Market Updates

Lonza’s UC-II Collagen Achieves NutraStrong Collagen Verified Certificaiton

The third-party SGS Nutrasource certification verifies the identity, source, safety, and quality of collagen ingredients.

Columns

How the Kava Ban and Mandatory GRAS Could Transform the Functional Beverage Industry

Regulatory challenges could fundamentally reshape how traditional botanicals are used in commercial products.

Market Updates

What’s Up with Supps to Host SupplySide Global Afterparty at Swingers Golf Club

The venue will span three floors, featuring mini golf, carnival games, and a nightclub/dance floor.

Features

Reimagining Weight Management: Balanced Benefits for the GLP-1 Era

Opportunities to meet consumers wherever they are on their journey to improved health continue to expand.

Features

High Anxiety: Consumers Search for Supplements to Manage Stress and Support Mood

Mental health in America is on the wrong track, and people are turning to preventive, natural options to manage symptoms.

Features

Frontiers in Immune Function and Nutraceutical Innovation

Developments in functional medicine and nutrition are reframing the conversation about immunity and highlighting novel approaches to lifelong resilience.

Features

New Waves in the Omega-3 Supplement Market

New sources, ingredient technologies, and research breakthroughs continue generating interest in omega-3 fatty acids.

Editorial

Building a More Health-Focused Food System

By advancing clinically validated ingredients and making science-driven claims, nutraceuticals companies can build trust while delivering better outcomes.

NutraFocus Presentations at in-Vitality Event to Focus on Modernizing European Supplements Industry

in-Vitality will take place at Fiera Milano in Rho, Italy on November 19-20.

Products & Ingredients

Nature’s Way Launches Weight Wellness Drink Mix

The fruit-flavored drink mix contains Morosil red orange extract, Chromax Chromium picolinate, B vitamins, and fiber.

Market Updates

U.S. Sales of Herbal Supplements Exceed $13 Billion at Retail

Consumer spending on herbal dietary supplements at retail grew 5.4% in 2024.

Regulations

MAHA Commission Releases Report on ‘Make Our Children Healthy Again’ Strategy

The report details 120 federal initiatives in a strategy to reduce the rates of chronic illnesses U.S. children.

Market Updates

FDA Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods Kyle Diamantas to Speak at CRN Convergence ’25

Diamantas oversees all FDA nutrition and food safety activities, including those for dietary supplements

Research

High Carotenoids Associated with Lower Obesity Risk in Adolescents: Study

According to observational data from NHANES, five serum carotenoids had strong negative correlations with obesity prevalence in children between 6 and 19 years old.

Exclusives

Natural Products Association: NMN Lawsuit may Set Tone for Drug Preclusion Policy

FDA is expected to provide a final decision on whether nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN) is considered a dietary ingredient on Sept. 30.