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Regulation and LegislationSupplements
FTC and FDA collide on CytoSport’s use of ‘milk’
July 25, 2011An FDA warning letter to sports nutrition brand CytoSport says the company’s use of the word “milk” is in violation of regulatory requirements. The letter contradicts an FTC non-action filed a year ago that found the label was not deceptive to consumers.
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AgricultureNutritionOrganicRegulation and Legislation
What’s the difference between GE and GMO?
July 22, 2011Industry experts help settle the battle over semantics (GE, GM, GMO?) so we all can focus on what really matters—the battle to remove these biotech foods from agriculture. Here are the most commonly used terms surrounding genetic engineering, explained.
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Get your tweets noticed—and learn how to join the natural and organic conversation—with these commonly used Twitter hashtags in the natural products industry.
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ManufacturingQuality ControlTechnology
Supplement adulteration has a new enemy: TruTag spectral microtags
July 19, 2011Supplement adulteration is the scourge of industry, but a new innovation from TruTag Technologies offers a cheap, covert way to combat counterfeiting. The tiny, edible silica microtags used previously in medicine and food are now showing up on supplements.
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ConditionsSupplements
Diabetes study highlights value of nutrition, blood sugar management products
July 14, 2011A new type 2 diabetes study shows positive potential to reverse the disease through nutrition. How is the blood sugar management industry rising to the ever-growing diabetes epidemic?
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Regulation and Legislation
Dietary Supplement Labeling Act not likely to pass, CRN says
July 11, 2011The Dietary Supplement Labeling Act has industry alarmed, but a recent NewHope360 interview with Steve Mister, president and CEO of the Council for Responsible Nutrition, reveals that there may not be much to be worried about.
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Regulation and LegislationSupplements
New bill may allow consumers to buy supplements with healthcare dollars
July 5, 2011A recently proposed bill—the Family and Retirement Health Investment Act of 2011—would allow dietary supplements to be purchased with Health Savings and Flex Spending account dollars.
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At the 2011 NPA MarketPlace, consumer and trade media observed several trends, such as portability and labeling innovations, from the 250 exhibitors on the show floor.
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Regulation and LegislationSupplements
Dietary Supplement Caucus tackles tough issue of adulterated sports supplements
June 28, 2011Leading supplement trade associations join forces to educate members of Congress on the importance of supplements for athletes and the danger of illegal steroid use in teens.