NIE Features
An Immune Movement
Immune health is no longer just a cold and flu seasonal concern, but a yearlong matter that has consumers looking for proven ingredients. Maintaining a strong immune system is at the base of preventative health care. Immune system health is a fickle thing; not only are essential nutrients critical for the production and maintenance of key ...
Defending DSHEA
The Dietary Supplements Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA) amended previous statutes to encompass dietary supplement-specific provisions including the definition of a “dietary supplement,” product safety, nutritional statements and claims, ingredient and nutritional labeling, good manufacturing procedures and the classification of “new” dietary ingredients. While giving manufacturers the ability to use select, approved claims, ...
2011 Key Player Spotlight
Representing a sampling of the wealth of talent in the dietary supplement and nutrition industry, NIE’s Key Player Spotlight serves as a “Who’s Who” of industry members. Companies supplied the information in this section to facilitate networking and to unlock the doors to future relationships. Acadian Seaplants Limited Name: Critchley, Alan T. Title: Vice President ...
Company Profiles
Whether you’re looking for an ingredient supplier, a contract manufacturer, a packaging partner or simply general knowledge about companies serving the industry, Nutrition Industry Executive’s Company Profiles should serve as a vital reference tool. Each participating company in this special section has provided valuable insight about its products, special services, contact information, key executives, company ...
Beyond The Gut
Known for aiding in regulating digestive health, probiotics are proving that they can do much more..The probiotics market is on the rise. Once considered a smaller, lesser-known category in the U.S., it is now growing as Americans increasingly understand that probiotics are a “good bacteria” that their bodies need. While probiotics have been gaining popularity ...
Looking East
Once considered a niche market, demand for herbs from Asia will grow as new research continues to report their benefits.Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) defines health as body integrity, adaptability, continuity and balance with the doctor prescribing traditional plant, animal and mineral remedies to sustain a self-regulatory status in the body (a balance of yin and ...
GMPs: One Year Later
As FDA audits have begun, the consensus is that the industry still has a long way to go proving its compliance, but it’s making a concerted effort to reach that goal. Setting a three-year timeline for industry-wide good manufacturing practices (GMP) compliance seemed ample, but as it has passed and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ...
Laying The Groundwork For The Herbal Industry
Early in the 1980s, a number of companies active in the herb trade came together with an idea that a professional organization was needed to represent this unique product class. Quite of few of the people who were there are now some of the best known personalities and leaders in the herb and supplement world: ...
The Private Label Push
The appeal of private label products continues to grow, and manufacturers are innovating hard to meet retailer and consumer demands.Regardless of the end of the “Great Recession,” marketing reports show consumers are continuing to purchase private label products at an increasing rate.According to the Private Label Manufacturers Association (PLMA), in a 2010 GfK Custom Research ...
Growing Greens
Because the standard American diet (aptly dubbed “SAD”) is sorely lacking in dark green leafy foods, green food supplements—those derived from young cereal grasses such as wheat, barley, rye, oats and alfalfa, as well as spirulina, chlorella, kelp, dulse and other sea vegetables—have been an integral part of allowing consumers to attain valuable nutrients such ...
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