Building a more transparent and accountable industry

The most recent broadcast wrongfully condemning dietary supplements, in this case, probiotics, aired Sunday June 28. The “60 Minutes” presentation titled "Do Probiotics Actually Do Anything?"  provided confusing and misleading…

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The importance of being … natural?

In the interests of building trust and greater transparency with shoppers, is it time to start rephrasing and qualifying ‘natural’ on our foods and supplements, even if regulators don’t step…

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Why now? Introducing the Collagen Stewardship Alliance

Collagen is the most abundant protein in our body. It’s everywhere.  But as the science behind collagen consumption continues to gain traction, and consumer interest spikes, the need for quality assurance and transparency in the category has…

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Some Good News – Natural Products Industry Edition

If you haven’t been following John Krasinky’s Some Good News YouTube channel you should. It’s a digest of the good things happening around the world (side note—Hamilton fans should definitely…

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Consumer insights: What immune ingredients do shoppers want right now?

The results from our March Industry Transparency Center survey are in, and provide some interesting insights into how consumers understand and purchase supplements related to immunity. Last week, I wrote about…

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