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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
FDA Finds NeuroScience Inc. Labeling Violations

An inspection showed a few brain health products were misbranded due to claims made on the product labeling. ...More
December 27, 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
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
QR Codes in Marketing Natural Products

QR codes offer a targeted audience a convenient shortcut to your brand, provided you can deliver expected benefits upon arrival. ...More
September 12, 2011
Posted in Articles
AHPA Members Can't Label DMAA as From Geranium

Members of the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) will no longer be able to label 1,3-dimethylamylamine as geranium oil or as any part of the geranium plant, according to a trade requirement approved by the board of trustees at last month’s meeting. ...More
August 5, 2011
Posted in News
FDA Releases Sunscreen Final Rule

FDA’s final rule on sunscreen drug products affects labeling, broad spectrum designations, regulations for water resistance and prohibited claims. ...More
July 7, 2011 By Rakesh M. Amin
Posted in Blog
NFL Player Wins Supplement Adulteration Suit

NFL player who tested positive for a banned substance in 2009 won his lawsuit against the maker of a supplement found to contain the steroid ingredient, which was not on the product’s label. ...More
June 20, 2011
Posted in Blog, Sports Nutrition
Asia Considers Healthy Product Logos

Asian governments are facing the obesity epidemic with considerations of health logos for food and beverage products that meet certain nutritional criteria. If these initiatives are passed, products made for Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia may need to be lower in total ...More
June 17, 2011
Posted in News
EHPM Says Proposed Font Size Too Big

The Council of the European Union proposed a minimum font size of 1.2 mm for food product labeling, which the European Federation of Associations of Health Products Manufacturers (EHPM) said would place a disproportionate burden on food supplement and specialist health ...More
June 8, 2011
Posted in News