The New York City-based company was founded in 2019 by food scientist Laura Katz who aspired to advance nutrition by recreating the functional components of breast milk. The lab produces microbes, ferments, and runs immunity testing.
Alkemist Labs claims many pesticide analyses conducted in the industry may be missing tests for some chemicals used as microbial agents and/or fungicides.
Vitamins and supplements brand Made4 Vitamins announces its personalised subscription service in the UK as it strives to deliver uniquely blended and effective vitamin pouches.
An elderberry product marketer has agreed to drop claims that its products contain elderberry in an advertising challenge lodged by Nature’s Way Brands, LLC, which has exposed elderberry adulteration in the past.
Legacy sports nutrition brand Bodybuilding.com has thrown in with a rising affiliate marketing platform that specializes in revamping struggling brands for success via online sales.
NDIs, drug preclusions, the CBD stalemate, actions at the State level, and an impending supply chain nightmare around plastics were just some of the highlights from a recent conference in New York City.
Nestle Health Science is set to acquire dietary supplement brand GO Healthy alongside the brand’s New Zealand-based parent company, it added that the GO Health brand enjoyed a unique position in the market with its “simplified yet effective” vitamin regimen.
Whether they’re an investor, founder or spokesperson, public figures such as athletes and actors are benefitting from CBD’s therapeutic properties –and its ability to bring in the dough.
Irish ingredients giant Kerry has unveiled a new online resource meant to help entrepreneurs and emerging nutrition brands better manage the scale-up process.
Proposals to overhaul the UK Cannabidiol (CBD) approval system has led to tension among some members of the Secretariat Advisory Board (SAB) of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) that liaises with government to inform industry policies.
Post-Covid, consumers are increasingly engaging in beauty routines involving the use of cosmeceuticals. In a webinar slated for July 21, NutraIngredients-USA and CosmeticsDesign will dig into science, innovations, ingredients as well as product design...
In an ongoing market surveillance program, supplement manufacturer NOW has revealed a new trick spotted on Amazon to deceive consumers about what a product’s testing results actually mean.
With more than one billion women expected to have entered menopause worldwide by 2025, Bonafide is highlighting the need to increase education on preparing, managing, and addressing solutions for menopause symptoms.
The head of the FDA’s Office of Dietary Supplement Programs suspects that remote regulatory assessments (RRAs) will continue even as regular facility inspections resume post-COVID, as the agency seeks to get a good picture of the compliance status of...
While GNC already has 90 stores on military bases and employs veterans across the country, the company said it's diversifying its talent pipeline even further to support the military community.
Asia is more open than any other market to trying natural products due to its long history of traditional remedies, but scientifically-backed and clinically trialled ingredients are now fast becoming a key consumer demand.
A California bill that seeks to place restrictions on the sale of some weight management supplements to minors has passed the State’s Judiciary Committee, and now moves forward to the Senate Appropriations Committee.
Last week’s meeting of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Science Board did little to assuage a frustrated CBD industry that continues to call for regulation of the cannabinoid as a dietary supplement.
Zylaria has worked its way from the folds of termite nests into the premium sleep aid market as a featured ingredient promoting relaxation, elevated mood and improved sleep quality.
Stock traders have lost confidence in Herbalife as sales slow and costs rise for the multilevel marketing giant. The company’s recent deceleration could back up the idea that inflation poses a threat the health of the supplement industry.
Mandatory Product Listing can still be a good idea for industry, proponents maintain, even if the latest legislative iteration has failed to garner support from stakeholders.
Three trade organizations joined forces in opposing the FDA Safety and Landmark Advancement Act of 2022 (FDASLA), a fee authorization bill that includes provisions aimed at tightening dietary supplement regulations.
Branded ingredient supplier Taiyo has announced new certifications on its products that will better align them both with new Amazon and Canadian governmental requirements.
Probiotic formulators are increasingly turning to prebiotics like dietary fibres, polyphenols, fructo-oligosaccharides and lactulose, with 51% of probiotic supplements tracked by Lumina Intelligence containing a prebiotic of some kind.
America’s nicotinamide riboside (NR) maker Chromadex is eyeing omnichannel retail in China and is confident of achieving the ‘blue-hat’ health foods registration status – required for normal trade of health foods in China – in the next 24 months or less....
Weight-loss testimonials "are not adequate substantiation" to prove diets work and specific food references require authorised health claims, the UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has said in a guidance statement.
A Singapore firm that counts a leading longevity academic among its ranks has outlined ambitious growth plans for its Rejuvant LifeTabs, a calcium-based Alpha-Ketoglutarate (AKG) formulation that claims to slow down the ageing process.
A bill to restrict some supplement sales has passed the Rhode Island State Senate by an overwhelming vote. The bill remains to be taken up by the state House before the legislature closes shop for the summer on June 30.
EFSA’s decision this week to stop the clock on 150 CBD (cannabidiol) Novel Food applications and publish a litany of ‘data gaps’ does not threaten thousands of on-market CBD products in the UK, its Food Standards Agency (FSA) has told NutraIngredients.
Nature Made, Vous Vitamins, Care/Of, Persona and Vitally are just a handful of the growing number of brands offering personalized vitamin packs. And after nearly half a century in the vitamins and supplements business, Puritan's Pride has hopped...
The vertically-integrated supplier of hemp extracts and cannabinoid ingredients recently introduced HempNANO, its new concentrated nanoemulsion for water soluble applications.
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has issued a wide-ranging opinion calling for more safety data for CBD products that could challenge the Novel Foods status of many offerings in the nascent category across the bloc and beyond.
DSM and Firmenich’s mooted 2023 ‘Merger of Equals’ will create a nutrition, food ingredients and fragrances behemoth with 277 years of collective business experience and a combined annual revenue pushing towards €12 billion (£10.2bn).
There is just over a week left to take part in our short online survey for a chance to win a free place at this year’s Sports and Active Nutrition Summit (SANS) in Europe.
The dietary supplement industry has often been billed as recession proof. But is it inflation proof? Attendees at a recent industry gathering weren’t so sure.
Canadian firm Jamieson Wellness has announced the acquisition of Nutrawise, parent company of the Youtheory brand of collagen supplements, in a deal worth at least $210 million.
Rachel Fresco used her background in naturopathy, Traditional Chinese medicine and clinical nutrition to found Bio-Botanical Research. As a formulator, she also creates herbal remedies, including Biocidin, the company’s flagship product.
Amway Korea has launched a precision probiotics service where users send in their faecal samples for analysis and receive recommendations on which probiotic to take to improve their gut microbiome and increase the production of beneficial short-chain...
Breakthrough in delivery system technologies is crucial to drive innovation in the traditional vitamin and minerals category, as well as the booming probiotics, functional food and beverage sectors.
This is a lockdown success story about a mother and daughter from Brazil who moved to Sussex and wanted to create functional teas that not only did what they said on the tin but tasted good too.
Asli Samanci, PhD, had researched bees for years, but it wasn’t until she had her first child that she became intimately involved with the products’ healing properties.
May is women's health month and there was no shortage of new products geared toward females. Gummies were also prominent, plus a hint of nostalgia in the form of ooze.
The return of the IPA World Congress + Probiota Americas is just one week away. With key scientific insights into one of the industry’s hottest topics, stress management and sleep, register today! Snooze and you lose…
