NutraIngredients NutraCast

IPSY is expanding beyond beauty with the launch of IPSY Wellness, a new offering designed to help consumers navigate the growing wellness market through curated product collections, sampling and education.

Dietary supplement companies should consider intellectual property protection early in product development to safeguard innovation and reduce risk of infringing existing patents, according to Peter Paredes and George Carrera, Jr. of Amin, Wasserman and Gurnani (AWG) Law Firm.

When we talk about sustainable sourcing, it can be easy for the conversation to become focused on certifications, traceability and supply chain metrics. But what happens when we think about sourcing as a relationship — with the people growing and harvesting plants, the communities they come from and the plants themselves?

As retailers and regulators demand greater confidence in product quality, brands are taking a closer look at what their testing actually proves.

As NutraIngredients celebrates 25 years, Global Editor-in-Chief Stephen Daniells, PhD, looks back at the 20+ years he has been with the publication. From the early days of digital publishing to the rise of social media, podcasts, video and now AI, Daniells has had a front row seat to two decades of change in both the industry and the media landscape covering it.

About a year after a change in ownership, KOS is positioning itself for a broader role in dietary supplements, expanding beyond what consumers might traditionally associate with a plant-based brand while strengthening the infrastructure behind its products.

For centuries, coca leaf has played an important cultural and traditional role in the Andes. But outside South America, the plant is far more likely to be associated with one thing: cocaine. So what happens when we separate the coca leaf from the drug made from one of its alkaloids?

The dietary supplement industry is facing a new layer of supply-chain uncertainty as geopolitical tensions, tariffs, energy prices and freight disruptions ripple through the global ingredient market.

Venable’s Todd Harrison questions FDA’s authority to mandate Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS) notifications and says the proposal could create significant uncertainty for ingredient suppliers and functional food and beverage companies.

What began as a personal mission to help one woman manage recurring health issues has grown into one of the fastest-growing brands in the women’s health category.