Tag Archives: SUPPLEMENTS

Finemost Corporation DBA Qualiherb Issues Voluntary Recall of Specific Lots of the Dietary Supplements containing Ephedrine Alkaloids.

Finemost Corporation dba Qualiherb, 13839 Bentley Place, Cerritos, CA 90703 announced today that it is conducting a voluntary nationwide recall of the company’s dietary supplements sold under the brand name Qualiherb specific to the following Lot Numbers View full post on FDA Food Safety RSS Feed

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Food supplements left out in the cold by UK dietary survey

The food supplements industry has expressed disappointment it was not given more credence in the face of a recent UK Department of Health (DOH) dietary survey that highlighted several significant dietary shortfalls. View full post on NutraIngredients RSS

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Most Menopause Supplements Pass ConsumerLab.com Review

Women looking for relief from hot flashes and other menopausal symptoms often turn to supplements containing estrogen-like isoflavones (from soy or red clover), the herbal remedy black cohosh, or creams containing progesterone. View full post on Nutraceuticals World – Breaking News

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NPA Endorses Bill to Expand HSA and FSA Coverage to Supplements

The Natural Products Association (NPA), Washington, D.C., said it supports legislation recently introduced in Congress that would allow Americans to use their Health Spending Account (HSA) and Flex Spending Arrangement (FSA) dollars on dietary supplements and meal replacement products. View full post on Nutraceuticals World – Breaking News

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New dosage forms drive supplements growth but is social media helping?

Traditional food supplement forms are getting a makeover as manufacturing advances permit ever greater possibilities says Jeff Hilton, co-founder of US consultancy the Integrated Marketing Group (IMG). But is your social media strategy helping? View full post on NutraIngredients RSS

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ConsumerLab.com Finds Wide Variation of Red Yeast Rice Supplements

Recent tests of 11 red yeast rice supplements revealed enormous differences in levels of cholesterol-lowering statin compounds, according to ConsumerLab.com, White Plains, NY. View full post on Nutraceuticals World – Breaking News

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Helsinn & Thorne Partner To Provide Supplements to Cancer Patients

Helsinn Group a rapidly growing pharmaceutical group based in Lugano, Switzerland, announced today the completion of a minority investment in Thorne Research, Inc., a leader in developing and manufacturing pure, high quality nutritional supplements marketed through licensed healthcare practitioners. View full post on Nutraceuticals World – Breaking News

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Yerba mate extract may provide ‘new raw material’ for dietary supplements

An extract from yerba mate, a traditional drink from South America, may offer an antioxidant-rich alternative to the brewed tea for use in supplements, suggests a new study from Brazil. View full post on NutraIngredients RSS

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New Report Shows Wide Cost Variation for Iron Supplements

According to a new report from ConsumerLab.com, White Plains, NY, the cost to get an equivalent dose of iron from supplements varies by more than 100-fold. View full post on Nutraceuticals World – Breaking News

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Nutrition Express Voluntarily Recalls Protein Supplements Because Of Possible Health Risk

Nutrition Express of Torrance, CA is voluntarily recalling specific products containing whey protein isolate sourced from one supplier because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with [...]

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