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The final frontier

By Hank Schultz

As small-tier companies prepare for GMP compliance, Hank Schultz takes a look at possible pitfalls, what to expect from inspectors and what it all means for the industry

Cracking open the 'beauty from within' market

By Joysa Winter

The nutricosmetics sector in the US has promised more than it has delivered. The good news is that there is plenty of room for growth. Joysa Winter takes a look at the market and where we go from here

Navigating European health claims, part II

By Mark Tallon, PhD

Mark J Tallon, PhD, helps companies navigate the minefield of the EFSA health claims process, and discusses what to do about dossiers that have been rejected

Banking on Green

By Kimberly Lord Stewart

Kimberly Stewart shows how taking a green approach to your business can bring in more cash. Investing in renewable processes can bring a 58 per cent internal rate of return, with a payback window of as little as 18 months

Medical foods boom along with Baby Boomers

By Susan D. Brienza, Esq.

Industry insider Susan Brienza shows how medical foods formulated to meet patient needs provide an opportunity for suppliers as the US population ages.

Industry helps Olympians reach swifter, higher, stronger goals

By Kimberly Lord Stewart

Forget Tiger. It still makes sense to hitch your promotional wagon to a star. FI editor Kimberly Stewart follows the fortunes of Winter Olympic athletes sponsored by natural products companies.

Top 10 for 2010

By Kimberly Lord Stewart

FI editors dig in to the trends, ingredients and formulation concepts to emerge in what's got to be a better year ahead (and that is trend #11 right there).

Money talks - are you listening?

By Kimberly Lord Stewart

Kimberly Lord Stewart consults the economic oracles about obtaining investors in a troubled economy.

What does your logo say about your brand?

By Jeff Hilton

Have you ever given serious thought to what your logo says about your company, your philosophy, your people and your credibility?

Marketing to kids

By Joysa Winter

Kids' health problems in the US are staggering, and much of the reason has to do with what they eat. Joysa Winter examines what the industry is doing to 'health up' its foods and beverages, and change its advertising

Jury is out on safety of nano sunscreens

By Todd Runestad

Ante was upped in the nanotechnology debate when a trio of organisations released a report detailing safety and efficacy concerns, and urged consumers to avoid sunscreens containing nano particles.

Marketing to SWELS: seniors with energetic lifestyles

By Kimberly Lord Stewart

Several mistakes are commonly made when companies target this demographic, and they have to do with assumptions. Kimberly Lord Stewart examines what works and why.

Top tips for working with a contract manufacturer

By Kimberly Lord Stewart

Shrinking budgets, tighter margins and streamlining efficiencies - no doubt your company is facing these issues. The answer to these challenges may be to outsource some of your needs to a contract manufacturer.

Giving nutrition a sporting chance in 2009

By Mark Tallon, PhD

The innovative sports-nutrition and weight-loss categories require some of the most nimble maneuvering in the marketplace. Mark J Tallon, PhD, reveals the latest research and strategies for staying out in front of this changing world

Real energy for real people

By Kimberly Lord Stewart

It's not the 20-somethings who need a boost, it's the maturing boomers who just want something that can keep them on a steady roll. Kimberly Lord Stewart goes in search of the real energy economy

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Condition-Specific Guide

A complete resource to ingredients for health.

One of the top trends of the year is the move to market condition-specific nutritional products. The whole story — and exclusive Fi directory listing — provides manufacturers with a road map for the terrain ahead.

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Mainstream food fadsEditor's Roundtable: Mainstream food fads

 

In the first of our fortnightly editor's roundtables, check out our observations and opinions on where the mainstream food world is headed: more fiber, less sodium, cleaner labels, more natural — and less.

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Podcast: Attorney Ivan Wasserman on GAO report about tainted supplements

Ivan WassermanFunctional Ingredients' managing editor Hank Schultz spoke with Wasserman at the Natural Marketplace show in Las Vegas.

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Podcast: A conversation with Stratum Nutrition's Dr. Joseph Evans

Dr. Joseph EvansIn a conversation with FI managing editor Hank Schultz, Evans discusses his company's multifunctional fiber ingredient, Artinia.

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Podcast: A conversation with Cyvex president Matt Phillips

Matt PhillipsIn a conversation with FI managing editor Hank Schultz, Phillips discusses Cognisetin, his company's branded fisetin ingredient.

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SabinsaCurcuminoids From Curcuma Longa In Disease Prevention & Treatment


Pre-clinical and clinical studies of curcumin and its derivatives curcuminoids - a yellow pigment commonly known as curry spice, from dried rhizomes of turmeric (Curcuma longa).


Lutemax 2020™Lutemax 2020™ combines lutein and zeaxanthin for sharper results


Lutemax 2020™ combines the two most widely researched and recognized eye health ingredients — lutein and zeaxanthin isomers — into a single source ingredient.

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Lutein & Zeaxanthin:
Taking a new look

Archived Webinar - available until May 13, 2011

Elizabeth J. Johnson, Ph.D., a leading researcher in the area of nutrition and eye disease prevention at Tufts University, discusses the role of lutein and zeaxanthin, separately and in combination, in promoting healthy vision.

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2009 US Nutrition Industry Overview issue

Dietary-supplement sales grew from 5.8 per cent 6.3 per cent in 2008, shattering the prediction by some that consumers' falling disposable income would drown dietary-supplement sales. Overall, there were $102 billion in nutrition-industry consumer sales last year, the magazine reports. Growth slowed in categories other than dietary supplements, but remained positive nonetheless.
NBJ covers these and other 2008 sales and growth estimates in its 2009 US Nutrition Industry Overview issue.

 

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