What would it take for consumers to buy more supplements?
Over the past two years in large part due to efforts to maintain/boost immunity against COVID, the consumer base taking supplements has broadened with many taking proactive steps to ensure…
The magic of Oz is disappearing
What: This past Tuesday, “America’s Doctor” and host of the Dr. Oz Show, Mehmet Oz, M.D., announced on Twitter that he was running for the U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania. The…
Younger consumers see more than Vitamin E for skin health – Coconut oil interest surprisingly robust
What:A recent ITC (Ingredient Transparency Center) survey of US and UK consumers asked respondents what healthy ingredients they used (topically or ingested) for skin health.So what:Results differed remarkably by gender…
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…
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 –…
A Regulatory Journey – Putting 2020 into Perspective
As I sat down to write this piece, it ultimately became part reflection, part snapshot. This next decade is going to be interesting for our supplement marketplace.There were numerous conversations…
The dirty dozen – a look at twelve shady and nefarious industry practices to avoid
There’s a toast that I like to offer up at gatherings of friends and colleagues, and in many ways, it truly sums up how I feel about the industry in…
Ingredients, Nutrition Science and Disease: A Messy Map
In some of our recent work in the curcumin/turmeric category and emerging prebiotic category we came up against that wall that often faces the dietary supplement industry: “Your scientific evidence…
Regulations and Best Practices in Quality Control –Testing and Testing Verification
Continuing the discussion regarding the fundamentals of regulatory compliance in the current US dietary supplement universe, we present a rationale and outline of testing practices, including third party testing, not…