Articles by Shari Barbanel
Addressing Blood Sugar Concerns
Finding natural solutions for those seeking to maintain healthy blood sugar levels is needed now more than ever before. According to the National Institutes of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, an estimated 30.3 million people have diabetes, while another 84.1 million adults ages 18 and older are prediabetic. And at a time when the ...
Iowa Becomes Latest State to Propose CBD Regs
As the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) continues to defy mounting requests from the U.S. Congress and the natural products industry to provide science-based and public health regulations for CBD, more states are rushing in to fill the vacuum. Iowa recently became the latest state to propose new state regulations for consumable hemp and CBD products. “This is an opportunity for ...
Two in Three Consumers Fear Vitamin D Deficiency During Lockdown, Lycored Survey Shows
Israel-based Lycored has spotlighted the role of vitamin D supplementation during the coronavirus pandemic, with two in three consumers concerned they are not getting enough of the micronutrient. Vitamin D helps regulate levels of calcium and phosphate, which are needed to keep bones, teeth and muscles healthy. Along with factors such as age and poor ...
CHPA Responds to AMA Policy Calling For Increased Regulation of Dietary Supplements
At the Special Meeting of the American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates, physicians adopted new policy, which expands upon the AMA’s existing policy to call for more stringent federal regulation of dietary supplements—including increased oversight of manufacturing, marketing, product labeling and adverse event reporting. Under the new policy, the AMA strongly urges Congress to ...
SIRIO Launches Its First ‘Smart Factory’
SIRIO, a nutraceutical contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), has completed a new “smart factory” at its Ma’anshan, China site, with Internet of Things (IoT) enabled automated processes and monitoring, intelligent distribution robotics and artificial intelligence (AI). SIRIO is a first adopter of smart factory tech (industry 4.0) among nutraceutical manufacturers, bringing a level of ...
MenaquinGold Receives FDA GRAS Notification for Vitamin K2
Synergia Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd. (India) has announced that it received a “no question” letter to a GRAS (generally recognized as safe) Notification (GRN000887), submitted to the FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) on Oct. 21, 2019, for the intended use of a form of natural vitamin K2, menaquinone-7 (MK-7), the MenaquinGold brand as a ...
DuPont Study Reveals Strong Connection Between Probiotic Supplementation and Physical Performance
DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences (Denmark) recently published a research study evaluating clinical evidence on the interaction between gut microbiota and physical activity, and examining the effects of probiotic supplementation in athletes. The research, which appeared in a recent edition of the Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) journal, adds to DuPont’s leading role in studying the health ...
Probiotics Market To Surpass $ 80 Billion By 2027
The global probiotics market is expected to value more than $ 80 billion (U.S.) by 2027 end and is predicted to grow at a CAGR of 6.8 percent during the forecast period of 2020 to 2027 as highlighted in a report published by Coherent Market Insights. Growing awareness regarding the importance of maintaining gut health is primarily fueling the market growth of ...
Global CRO Nutrasource Announces Expansion to Clinical Trials Facility
Nutrasource (Guelph, ON, Canada), a global full-service contract research organization (CRO) has announced a new expansion to its on-site clinical trials facility located in Ontario. The clinic is just one of the organization’s sites within its global network of more than 400 clinical trial sites. Since the expansion—a significant extension of the prior 2019 upgrade—Nutrasource ...
DSM Unveils Purpose-led Brand Strategy Targeting Nutrition and Health Markets
Royal DSM (Heerlen, Netherlands) has launched a new brand campaign targeting the human nutrition and health markets. The concept reflects DSM’s evolved strategic direction in human nutrition and health as an end-to-end partner within the value chain, by championing the purpose behind the products that help solve the world’s greatest nutritional challenges and keep the growing global population ...
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