Amazon gumming up the supplement market and going to the dogs

It’s been just over 900 days since Amazon launched their first brand of supplements, Amazon Elements,  with only four SKUs. Today, the brand carries 50. Amazon brands are continuing to…

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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…

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Musings from NBJ Summit 2019

That’s now at least 17 NBJ Summit’s I’ve attended over the past 20 years. I’m a fan of the event, and it’s certainly interesting to see how it’s evolved over…

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Musings from IFT 2019

Last week I had the opportunity to visit New Orleans, a phenomenal destination, for the 2019 IFT show. Disclosure: I did not take in any of the scientific sessions, and…

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Online sales an outlier to more than norms

An article appearing in NutraIngredients-USA last week unveiled the tip of a looming iceberg that we here at Industry Transparency Center (ITC) have been talking about for the last two…

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Musings from Vitafoods 2019

I really like Geneva and Vitafoods—I just can’t help it. Over the last 15 years, several Geneva traditions have merged into my own Vitafoods experience including a vibrant show floor, awards…

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Responsibility in Establishing and Maintaining FDA Audit Readiness

Continuing our plan to detail the regulatory and fundamental quality responsibilities that all brand manufacturers (especially online-only brands) need to embrace, this piece offers a short discussion about another responsibility/accountability…

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