Vitamins, Diet and Sports Nutrition

CHATSWORTH, Calif. - Natrol on Wednesday introduced three new products, including Natrol Skin, Hair & Nails, Natrol Biotin Plus and Natrol Extra Strength Turmeric. These represent the first product introductions since being under new ownership by Aurobindo Pharma USA. 

 

The new products will be on store shelves in May at select retailers nationwide, such as Walgreens, Sprouts and other health food retailers.

 

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The Global Market Development Center on Wednesday announced the inaugural release of the health, beauty and wellness retail level sales data from its new proprietary GMDC/Nielsen Health Beauty Wellness Hierarchy. 

 

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. - NBTY has donated 421,315 pounds of nutrition bars to Island Harvest Food Bank, which, in turn, will supplement approximately 350,000 meals to Long Islanders struggling with food insecurity, the company announced Thursday. The donation, which consists of NBTY's nutritionally-rich Balance Bars and Pure Protein Bars, represents the largest single donation ever made in the history of the National Association of Letter Carriers' Stamp Out Hunger Campaign.

 

WASHINGTON - The Consumer Healthcare Products Association will host its Regulatory, Scientific & Quality Conference next week in Bethesda, Md, featuring more than a dozen education sessions on key regulatory, scientific and quality issues impacting the OTC business. 

 

WASHINGTON — The Council for Responsible Nutrition on Thursday morning reported that an amendment calling for third-party certification of supplement brands sold in U.S. commissaries was withdrawn from consideration during yesterday’s Senate Armed Services Committee mark-up.  

 

The Council for Responsible Nutrition on Wednesday initially stood up against this proposed pre-market approval requirement on dietary supplements being sold on U.S. military bases. 

 

SALT LAKE CITY - U.S. parents express confidence interpreting ingredient labels and vigilant nutrition label reading habits when it comes to children's and baby vitamins, according to a new survey of 2,000 U.S. parents from Zarbee's Naturals released Thursday. 

 

BOCA RATON, Fla. – IM HealthScience announced Thursday the planned retirement of Ellen Geisel, president, who will be leaving the company in March 2017. Dave Swenson, VP marketing and operations, will assume the role of president upon Geisel's retirement.

 

WASHINGTON — The Council for Responisble Nutrition on Wednesday stood up against a proposed pre-market approval requirement on dietary supplements being sold on U.S. military bases.