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Broken Heart Supplement May Cause Legal Heartburn

Lonely hearts may turn to a new dietary supplement to get over a broken heart, but, a review of the ingredients list and the website copy shows this supplement may be running into legal issues. ...More
February 7, 2012 By Sandy Almendarez
Posted in Blog
What Drives Behavior in Women’s Wellness

Companies can help women who are looking for products and services that help them meet their wellness goals by offering 'centuality', a marketing approach that encompasses financial, sensual and logical concerns. ...More
January 18, 2012 By Shelley Balanko
Posted in Articles
Prop 65 Suit Leads to $1.5M Settlement

A dietary supplement company will pay $1.5 million in civil penalties and court costs in a settlement related to a Proposition 65 lawsuit. The suit alleged Iovate Health Sciences Inc., a Canadian corporation, and its American affiliate, Iovate Health Sciences USA Inc., ...More
January 13, 2012
Posted in News
NPF Discusses Advertising Claims with FDA

The Natural Products Foundation (NPF) board of directors discussed how its NPF Truth in Advertising program can better educate industry on legal marketing with Daniel Fabricant, Ph.D., Director of FDA’s Division of Dietary Supplement Programs, at SupplySide West in October. ...More
December 13, 2011
Posted in News
The EU Food Supplement Regime

Manufacturers of products that can be marketed within the dietary supplements regime in the United States seeking to sell them in the EU should be aware that regulation of such products in Europe is becoming increasingly demanding and may pose some unfamiliar challenges. ...More
December 12, 2011
Posted in Articles
Image Gallery: NOW Foods Facility

An INSIDER view into the NOW Foods manufacturing facility, which produces dietary supplement, functional food, personal care and sports nutrition products. ...More
November 9, 2011
Posted in Galleries, Sports Nutrition
WILD Flavors Inc. ~ Vegeceuticlas™ Vegetable Extract Line

WILD Flavors Inc. launched Vegeceuticlas™, its line of natural vegetable extracts, ingredients that deliver added phytonutrients to a range of finished products. ...More
October 31, 2011
Posted in News
Fake ‘Forever Juice’ Highlights Labeling Regs

FDAImports.com created “Live Forever Juice," a fake brand to highlight FDA and USDA labeling requirements at the Natural Foods Expo in Baltimore, on Sept. 21 to 24. Live Forever Juice displayed a rainbow and unicorn branding scheme and claims that users could “live forever" ...More
September 28, 2011
Posted in News
Postmodern Nutrition: Functional Foods, Beverages

The functional food and beverage market pulled in $39 billion in sales in 2010; but gone are the days when snack bars served only as a mid-afternoon snack, holding hunger over until dinner time. Consumers want their snack bars to actually do something … a lot of something. ...More
September 22, 2011 By Alissa Marrapodi
Posted in Articles, Immune Health, Sports Nutrition
Slide Show: The Clinical Trial Advantage

Designing an appropriate clinical trial to test a nutritional hypothesis means answering critical questions related to protocols and expected outcomes, as well as planning ahead on how to leverage the information to substantiate product claims. ...More
September 20, 2011
Posted in Galleries