Nutrition Industry Executive
NDI Update
Industry offers reaction to the FDA NDI draft guidance, NDIN experiences and suggestions for proceeding until a finalized version is put forth.Since the 1994 passing of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA), the industry has had limited guidance on the statute requiring the submission of new dietary ingredient notifications (NDINs) to the U.S. ...
Living Green
Health-conscious consumers today are looking for more than wholesome, Nutritious food to maintain good health—they also want to avoid the ever-increasing levels of pesticides and other chemicals in our environment. According to www.greenfoods. com, “while periodic use of internal cleansing programs may help to eliminate pesticide residues, the best solution is to gently cleanse our ...
Delivering Results
As distribution is a vital link in the supply chain, NIE offers case studies highlighting strategic partnerships that have brought innovative products to market.Entering the Omega Market TogetherIn 2011, TSI (USA), Inc., a Montanabased distributor with nutraceutical products sold in more than 30 countries that credits itself as never having been a typical distributor, was ...
Antioxidant Nation
Condition-specific antioxidants become the focus as popularity continues to grow.An endorsement from TV’s Dr. Oz can do wonders for a product. The phenomenon, know as the “Dr. Oz Effect,” can send viewers of his television show to the health food store at the mere mention of a certain ingredient, even though he refuses to endorse ...
Providing Efficacy In Theory And Practice
Researchers, suppliers and manufacturers are stepping up efforts to prove ingredient efficacy—but it’s often consumers who have the last word.While it may have specific meanings in different fields, the definition of the word “efficacy” is the power to produce an effect. In the supplement industry, how suppliers, scientists, manufacturers and, ultimately, consumers perceive the effect ...
2012 Science Of Supplements: Spring Issue
A Manufacturers’ Guide to Ingredients, Products and ServicesFor A decade, the Nutrition Industry Executive Science of Supplements section has been crafted to help manufacturers gain a better understanding of the ingredients and services available that can make their products stand out in a crowded market. It gives the magazine’s advertisers an opportunity to describe in ...
Focus On Food Safety
NIE discusses the implications posed by FSMA with industry representatives, and their work to meet the challenges head on.In 2007, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a “Final Rule,” establishing FDA regulations, which require current good manufacturing practices (cGMP) for dietary supplements (21 CFR 111). The final rule addresses in particular the identity, ...
Slimming Down, Safely
The weight management category is as strong as ever, and science-based ingredients are a top priority for manufacturers and consumers.Adiverse range of American consumers are Increasingly focused on weight loss and weight maintenance within a broadening context of personal health and lifestyle issues. More specifically, according to the National Institute of Health (NIH), 66 percent ...
Formulating with Licorice
SWEET, POPULAR AND POTENT, LICORICE EXTRACT IS EASY TO WORK WITH, THOUGH USING SAFE DOSAGES ARE A CONSIDERATION.Licorice is one of the most popular and widely consumed herbs in the world. Also known as “sweet root,” licorice root contains the compound glycyrrhizin, which is 50 times sweeter than refined sugar. The licorice plant is a ...
Plant Expansions
Optimistic business plans and environmental concerns are just some of the considerations when companies decide to ramp up their plants’ capacities.EConomists were a bit more optimistic about the U.S. economy as 2011 came to a close— but only a bit.According to CNNMoney, a December 2011 survey of 20 top economists found their fear of the ...
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