Dietary Supplements

Where Advocacy Meets Diplomacy: 2023 Demanded a Full Toolbox

CRN's Steve Mister on 2023

Where Advocacy Meets Diplomacy: 2023 Demanded a Full Toolbox

By Steve Mister, President & CEO, Council for Responsible Nutrition

As my grandmother used to say, “You get more flies with sugar than you do with vinegar—but a good bug zapper will do the job sometimes too.“ Yes, she was a wise and pragmatic woman.

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Thorne taps former Vitamin Shoppe CEO for top job

By Stephen Daniells

Colin Watts, former CEO of The Vitamin Shoppe and president of Weight Watchers Health Solutions, has been named the new CEO of Thorne, Thorne HealthTech’s personalized supplement and testing unit.

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Guest article

The Future of Self-Care Depends on Continued Access & Expanded Choice

By Duffy MacKay, SVP, Dietary Supplements, CHPA

The future of self-care is a multifaceted landscape that hinges on access, continued innovation, and a collective effort spanning input from consumers, communities, healthcare providers, regulators, and policymakers.

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Editors’ picks: Our favorite articles of 2023

By The NutraIngredients-USA Team

We enjoy writing some articles more than others, whether it’s because of the subject, the impact for industry, the insights from commentators, or other reasons. But which articles did we enjoy writing the most and why?

FDA & Pharmavite join speaker roster for the DSHEA Summit

FDA & Pharmavite join speaker roster for the DSHEA Summit

By Stephen Daniells

Dr Cara Welch, Director of FDA’s Office of Dietary Supplements Programs, and Christine Burdick-Bell, EVP & General Counsel at Pharmavite, have confirmed their participation in the NutraIngredients-USA’s landmark DSHEA Summit.

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Guest Article

Apple Picking and Drug Preclusion: Let’s Make it a Fair Contest

By Steve Mister, President & CEO, Council for Responsible Nutrition

In this guest article, Steve Mister, President & CEO, Council for Responsible Nutrition, discusses how “surgical amendments to the existing drug preclusion provision” can balance the interests of drugs and supplements and allow innovation in both...

CRN’s Mister on FDA reorg, FTC petition, and state of the market

CRN’s Mister on FDA reorg, FTC petition, and state of the market

By Stephen Daniells

Recent statements and conversations with senior officials at the FDA have revealed “an apparent knowledge gap within the upper echelons of the Agency” regarding the regulation of dietary supplements, says Steve Mister, President and CEO of the Council...

CRN at 50: Our underlying values haven’t changed

CRN at 50: Our underlying values haven’t changed

By Stephen Daniells

As the Council for Responsible Nutrition celebrates its 50th anniversary, NutraIngredients-USA caught up with Steve Mister, CRN President and CEO, to hear about the association’s history, its commitment to its founding values, and how it is gearing up...

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GNC and SPINS team up

By Danielle Masterson

The duo is planning to take the VMS category by storm with enhanced research and trends capabilities housed in SPINS’ product intelligence platform.

Gaia Herbs extends open invite to FDA

Gaia Herbs invites FDA to come visit ‘any time at all’

By Asia Sherman

As part of a new campaign to showcase responsible and rigorous practices in the dietary supplement industry, Gaia Herbs has extended an open invitation to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to inspect its operations.

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Guest article

Beware of Bots and AI: Minimizing the risk of fraudulent claims in class action settlements

By Elizabeth Chiarello and Julie Becker, Products Liability & Mass Torts Litigation group, Sidley

In this guest article, Elizabeth Chiarello and Julie Becker from Sidley’s Products Liability & Mass Torts Litigation group, provide actionable guidance to help functional food and supplement companies minimize risks associated with a new form of fraud...

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TSI’s FZZR tech stirs up delivery format opportunities

By Stephen Daniells

With non-pills eclipsing pill formats in the US dietary supplements space, formulators and brands are looking for new innovations to differentiate products on the shelves. TSI’s FZZR technology offers “the best of powders and the best of effervescents...

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Guest Article

New regulatory practices to dietary supplements in Canada endanger U.S. brand suppliers

By Aaron Skelton, President and Chief Executive Officer at Canadian Health Food Association (CHFA)

In an attempt to overhaul an already effective system, Health Canada's new regulatory measures for dietary supplements are inadvertently causing more harm than good – not only to Canadian consumers, retailers, and brands but also to U.S. suppliers.

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