Vitafoods 2019: ‘Massive shift’ needed to move nutraceuticals industry to true circularity
This spring’s Vitafoods Europe event (7-9 May, Palexpo, Geneva) will this year explore the collaboration required to shape a more sustainable future for the nutraceutical industry.
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.
Lycomato is first tomato extract to gain Non-GMO Project Verified seal
Lycomato, Lycored’s proprietary blend for supplements, has become the first tomato extract to carry the Non-GMO Project Verified seal.
Aussie start-up PERKii raises AUS$3m to launch probiotic drink tech in US
PERKii Pty Ltd, an Australian start-up using innovative technology to produce the world’s first water and juice encapsulated probiotic drink, has secured AUS$3m in capital to fund expansion in the…
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.
Viridian-commissioned film highlights opportunity for ‘social prescribing’
A TV Doctor, specialist health food store and an industry body feature prominently in a film created for Viridian Nutrition on bringing lifestyle medicine to the mainstream.