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Senate passes budget resolution, includes amendment to expand HSAs to cover dietary supplements
February 5th 2021Senators Mike Lee and Tim Scott introduced an amendment during the Senate Budget Resolution hearing that would expand health savings accounts (HSA), health reimbursement arrangements, and flexible spending accounts (FSA) to cover dietary supplements.
AIDP receives patent for multi-ingredient prebiotic formula
February 3rd 2021AIDP, Inc. has secured U.S. patent 10,881,675 B2 on Jan. 5, 2021 for the combination of Actazin, a green or gold kiwi extract powder rich in the digestive enzyme actinidin, with PreticX xylooligosaccharide (XOS), a prebiotic.
Unibar, Health Thru Nutrition launch capsanthin-based eye-health supplement
February 2nd 2021Unibar Corp. partnered with Health Thru Nutrition to launch a capsanthin-based supplement using CapsiClear, a patent-pending combination of carotenoids standardized to 50 percent capsanthin, for eye health formulations.
Brazil's ANVISA grants Stratum Nutrition, Ayalla novel food approval for NEM brand eggshell membrane
January 29th 2021Stratum Nutrition and Ayalla announced ANVISA, the National Health Surveillance Agency of the Brazilian Ministry of Health, granted “safety and efficacy as a bioactive substance” pre-market approval of NEM brand eggshell membrane.
Lallemand Health, NHP Research Alliance develop probiotic strain authenticity technology
January 28th 2021Lallemand Health Solutions and the Natural Health Product Research Alliance concluded a long-term partnership to implement the Purity-IQ Certification Program, to provide added assurance for probiotic strain authenticity.
IFIC survey shows that most Americans changed food habits because of COVID-19
January 27th 2021According to the 2020 Food & Health Survey, conducted in April by the International Food Information Council, 85% of Americans said they had experienced at least some change in their eating or food preparation habits because of COVID-19.
ProBiotix Health expands in North America following licensing agreement with Genuine Health
January 26th 2021ProBiotix Health, a subsidiary of OptiBiotix Health PLC, has reached a non-exclusive licensing agreement for its branded LPLDL ingredient with Genuine Health for the development of a cardiovascular health product in Canada and the U.S.
NSF launches 455 GMP Certification expanding its audit program to cosmetics and OTC drugs
January 22nd 2021The NSF/ANSI 455 GMP standards were designed to strengthen safety, quality, and trust through the supply chain, as well as combine the regulatory requirements with retailer quality requirements, and reduce the number of audits and financial costs associated with audits.