Drugs and Supplements CAN Treat a Disease
There I was, relaxing at the end of the day mindlessly glancing at the television news when, to my surprise, I saw a disease claim and endorsement for dietary supplements…
A New Amazon Bezos Twist
We deliberately write a lot about Amazon in this blog series since we see Amazon as not only a powerful force in and of itself, but because in many ways…
Industry Transparency Center’s 2019 Hot/Not List
It’s the new year and of course that means we need to take out our crystal ball and share our insights into what will be hot or not in 2019.…
New Insights Report from the CoQ10 Association Forecasts the Global CoQ10 Market to Reach $1.3 billion by 2020
SPRING, TEXAS (December 17, 2018) — Today, the CoQ10 Association announced the release of its Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) Insight Report underwritten by the association and Industry Transparency Center. CoQ10 is…
Musings from HI Europe
A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to attend and participate at Health ingredients Europe, (HIE) in Frankfurt, an event put on by UBM. In Europe, this event alternates…
Prebiotic Interest Continues to Build
The past few weeks have continued the Global Prebiotic Association’s momentum building from SupplySide West success to strong presence at Health Ingredients Europe last week in Frankfurt. Notable on the…
Responsibility in Manufacturing, Retained Samples Requirements
Continuing the Trust Transparency Emerging Brand Checklist to detail the regulatory and fundamental quality responsibilities that all brand manufacturers (especially online-only brands) need to embrace, this piece offers a short…
Musings from SupplySide West 2018
Another SupplySide West into the books (year 19) and Mandalay Bay almost feels like home. I say ‘almost’ because it’s still not quite like those earlier days at the Venetian.…
Survey Says Consumers Perceive Supplement Benefits; Education Still Needed
Earlier this year, ITC fielded a survey through Ooyen Research looking at consumer insights among U.S. supplement users. The survey of 993 U.S. supplement users asked about awareness, use and…
Who Owns Science?
This simple three-word question is at the heart of many problems within the dietary supplement industry. I contend the lack of a firm grasp of the answer lends itself to…