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DMAA: Industry Under Siege

The recent DMAA class action suits are only the latest in the litany of cases focused on the supplement industry; however, there are strong defense arguments to be made and potential ways to win these lawsuits. ...read more

Ingredients for Joint Health

Many consumers are turning to natural products to address joint pain that comes from general “wear and tear” and even reduce inflammation. Natural ingredients generally address joint pain in one of two ways: they either try ...read more

Image Gallery: ANS

Arizona Nutritional Supplements (ANS), a contract manufacturer with 1,200 formulas, let INSIDER view its GMP-certified tablet and capsule manufacturing facility in Chandler, AZ. ...read more

Brain Storming

Scientific investigation and research studies have propelled numerous nutritional, specialty and botanical ingredients to cognitive notability. ...read more

The FDA's DMAA Gamble

If we cave to FDA’s pressure on DMAA—a constituent of geranium, used for centuries—the agency will use this as precedent for establishing a beachhead on the shore of “nothing synthetic can be an NDI.” ...read more

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DMAA: Industry Under Siege

The recent DMAA class action suits are only the latest in the litany of cases focused on the supplement industry; however, there are strong defense arguments to be made and potential ways to win these lawsuits. ...More
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NPA Sees Growth in Retail Membership

The Natural Products Association (NPA) is experiencing growth in natural products retail membership. ...More
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Corn Products Changes Name to Ingredion

Corn Products International shareholders voted to change the company’s name to Ingredion to better show its role as a global ingredients solutions company serving the food, beverage, brewing and other industries. ...More
Yesterday
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Frutarom ~ Immune Health Ingredients

Frutarom Switzerland Ltd. launched a portfolio of ingredients for the immune health market. ...More
Yesterday
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Nutrex Responds to FDA DMAA Warning Letter

Nutrex said it "vigorously disagrees with FDA’s allegations" that its DMAA products are sold illegally in the United States, in an April 30, 2012, response to a warning letter sent by FDA on April 24. On May 11, Nutrex's sent a longer response to FDA, saying, "Nutrex firmly ...More
May 14, 2012
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Class Actions in Homeopathic Products Segment

A court has approved the settlement agreement in the class action suit against Boiron Inc., which involved claims made for its homeopathic products, while similar suits against other defendants are still in progress. ...More
May 14, 2012
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Boiron Inc. Appoints New President, CEO

Boiron Inc., the United States subsidiary of Laboratoires Boiron, a manufacturer of homeopathic medicines, appointed Janick Boudazin as president and CEO. ...More
May 14, 2012
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Frutarom Appoints General Manager of Global Health Business

Frutarom appointed Holger Reimensperger general manager of its global health business unit. ...More
May 14, 2012
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Biotron Demonstrates Proof of Mineral Chelation

Biotron Laboratories has demonstrated conclusive evidence of mineral bonding in a heterogenous mixture of individual amino acids and short chain peptides. ...More
May 14, 2012
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AHP, Bent Creek Form Botanical Reference Partnership

The American Herbal Pharmacopoeia (AHP), Bent Creek Institute Inc., and Bent Creek Germplasm Repository at The North Carolina Arboretum formed a botanical reference material supply partnership. ...More
May 14, 2012
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