Targeted health support drives new era of children’s supplements
The rise of social media and wealth of online resources has made parents more conscious of their children’s…
Regulatory review: GMP rules in South Korea, NMN in India and probiotics in China
The MFDS is proposing that all individual packs of customized health functional foods should be printed with the…
China’s probiotics market sees rapid but consistent growth, says IFF Health Sciences
“China is one of our best and fastest-growing markets. The great thing about China is that it is…
Krill oil outperforms fish oil in raising fatty acid plasma, with sex effects
Researchers from the Université de Sherbrooke in Canada conducted a 12-week randomized controlled trial in 72 healthy adults,…
Japan’s FFC uptake, South Korea’s health supplements production in nutra trends round-up
Both current users of and people with experience taking functional foods in Japan are more likely to be…
Epax cetoleic acid supplement lowers LDL cholesterol
Researchers from the University of Bergen investigated the effects of Epax’s omega blend on total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein…
OmniActive’s Capsimax may work as a GLP-1 ‘booster’
In a randomized clinical study recently published in the Academic Journal of Sports Science & Medicine, scientists from…
Woman (82) hospitalised after pharmacist gave her incorrect medication, inquiry told – The Irish Times
A Dublin-based pharmacist supplied an incorrect blister pack of medication to an elderly patient, a Pharmaceutical Society of…
Australian Border Force intercepts 150,000 units of melatonin amid crackdown on unregulated products
The Australian Border Force (ABF) has intercepted the equivalent of thousands of bottles of melatonin in four months,…
iHerb acquires Vitacost to accelerate U.S. market presence
“This is an exciting and highly complementary acquisition for iHerb,” said Emun Zabihi, chief executive officer of iHerb,…