NPA asks Congress to support access to vitamins for low-Income families
US trade group the Natural Products Association (NPA) has commended the US House of Representatives for urging the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to investigate expanding access to vitamins for low-income…
ECJ rules against EU states setting maximum levels for vitamins
A ruling this month by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) means that it will be harder in future for individual EU states to impose their own low maximum limits…
GOED analysis in sharp contrast to controversial 2015 NZ fish oil study
GOED has published a paper in Scientific Reports that shows the results of oxidation and EPA/DHA content testing on 47 fish oil supplements purchased at retail in New Zealand.
UK alt-med charities under threat from “despicable attack”
An investigation into UK-based charities that promote complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) could dramatically reduce access to natural health approaches, CAM bodies have warned.
Vitafoods sets stage for ‘next generation’ nutraceuticals
Thousands of nutraceuticals and ingredients professionals are in Geneva this week for Vitafoods Europe. The Natural Products Global team has been walking the showfloor, spotting trends and developments and speaking…
Vitafoods sets stage for 'next generation' nutraceuticals
Thousands of nutraceuticals and ingredients professionals are in Geneva this week for Vitafoods Europe. The Natural Products Global team has been walking the showfloor, spotting trends and developments and speaking…
Algatech gains NOP organic certification
Israel-based natural astaxanthin specialist Algatechnolgies has announced that its 100% organic Haematococcus pluvialis microalgae powder and astaxanthin oleoresin have been granted National Organic Program (NOP) certification.
Time to abandon “artificial contract between food and medicine” – ANH founder
An “artificial contract” between food and medicine that has formed the basis of much European Union (EU) regulation of natural health products should be abandoned, says the founder of Alliance…
FDA threatens criminal prosecution against supplement makers over cancer claims
The US Food and Drug Administration today posted warning letters addressed to 14 US-based companies illegally selling more than 65 products that it says fraudulently claim to prevent, diagnose, treat…
From ‘sick care’ to ‘self-care’ – how one US pharmacy retailer is reinventing itself
US pharmacy chain CVS Health is rolling out a radical new store design that repositions it to take advantage of a major societal shift in thinking about health.
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