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Supplements Play an Important Role in Prenatal Nutrition, CRN Says
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) responded to a recent study published in the American Journal for Clinical Nutrition (AJCN) that looked at the levels of certain nutrients in some dietary supplements often taken or marketed to pregnant women. The researchers examined the diets of pregnant study participants in the United States and determined many ...
NOW Reports Fraudulent Products Sold on Amazon
NOW (Bloomingdale, IL) said it recently discovered multiple fraudulent supplements sold on Amazon impersonating the NOW brand as well as another prominent supplement brand. NOW began investigating after being notified by several consumers about suspicious NOW branded products they had purchased, according to the company. NOW reported that one fraudulent company, operating under the name ...
ADM and Brightseed Launch Global Partnership
ADM (Miami, FL) and Brightseed (San Francisco, CA) has announced a global joint partnership to develop evidence-based functional synbiotic products that target microbiome optimization with an undisclosed investment. ADM is leveraging Brightseed’s artificial intelligence (AI) platform, Forager, to decipher the molecular interactions between dietary plants and gut microbes, and their potential impact on human health. ...
CRN to Host Conference for Communications/Marketing Pros
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) will hold its premier event for marketing and communications professionals in the wellness space—“WellComms: Ignite!”—on May 4 and 5 in Washington, D.C. This year’s event will provide attendees with insights and best practices on several emerging trends, along with critical guidance on topics such as: User generated content marketing ...
Sami-Sabinsa Group Opens New Production Facility for Active Nutraceutical Ingredients
Sabinsa’s parent company, Sami-Sabinsa Group (India), inaugurated a new state-of-the-art greenfield manufacturing facility at Hassan in the State of Karnataka (India) on March 17. Dr. Muhammed Majeed, chairman and founder, Sami-Sabinsa Group, inaugurated Unit-1 of the facility, Sami Nutraceuticals Pvt. Ltd. and senior executives attended. The unit, located on 10 acres, is the eighth manufacturing ...
Bunge Introduces Nuligo Nutritional Lipids in the United States
Bunge (BG, St. Louis, MO) announced that its nutrition business has officially launched NuliGo nutritional lipids to support muscle health. “Wellness and physical fitness continue to grow as priorities in the minds of North American consumers of all age groups, with many increasingly using functional nutrition as a way to build and maintain physical strength. ...
Clorox Attempting to Sell Vitamins, Minerals and Supplements Business
Bleach maker Clorox Co. (Oakland, CA) has been seeking to divest its vitamins, minerals and supplements (VMS) business after efforts to scale it led to major losses, according to four people familiar with the situation. The VMS business represents just 3 percent of Clorox’s total net sales, yet in 2021 it forced it to take ...
NOW Reveals Testing Results of Bromelain Supplements Purchased on Amazon
NOW (Bloomingdale, IL) continued its award-winning industry self-policing program of testing unfamiliar brands found on Amazon, this time on bromelain, according to the company. The testing revealed some of the most abysmal results since the program began six years ago, the company stated. Although NOW has shared this information widely, with the goal of addressing ...
FrieslandCampina Ingredients Opens New Lactoferrin Production Facility
FrieslandCampina Ingredients has announced the opening of its new lactoferrin production facility in Veghel in the Netherlands to help meet growing global demand in the early life and adult nutrition markets. The facility increases the company’s total capacity from 20 metric tonnes to 80 metric tonnes per year. The plant features new machinery designed specifically ...
FDA Launches New Directory of Ingredients Used in Products Marketed as Dietary Supplements
On March 6, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) unveiled its new Dietary Supplement Ingredient Directory, a webpage where the public can look up ingredients used in products marketed as dietary supplements and quickly find what the FDA has said about that ingredient and whether the agency has taken any action with regard to the ...
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