Articles by Janet Poveromo
Keeping Adversity At Bay
On December 22, 2006, the President signed into law the Dietary Supplement and Nonprescription Drug Consumer Protection Act. The law amends the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act with respect to adverse event reporting (AER) and recordkeeping for dietary supplements and nonprescription drugs marketed without an approved application.The Act applies to all dietary supplements labeled ...
Controlling “Friendly Fire” With Nutrients
Triggered by damage to the body, inflammation is normal and necessary when we have an injury, but at the root of almost all serious illnesses when chronic.Inflammation is the body’s natural response to outside invaders it perceives as threats. Specifically, it’s a process in which white blood cells protect the body from foreign substances such ...
Digest This!
While sales of enzyme supplements grow, suppliers still hope to improve delivery methods and consumer knowledge.It is estimated that 50 percent of all adults do not produce enough digestive enzymes. One of the several explanations behind insufficient enzyme production is that it decreases with age (some sources claim that enzyme production declines by approximately 10 ...
Make My Supplement
Pragmatism abounds for contract manufacturers trying to accommodate innovative R&D professionals while seeking regulatory soundness and realizing manufacturing capabilities.COst, speed, flexibility and practicality are the factors necessary when tailoring individual manufacturing approaches. With a heavy emphasis on Quality control at all procedural stages, a good contract manufacturer ensures its customers receive the highest quality products, ...
The Live Market
While growth is certainly strong for probiotics, suppliers and manufacturers stay focused on quality and stability to ensure future success.ACcording to a research report, “Probiotics Market (2009-2014)” published in September 2009 by MarketsandMarkets, the global probiotics market is expected to be worth $32.6 billion by 2014, with Europe and Asia accounting for nearly 42 percent ...
The Private Label Economy
Recent data is hinting at an improving US economy as jobless claims fell and producer prices rose.Perhaps another economic barometer may come from the sales of private label products, which experienced a surge of growth during the down economy.Born of The Great Recession and evidenced by consecutive years of declining per capita consumption was the ...
Taking Responsibility
FOrmed in 1973, at a time when most of the organizations speaking on the subject of dietary supplement issues tended to be somewhat extreme, the Council for Responsible Nutrition’s (CRN) philosophical goal was to establish a moderate, rational, scientifically based voice on dietary supplement issues.“Practically, the group’s mission was to bring some high-caliber legal and ...
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