Trade War Raises Industry’s China Conundrum…Again

As the possibility of an extended trade war between the United States and China heats up and rhetoric flies, the dietary supplement industry finds itself in strange territory. This pending…

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The Amazon Effect on Supplements

While Amazon began by selling books, the impact the corporation has on the economic market now effects almost every consumer and business segment in some capacity. Amazon sells diapers and…

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Did You Know? How Vitamins Are Named

Dr. Casimir Funk gets the credit for coining the term vitamin in 1912. Vitamins were originally called vitamines (short for vital amines), but when researchers realized the substances didn’t require…

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5 Tips to Score with Your Communication

This is a great time of year for sports. March Madness, pro basketball and hockey are all going on; baseball is knocking at the door and the NFL draft is…

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Musings From Expo West & Engredea 2018

We’ve been celebrating Expo West 2018 since it finished 10 days ago, and what’s not to celebrate. 90,000 of our closest friends, great energy, sizzling products, amazing passion and world…

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TrustTransparency Showcased at Expo West 2018

At the core of our company’s values is the notion that trust and transparency should always be considered one word: trust transparency. At its most basic definition, trusttransparency is the…

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Supplement Industry Self-Policing Still Inadequate

Why is the dietary supplement industry allowing itself to become worse instead of better at self-policing? The dietary supplement industry is often accused of being unregulated, yet, in reality, it…

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A Global Affair – tales of twisted supply chains

With news breaking that European authorities have determined that over two thirds of websites (779 of 1100 websites) are offering non-authorized products, or that the products carry unsubstantiated claims, the…

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