Global CAM market set to be worth $199.2 Billion by 2026
The global complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) market size is expected to be worth around US$199.2 billion by 2026, with projected to growth of 19% CAGR over the forecast time…
Dumb rules: NPA accuses US FDA of ‘regulatory mission creep’
Tensions between the Natural Products Association (NPA) and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) continue as the group this month accuses the regulator of – once again – actions…
RE Botanicals claims USDA organic hemp CBD ‘milestone’
Boulder, Colorado-based RE Botanicals has received USDA organic certification for its US grown hemp CBD, in what the company says is a “milestone” for the category.
Vitamin D sales top £442m UK VMS market
Vitamin D has overtaken vitamin C as the UK’s most widely used single vitamin according to a new research published by Mintel.
Too many bad actors: FDA sets sights on $40bn US supplements industry
The US Food & Drug Administration is establishing a Dietary Supplement Working Group as part of a strategy to improve oversight America’s $40 billion food supplements industry.
Arizona backs down on plan to regulate supplements as drugs
A proposal that would have drastically limited access to food supplements to consumers in the US state of Arizona has been changed after the intervention of the Natural Products Association…
Vegan diets adding to ‘hidden hunger’ phenomenon, researchers claim
Vegan diets are adding to a growing ‘hidden hunger’ phenomenon in wealthy countries, caused by a chronic lack of essential micronutrients in the diet, such as vitamins and minerals.
ESSNA trademark for safe sport nutrition products approved in Europe
A European trademark to help the public identify sports nutrition products belonging to companies that are members of the trade group ESSNA has been approved by the European Union Intellectual…
NZ health authorities issue fresh warning over joint health ingredient
For the second time this year the New Zealand Ministry of Health has issued a warning about supplements containing Artemisia annua extract, following a series of reports indicating liver harm.
HFMA lodges formal complaint over ‘irresponsible’ BBC Horizon programme
UK-based trade group the Health Food Manufacturers Association (HFMA) has written a formal letter of complaint to the BBC about a controversial BBC2 Horizon programme about the food supplements industry.