Articles by Shari Barbanel
Lallemand Wins Poster Award at Probiota
Lallemand Health Solutions (Montreal, Canada) has announced that innovative probiotics research presented by Dr. Pierre Burguière won the Scientific Frontiers poster award during Probiota 2015 event, in Amsterdam early February. The winning poster described an innovative method for the specific quantification of viable probiotic bacteria in a fraction of the time required for traditional culturing ...
Industry Responds to NY Attorney General’s Allegations
On February 2, the New York State attorney general’s office accused four major retailers—GNC, Target, Walgreens and Walmart—of selling fraudulent and potentially dangerous herbal supplements and demanded that they remove the products from store shelves, according to a New York Times (NYT) article. Authorities said they had conducted tests on top-selling store brands of herbal supplements at ...
CRN Releases Guidelines on Iodine in Supplements for Pregnancy and Lactation
Dietary supplement manufacturers should include a daily serving of at least 150 mcg of iodine in all multivitamin/mineral supplements intended for pregnant and lactating women in the U.S., the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) advises in guidelines for industry. CRN developed these guidelines in response to recommendations from authoritative medical organizations, including the American Academy ...
Nutra Products Announces New Patent
Nutra Products Inc. (Fairfield, CA) has announced a patent and a patent extension on its dietary supplement compositions. The term of Patent U.S. 8,853,262 B2, PKA Buffered Vitamin C Composition and Method has been extended by 2,034 days. This patent applies to FAST-C, winner of the NBJ Scientific Achievement Award, which absorbs faster and is buffered for ...
New Survey Shows Americans Committing to Vitamins in 2015
Americans are committing to taking vitamins in 2015, according to a new survey conducted online by Harris Poll on behalf of the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN). The survey, conducted in December, asked more than 2,000 U.S. adults to select (all that apply of) health and wellness habits they are committing to in 2015, and ...
PLT Health Solutions Appoints VP of Medical & Scientific Affairs
PLT Health Solutions, Inc. (Morristown, NJ) has announced the appointment of Barbara A. Davis, PhD, RD to the position of vice president, medical & scientific affairs. Davis brings more than 15 years of progressive consumer products company experience as a senior scientist, principal scientist and R&D director at global food and nutrition companies, experience at ...
INNOBIO Announces Self-Affirmed GRAS Status for CLA Products
INNOBIO Ltd. (Dalian, China) has announced that its entire line of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) products has obtained self-affirmed GRAS (generally recognized as safe) status for use in food and dietary supplement applications. Under provisions of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, administered by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), INNOBIO’s CLA products ...
Sheldon Baker Joins AHPA
Sheldon Baker, supplement industry veteran and senior partner with Baker Dillon Group, has joined the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) as vice president of strategic engagement. Baker will be based in Clovis, CA. In the newly created position, Baker’s primary responsibilities will be maintaining and expanding AHPA’s membership, managing AHPA’s member meetings and educational activities, ...
Heart on the Line
As cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death in the U.S., suppliers and manufacturers seek heart health ingredients that address prevention and even damage reversal. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States and ...
Women’s Age at First Menstrual Cycle Linked to Heart Disease Risk
Women who had their first menstrual cycle at age 10 or younger, or age 17 or older, may be at higher risk of developing heart disease, stroke, and complications of high blood pressure, according to new research in the journal Circulation. Researchers analyzed data collected from 1.3 million women aged 50 to 64 years old, ...
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