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Sep 20, 2024 | 
supplysidesj.com | Hank Schultz |Duffy Hayes
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Jun 28, 2024 | 
naturalproductsinsider.com | Duffy Hayes
Supplement makers are required to support the health claims of their products with scientific evidence, but a related value lies in crafting top-shelf clinical trials; supplement trials benefit both brands and consumers by revealing insights into a product’s real-world performance.
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Feb 7, 2024 | 
naturalproductsinsider.com | Duffy Hayes |Josh Long |Hank Schultz |Todd Runestad
Dive into the collagen craze! Discover how peptides, smoothies, and skincare collide into this skincare superhero that's taking the beauty world by storm. At a GlanceBeauty-from-within has a champion, and its name is collagen. Collagen is unique in the way it leads to more collagen in the body. One reason it cannot legally be declared a proper protein source. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Still, there are some universal truths—among them, smooth, clear, glowing skin.
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Feb 6, 2024 | 
naturalproductsinsider.com | Duffy Hayes |Josh Long |Hank Schultz
Two members of Congress from California and Texas introduced a bill in late January that would make it illegal to sell tianeptine – otherwise known as “gas station heroin” – without a prescription. The bipartisan bill introduced by Reps. Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) and August Pfluger (R-Texas) would add tianeptine and its analogues to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA).
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Feb 6, 2024 | 
naturalproductsinsider.com | Duffy Hayes |Josh Long |Hank Schultz |Matthew Orr
Amin Talati Wasserman attorneys Matt Orr and William Cole highlight class action threats facing CPG brands this year. At a GlanceSlack fill lawsuits reached their zenith years ago, but 2023 was a reminder that these cases aren’t in the rearview mirror. Several courts on the East Coast have been reluctant to dismiss website accessibility lawsuits at an early stage. “Green” claims can provide fertile ground for false advertising class action lawsuits, as evidenced recently in New York.
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Feb 5, 2024 | 
naturalproductsinsider.com | Duffy Hayes |Josh Long |Hank Schultz
ChromaDex Inc., the marketer of a healthy aging ingredient called Tru Niagen, said in a regulatory filing that the Food and Drug Administration has made the “correct” determination that nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN) does not meet the definition of a dietary supplement. Los Angeles-based ChromaDex markets a proprietary form of nicotinamide riboside ("NR"), a so-called NAD+ precursor, which ChromaDex characterized as a “superior” alternative to NMN in a Jan. 9 filing with FDA.
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Feb 5, 2024 | 
naturalproductsinsider.com | Duffy Hayes |Josh Long |Hank Schultz
Hank Schultz is senior editor of Natural Products Insider. He is an experienced journalist with a long career in daily newspapers followed by more than a decade in the natural products industry. When he's not in front of a computer, Hank can be found on a bicycle, a mountain trail, the gym or at the helm of a sailboat.
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Feb 5, 2024 | 
naturalproductsinsider.com | Duffy Hayes |Josh Long |Hank Schultz |Sandy Almendarez
“The omega-3 industry is a family.”That was explicitly stated and tacitly felt at GOED Exchange last month in Athens, Greece. In addition to hugs, the biannual event hosted by the Global Organization for EPA and DHA Omega-3s (GOED) offered plenty of compelling content. Thus, I offer my top five takeaways of the GOED Exchange, all showing the omega-3 industry is collaboratively facing challenges with innovation and inspiration. 1.
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Feb 2, 2024 | 
naturalproductsinsider.com | Duffy Hayes |Josh Long |Hank Schultz
A recent National Advertising Division (NAD) ruling found a marketing claim that a sports drink is the “hydration champ” is over the top and should be toned down. The manufacturer said it disagrees with the ruling but will comply, following a challenge from a competitor. The ruling pertained to claims being made by BA Sports Nutrition LLC (BA). The company sells a product branded as BodyArmor Flash I.V. Sport Drink, and was using the slogan “The Rehydration Champ is Here” in its marketing.
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Feb 1, 2024 | 
naturalproductsinsider.com | Duffy Hayes |Hank Schultz |Josh Long
U.S. lawmakers plan to hold a hearing next week that will examine the Food and Drug Administration’s foreign inspection program over safety concerns. The House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations — a subcommittee of the Committee on Energy and Commerce — is holding the Feb.
