The progress of bringing MSM into sports nutrition products has been slow, according to one executive at MSM manufacturer and supplier Bergstrom Nutrition... Read

Struggling retail giant GNC has formed a partnership with IVC that will result in that company fully owning GNCs Nutra manufacturing arm by 2023... Read

Holland & Barrett, Europe's largest health and wellness retailer, has revealed a management shake-up which it hopes will compliment its new strategy to meet expanding customer needs in a digitally dominated future... Read

Gummies and chocolates arent just for kids. California-based entrepreneur Sharon Hoffman jumped into confectionery supplements manufacturing when he noticed opportunity in the space... Read

The interest in cannabidiol (CBD) use in food supplements, foods and even as an ingredient in cosmetics has gained much momentum in the past five years but what is the regulatory situation around the world?... Read

NutraIngredients-USA will again honor the best and brightest in ingredients, finished products, companies, people, and initiatives in the nutrition and dietary supplements industry with the second annual NutraIngredients-USA Awards... Read

The Federal Trade Commission has settled a case resulting in a $50,000 charge over fake reviews that boosted the standing of a dietary supplement on Amazon. It was the first case of its type, the agency said... Read

Transparency in the messaging around dietary supplements should include a level of honesty about claims made about product attributes... Read

Bodybuilding.coms John Venardos shares some of his ideas to improve the regulation of the dietary supplements industry, from better transparency to greater FDA staff accountability, and how to level the playing field... Watch now

The supply of dietary ingredients is an earnings bright spot for Innophos as the company continues to transform from commodity chemicals supplier into a nutritional player... Read

DuPont Nutrition & Health and Lonza Consumer Health & Nutrition are to join forces to manufacture and supply human milk oligosaccharide (HMO) in a deal that looks to meet rising demand in a 44bn global infant nutrition sector... Read

The body's absorption of omega-3 increased by six times after taking a supplement that used the self micro-emulsifying delivery system (SMED) from Pharmako Biotechnologies, a series of human clinical trials conducted in Australia has found... Read

A new paper published in an international journal definitively makes the case that Vitamin K2 has different functions in the body beyond that of Vitamin K1, and that the two should not be grouped under the same heading for dietary purposes... Read

The right amount of magnesium may be needed to optimize vitamin D levels, says a new study that highlights how different nutrients work together to boost health and wellness... Read

Industry has a crucial role to play in educating policymakers about the maternal and prenatal benefits of omega-3 supplementation, on the back of new and "compelling evidence"... Watch now

Researchers in China found that pregnant women who had higher dietary vitamin C consumption also had lower odds of developing gestational diabetes... Read

Researchers in South Korea explored the effects of ingesting hydrangea extract on skin health. They found a correlation between ingesting the extract and suppressed damage caused by ultraviolet B... Read

A new study suggests that CoQ10 delivered in a novel time-release technology helps increase the ingredient's bioavailability... Read

Phytochemicals responsible for blueberries colour may also play a role in lowering blood pressure according to a study that used metabolomics and nutrigenomic techniques... Read

Dietary intake, supplement dosage, and comorbidities are three factors that can be overlooked when trying to determine omega-3's effects on cardiovascular disease, says a professor from the University of Western Australia... Read

Prenatal vitamin supplementation may be associated with a decreased prevalence of autism in children from high-risk families, according to a new study in JAMA Psychiatry... Read

Bacteria in our guts may be impacting human health and disease by telling host genes what to do, say researchers who have uncovered a new mechanism by which our microbiome communicates with and controls the DNA of our own cells... Read

Customisation of fish and krill oil via delivery system technology is key to maximising the absorption qualities of omega-3, with three recent trials underlining its significance... Watch now

Its a global industry and theres a lot happening. We know its not always easy keeping up with everything thats happening around the world that could impact the US dietary supplements industry. The answer? Our weekly round-up of key news from across the globe... Read

If Amazon is planning to launch a new retail offer with lower prices than Whole Foods, it would lend credence to the idea that well-designed, well-located brick-and-mortar stores have an important role to play in the years ahead, even as e-commerce continues to grow, says Euromonitor... Read

A synthetic micronutrient that may prevent oxidative stress has become the first to receive Novel Food approval for the general population... Read

The advocates for the reformation of the regulation of hemp derivatives in nutritional products were clinging to the hope that the abrupt resignation of FDA Commissioner Dr Scott Gottlieb will not mean the initiative will be stillborn... Read

Stakeholders from the dietary supplements and food industries have been reacting to the resignation of Scott Gottlieb, MD, with many pushing for the Agency to follow through on the key initiatives started during his leadership... Read

Andrew Shao, PhD, will replace Duffy MacKay, ND, as head of scientific and regulatory affairs at the Council for Responsible Nutrition in an interim role. MacKay is leaving the organization for a similar role at cannabis specialist CV Sciences... Read

The Natural Products Association has filed a comment on a proposed FDA rule that would define protein in what the organization calls an arbitrary way... Read

FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb said the agency is planning a public meeting in April to initiate a rule making procedure on CBD. The goal is to create an appropriately efficient and predictable regulatory framework for regulating CBD products, he said... Read

Whats the science behind ingredients used in supplements to support liver health? And what is the best way to market this to consumers? These are some topics we explored during our Liver Health webinar... Read