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Many NMN and Urolithin A supplements failing to match label claims: Study
Data published in GeroScienceโ indicated that, for 15 different NMN supplements tested, NMN content ranged from 0% to 104.5%. Seven products were within 10% of the stated label claims (only two exceed label claim), while no NMN was detected in three products. For the four Urolithin A products tested, two products were within ยฑ 4%…
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Balchem-Alkemist analysis reveals vitamin K2 supplement quality concerns
According to Innova (August 2024), use of vitamin K2 as the main ingredient in human supplements has been growing with aย CAGR of 15%, but new test results fromย Balchem and Alkemist Labs indicates that not all those supplements are what they claim to be: Analysisย of 38 vitamin K2 products in various formats and formulations revealed that…
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Retracted! Journal pulls DNA barcoding paper that sparked 2015 NYAG herb investigation
Citing a University of Guelph investigation that found evidence of data fabrication in the 2013 paper by Dr Steven G. Newmaster et al.โ, the journal issued a retraction notice Thursday.ย ย According to that noticeโ, Dr. Newmaster and three other authors disagree with the decision, while a fifth author did not explicitly state whether they agreed…
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NutraCast: Exploring key differences in regulatory frameworks governing dietary supplements in the U.S. and the EU
FoodChain ID works with over 30,000 other companies across the global supply chain to help them stay compliant in various countries (and states).ย When looking at the key differences in the regulatory frameworks governing ingredients for nutritional use in supplements in the U.S. and the EU, attorney Kevin Kenny, a consultant for FoodChain ID, said…
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Considering clinically relevant herb-drug interactions 30 years on
In a new paper published in theย Journal of Dietary Supplementsโ, Bill Gurley, PhD, principal scientist at the National Center for Natural Products Research at the University ofย Mississippi, looks back at three decades of dietary supplement usage in a market that has evolved from a few hundred products made up mostly of vitamins, minerals and select…
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NutraCast: Exploring the connection of โscience to salesโ
The dietary supplement industry has come a long way. A significant number of new dietary supplement products have appeared in the marketplace since Congress passed the Dietary Supplement and Health Education Act (DSHEA) of 1994. At that time, there were an estimated 600 U.S. dietary supplement manufacturers out there marketing about 4,000 products. Today, as…
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Purity-IQ launches new tool to authenticate mushroom products
Amber Thelen, director of product development, Purity-IQ, said that its non-targeted analytical chemistry technique, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, is what sets them apart. โWhen you’re looking specifically for authenticity, you should be looking at the whole profile of the product, not something specific. So HPTLC, DNAโthose are all very targeted methods. You have already…