Trade War Raises Industry’s China Conundrum…Again
As the possibility of an extended trade war between the United States and China heats up and rhetoric flies, the dietary supplement industry finds itself in strange territory. This pending…
The Amazon Effect on Supplements
While Amazon began by selling books, the impact the corporation has on the economic market now effects almost every consumer and business segment in some capacity. Amazon sells diapers and…
Did You Know? How Vitamins Are Named
Dr. Casimir Funk gets the credit for coining the term vitamin in 1912. Vitamins were originally called vitamines (short for vital amines), but when researchers realized the substances didn’t require…
5 Tips to Score with Your Communication
This is a great time of year for sports. March Madness, pro basketball and hockey are all going on; baseball is knocking at the door and the NFL draft is…
Musings From Expo West & Engredea 2018
We’ve been celebrating Expo West 2018 since it finished 10 days ago, and what’s not to celebrate. 90,000 of our closest friends, great energy, sizzling products, amazing passion and world…
TrustTransparency Showcased at Expo West 2018
At the core of our company’s values is the notion that trust and transparency should always be considered one word: trust transparency. At its most basic definition, trusttransparency is the…
Supplement Industry Self-Policing Still Inadequate
Why is the dietary supplement industry allowing itself to become worse instead of better at self-policing? The dietary supplement industry is often accused of being unregulated, yet, in reality, it…
A Global Affair – tales of twisted supply chains
With news breaking that European authorities have determined that over two thirds of websites (779 of 1100 websites) are offering non-authorized products, or that the products carry unsubstantiated claims, the…
New supplement retail superhighway could have real potholes
Several weeks ago, we wrote about seven regulatory and fundamental compliance areas where emerging brands using the e-tail channel, especially on Amazon, may be taking shortcuts either through ignorance or…
Athletes Have More Info Than Ever to Make Smart Supplement Choices
I love watching the Olympics—learning about countries we rarely hear about, celebrating individuals overcoming significant obstacles, and watching breathtaking athletic feats. During the Games, along with most major sporting events,…