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Modern epidemic: Alcoholic over-indulgence. But do hangover treatments work?

Headache continues for hangover cures market

By Shane Starling

Hangover cures in the form of supplements have limited staying power and are being pressed for market space by energy shots and other tonics, according to analysis from Euromonitor International.

Ireland: bans Jack3D DMAA products as “illegal medicines”

DMAA in the dock

Ireland: DMAA products are “illegal medicines”

By Shane Starling

Ireland has joined the UK, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the US in warning against the pre-workout stimulant DMAA (methylhexaneamine/1,3-dimethylamylamine). 

Samy Jandali: 'People are beginning to realize that it’s more important to reduce fat than to just lose weight. It’s all about body shape.'

Interview: Samy Jandali, VP Nutrition & Health, North America, BASF

Open innovation at BASF: ‘We want to move beyond the buzzwords'

By Elaine Watson

Chat to any major ingredients supplier at a trade show and you can expect to hear liberal use of buzzwords from ‘partnership’ and ‘collaboration’ to ‘open innovation’ says Samy Jandali.

Finland follows Sweden and bans DMAA

DMAA in the dock

Finland follows Sweden and bans DMAA

By Shane Starling

All Nordic nations except Norway have joined the UK in acting against the pre-workout stimulant DMAA, with Sweden and Finland joining Denmark in issuing withdrawal alerts or destroying products.

The right nutrition provide the all important difference between gold and silver at the Olympics

Gunning for Gold: Inside elite nutrition at the Olympics

By Nathan Gray

With the Olympics due to kick off in London in just over a month, NutraIngredients takes a look at what it takes to be an athlete at the top - and how the right nutrition can provide the winning edge.

Olympic Games throw light on supplement contamination

Industry hopes Olympics will torch supplement contamination concerns

By Shane STARLING

The Olympic Games have in the past brought the food supplements industry to the edge of its collective seat – but not necessarily in fevered anticipation of the world-class sporting fare on offer as anti-doping scrutiny has raised contamination issues.

The leaves of the Moringa Oleifera plant produce a rich green – but tart tasting - dry powder that is high in protein, vitamin A, calcium and vitamin C

Moringa oleifera trumps superfruit rivals in ORAC tests

By Elaine Watson

Powder from the leaf of the Moringa Oleifera plant - a nutrient powerhouse claimed to rival baobab - has outperformed antioxidant-packed superfoods including acai, dark chocolate, garlic and blueberries in an ORAC test.

Dr Low Dog: Focus on the evidence

Dispatches from the UNPA 20th anniversary celebration, Salt Lake City

Is it time to move beyond conventional ‘vs’ natural medicine?

By Elaine Watson

While many doctors remain suspicious of ‘natural’ medicine, a growing number now accept that there are compelling alternatives to leading drugs that are supported by just as much scientific evidence, without the nasty side effects, says one leading player...

With the Olympic Games approaching, NAI is predicting growing interest in its patented beta-alanine ingredient CarnoSyn

NAI posts 30% surge in sales in Q3, 2012

By Elaine Watson

California-based nutritional supplement contract manufacturer Natural Alternatives International (NAI) has posted a 30.3% rise in net sales to $17.4m in the three months to March 31, 2012.

DMAA-containing pre-workout supplements Jack3d and OxyELITE Pro are still available on Vitaminshoppe.com but are being sold at a hefty discount

Vitamin Shoppe boss quizzed on DMAA on Q1 earnings call

By Elaine Watson

Vitamin Shoppe boss Tony Truesdale would not say how much the FDA crackdown on DMAA is likely to cost the business after being repeatedly pressed by analysts on the issue during the firm’s first quarter earnings call.

ANH-USA: 'If DMAA is unsafe, it should be removed... If it is an NDI, it should go through the NDI notification process... But let’s stop this nonsense about it being illegal because it’s a synthetic botanical. That is not a requirement of DSHEA...'

Is the DMAA crackdown an enforcement of the NDI draft guidance?

By Elaine Watson

In warning letters sent as part of its recent crackdown on DMAA, the FDA says “synthetically produced DMAA is not a dietary ingredient and, therefore, is not eligible to be used as an active ingredient in a dietary supplement”.

Hemo Rage Black is one of several supplements containing DMAA cited in class action lawsuits filed this week in California

FDA DMAA crackdown prompts fresh wave of class action lawsuits

By Elaine Watson

UPDATED May 3 - All 10 recipients of FDA warning letters over supplements containing DMAA (1,3-Dimethylamylamine) have now been targeted in a new wave of class action lawsuits in California alleging their products contain DMAA in a synthetic form that...

The FDA has acted against products containing DMAA like Jack3D

EU authorities set to follow US DMAA alarm

By Shane Starling

European food and medicines agencies will follow the lead of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) which last week issued warning letters to 10 manufacturers over safety and authenticity concerns for DMAA products, an EU food law expert has said.

GNC's proprietaryTotal Lean weight management products are a significant growth driver for the business

GNC scores home run with Total Lean as Q1 sales surge 23.4%

By Elaine Watson

Sales at supplements giant GNC surged 23.4% in the first quarter of 2012 driven by skyrocketing sales of Vitapak vitamin bundles, Total Lean weight management products and the Pro Performance AMP sports nutrition range.

MusclePharm raises 2012 forecasts as Q1, 2012 sales surge

MusclePharm raises 2012 forecasts as Q1, 2012 sales surge

Colorado-based sports nutrition expert MusclePharm has posted an almost four-fold rise in net sales to $19m in the first quarter of 2012 - up from $4m in Q1, 2011 - while income from operations rose to around $1m versus a loss of $1m in Q1, 2011. 

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