Capsule Filling: Quality by Design
How to control costs while optimizing capsule-filling productivity and performance
Quiz: Find the Adulterant
How well do you know some of today’s most common botanical adulterants?
Healthy Snack Trends: Paleo, Gluten-Free, and More
Top trends like paleo and gluten-free continue driving the healthy-snacks market.
From the Editor: Industry Taking the Right Road
Following the New York Attorney General investigation and subsequent negative media attention, the dietary supplement industry is taking the right road.
2016 Sports Nutrition Ingredient Trends
Research is pushing lesser-known ingredients to the forefront of sports nutrition.
Dietary Supplements and Inflammation
Can dietary supplements help manage the widespread effects of heightened inflammation?
Alternative Joint-Health Ingredients Are on the Rise
As glucosamine and chondroitin sales struggle in the U.S., some of those lost dollars are now being taken up both by other familiar joint-health ingredients and lesser-known alternatives (like botanicals).
What Google Trends Says about Branched-Chain Amino Acids
Google Trends confirms that consumer understanding of branched-chain amino acids is more advanced than ever before.
Puffed Ancient Grains Are the New Trend
Puffed ancient grains bring a satisfying texture to snacks and cereals.
Where Does the Dietary Supplements Industry Stand Two Years after the New York Attorney General’s Investigation?
Attorney General Schneiderman’s action “still raised important questions about supply-chain transparency and, in many cases, the authenticity of supplements sold in the market.”
What Happens When Your Certificate of Analysis Is a Fake?
It’s important to talk about a problem we see happening today: Certificate of Analysis adulteration.
Is Zinc’s Day Finally Here?
Superstar minerals often overshadow zinc, but here’s why you shouldn’t underestimate this crucial nutrient.
How Do FDA and FTC Regulate Ayurveda Products?
Ayurvedic products must still comply with FDA and FTC regulations.
NDI Draft Guidance: Just When You Thought You Were Safe
If FDA can revoke the NDI status of vinpocetine as it considered doing this September, can it do the same to other ingredients, too?
Next-Generation DNA Testing for Botanicals
Next-generation DNA testing can help identify the presence of other plant species in a botanical sample.
FDA’s NDI Guidance and GRAS Rule: Stop Fighting, and Move Forward
“To battle pointlessly only gives the industry’s critics further ammunition that we oppose any effort to rein in the bad actors that lurk around the fringes of the industry,” says CRN’s Steve Mister.
2016 FDA Warning Letters: Top Takeaways (So Far)
The warnings span everything from products for hangover relief to picamilon-containing dietary supplements.
Gut Check: Digestive-Health Market Update
The digestive-health market is thriving. Experts explain why probiotics and low-FODMAP diets are growing their slice of the pie.
