Mid-year grades – 2020 What’s Hot, What’s Not
Every January, we at ITC haul out our crystal ball, test the market, examine all the trend reports, and then present our predictions for the coming year. Of course, by the…
A Transparency Question – Should Synthetic Supplement Ingredients be Labelled?
Supplements containing synthetic ingredients or excipients have been around for a long time. Most people in the industry define synthetic supplements as supplements made from ingredients that were created in…
Myth Busting: 10 Truths About the REGULATED US Dietary Supplements Industry
I wrote this article a couple years ago, having reached that tipping point of frustration in two areas – hearing over and over that the US supplement industry was not…
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…
Going virtual – Musings from our recent immunity and wellness virtual event
Two weeks ago, Industry Transparency Center, along with our collaborators, Whole Foods Magazine, entered the virtual conference space with our inaugural event, Taking Control of the Immunity & Wellness Market.…
Supplement consumption patterns are changing – how much?
Let’s face it. There’s no rule book for this current situation. We are experiencing unprecedented change in society across so many aspects of life and society. Behaviors are changing –…
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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…
What’s Wrong with This Picture? – NOW’s SAM-e Class Action Suit
NOW recently made headlines by providing brand names of CoQ10 and SAM-e manufacturers that were found to be deficient in meeting label claims. A number of trade publications reported the…
Examining US and UK supplement retail purchasing behavior
By some estimates, over 90% of the global population has been in some form of lockdown with dramatic changes in lifestyle and behavior in recent months. While we don’t know…
A Real Virtual Reality
We’re nearly three months into the COVID-19 crisis and people have made vast adjustments to their personal and professional lifestyles. Many of us are working from home. This will be…