10 Most-Read Stories of 2016

Some years, it’s easy to identify one or two developments that defined the year for the nutraceutical industry. Take 2015, when the New York Attorney General’s (NYAG) infamous investigation into allegedly mislabeled herbal supplements spawned months of negative media coverage. While industry experts quickly worked to expose the flaws in the methodology of the NYAG’s investigation, the controversy and the industry pushback that followed easily made for the biggest story of the year.

But 2016, on the other hand, presented us with top industry news stories from all across the map. This year brought us a new Nutrition Facts label, the introduction of an industry-wide supplement products database, the new Botanical Adulterants Bulletins series, FDA’s revised new dietary ingredient (NDI) draft guidance, and, as always, countless compelling new studies and ingredient launches. Even that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

But beyond the obvious headlines, what did Nutritional Outlook’s readers find to be the most essential stories of the year? To find out, we’ve compiled a slideshow of our 10 most-read articles of 2016. The result is a quick snapshot of the stories that gained the most traction among our readership in a year full of consequential industry developments.



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