazon Updates Dietary Supplement Compliance Program The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) has reported that early this month, Amazon updated its policy for vendors of dietary supplements on the Amazon platform. Amazon has maintained such a policy since at least late 2018, and has amended the policy on … read more.
8. NPA Sues FDA, Asks Courts to Block “Unlawful Action” in NAC Situation The Natural Products Association (NPA) filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requesting that the agency cease its unlawful retroactive application of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act against N-acetyl-L-cysteine (“NAC”). … read more.
9. Study Shows 1 Year of NMN Supplementation Slows Down Aging in Mice Historically unprecedented worldwide trends in population aging are predicted to become an incessant burden on governmental health care finances. To make the process of aging healthier and prevent expensive age-associated health problems, efforts to develop effective, affordable, anti-aging interventions have recently been … read more.
10. FDA Urged to Crack Down on Vizzy Hard Seltzer Claims The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) should bring enforcement proceedings against Molson Coors for illegally misleading consumers with its Vizzy Hard Seltzer advertising campaign, which highlights the alcoholic beverage’s vitamin C and … read more.
