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Greenvit Introduces Novel PureGreen Eco-friendly Processing Technology
As part of its official launch to the North American dietary supplement and functional beverage/food marketplace, Greenvit (Poland) has introduced its novel environmentally conscious Pure Green extraction technology. According to Greenvit CEO Rafal Pietruszynski, Pure Green is a next-generation extraction process that provides both customers and their consumers with five key benefits: Reduced Energy Consumption: ...
U.S. Sales of Herbal Supplements Increased in 2023
According to American Botanical Council (ABC)’s 2023 Herb Market Report, U.S. consumers spent an additional $533 million on herbal supplements in 2023 compared to 2022, a 4.4 percent increase in annual sales. The 2023 report is based on U.S. retail sales data provided by SPINS and Nutrition Business Journal (NBJ). The report was co-written by Tyler ...
New BAPP Paper Reveals Challenges in Determining Adulteration Rates for Popular Botanical Ingredients
While reports confirming the adulteration of specific botanicals are published on a regular basis, reliable data regarding the extent of the adulteration in botanical dietary supplements and herbal medicines are lacking. The nonprofit ABC-AHP-NCNPR Botanical Adulterants Prevention Program (BAPP) therefore initiated a systematic review of publicly available information on the authenticity of five popular botanicals, and preparations ...
Asiros Nordic Partners With Gummynology to Roll Out Prebiotic Gummies
Asiros Nordic, a Danish grower, manufacturer and supplier of farm-to-finish Nordic berries, has announced a partnership with Clearwater, FL-based Gummynology to offer the first-ever prebiotic gummies into the U.S. market. The gummies are infused with prebiotics, are maltodextrin-free and are free of any added sugar. Asiros Nordic is a vertically integrated company that controls the ...
Resilience Rising
Immune support products remain in demand. Here’s how to fulfill it. Another winter season is getting ready for its closeup, and its predecessor autumn is warming up the stage by cooling down the temps, making room for germs to cavort among us. According to a report by FMCG Gurus, “What’s Next for Immune Health in ...
INS Farms Supports Elderberry Fingerprint Testing
Devin Bennett, CEO of Missouri-based INS Farms, a leading grower and supplier of North American elderberry ingredients, has announced the company’s commitment to continued authenticity of its elderberry, as demand continues unabated. According to the Botanical Adulterants Prevention Program (BAPP), including American Botanical Council (ABC), the American Herbal Pharmacopoeia (AHP), and the National Center for ...
Dietary Supplement Usage Up Dramatically During Pandemic, New Ipsos-CRN Survey Shows
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has issued results of a COVID-19-focused consumer survey that discovered more than two in five (43 percent) of dietary supplement users have changed their supplement routines since the start of the pandemic. Among those who altered their regimens due to COVID-19, 91 percent report increasing their supplement intake which ...
Alkemist Labs Issues Warning to Industry on “Dry Reporting”
Alkemist Labs (Garden Grove, CA) has found some ingredient suppliers and marketing companies have been altering valid lab reports and using those falsified reports to promote their products. The alterations have taken multiple forms, from changing or removing the client name to replacing the lot number, and have even gone so far as to change ...
Impact of Coronavirus on the Natural Products Industry
The new strain of coronavirus grabbing headlines and generating health concerns around the world was given an official name by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Feb. 11, 2020: COVID-19. Back in December 2019, the virus was first reported in Wuhan, China, and was traced to a novel strain. The COVID-19 virus, in some instances, ...
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