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Senators reach agreement to move forward on legislation to govern dietary supplements
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Stricter government oversight of dietary supplements is moving closer thanks to an agreement among senators to include guidelines in a food safety bill. Four key areas of "common ground" are outlined in a letter sent by Sens. John McCain, an Arizona Republican, and Byron Dorgan, a North Dakota Democrat, to Sen. Tom Harkin, the Iowa Democrat who chairs the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. More

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Hurry! Natural Products Day registration closes Friday
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Do you or your colleagues live or work within driving distance of Washington, D.C.? You are especially invited to come to Natural Products Day, March 23. Don't miss the opportunity to meet face to face with your members of Congress during this critical time in the natural products industry.  Register by Friday, March 12, at www.NPAInfo.org/NPD10. More

Natural MarketPlace offers free hotels for select qualified buyers
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Natural MarketPlace has 20 hotel nights in Las Vegas to share with you! All you have to do is be one of the first 20 qualified buyers to click here and register. Winners will be contacted by Thursday, March 25. Visit www.naturalmarketplaceshow.com/npa for more details and to register today for the official trade show of the Natural Products Association! More


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Codex Committees to meet, requesting comments
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The Office for Food Safety and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services are sponsoring public meetings on March 23, to provide information and receive public comments on agenda items and draft U.S. positions that will be discussed at the 26th session of the Codex Committee on General Principles of Codex in Paris and at the 4th session of the Codex Committee on Contaminants in Food, which will be held in Izmir, Turkey. Read more on how to submit comments. More

Industry welcomes FDA claims crackdown
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By issuing warning letters to 17 companies including Nestle and Pom Wonderful, the Food and Drug Administration demonstrated it had both the motivation and the muscle to remove misleading nutrition and health claims from the market, a move industry has welcomed. The actions will go a long way to easing the regular criticism that the FDA, along with the Federal Trade Commission, fails to adequately police claim-making. More

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The growth of brand 'antioxidant'
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From berry extracts to tea bags, the term antioxidant is being used as a marketing tool for products. In the first part of a four-part focus on antioxidants, NutraIngredients reviews the rise of a branding tool. More

10 steps to generating revenue online for your business
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How's the first quarter of 2010 — and the rest of the year — looking for you and your business? Are you primed and ready to make money this year? Have you put a plan in place to promote your business and maximize your success? More

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Omega-3 fatty acids in the prevention of psychotic disorders?
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This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, 12-week trial of long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) in adolescents and young adults aged 13-25 years with subthreshold psychosis. The study was conducted in Austria, and there was a 40-week monitoring period.  More

Supermarket display may make spinach even healthier
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Fluorescent lighting in grocery stores might increase the nutritional value of fresh spinach, a new study suggests. Many food stores display fresh spinach in clear plastic containers, kept at around 39 degrees Fahrenheit in coolers exposed to fluorescent light 24 hours a day. More


Going Green



Adjusting to the natural impact
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During the last decade, the interest level in natural/organic products shifted from limited to mainstream. With green/natural as the new "norm," suppliers are faced with the challenge of adapting to a new consumer focus—adjusting to the "natural" impact. More


To Your Health



Obesity and depression are a two-way street
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Obesity increases the risk of depression in initially non-depressed individuals by 55 percent and depression increases the risk of obesity in initially normal-weight individuals by 58 percent. Researchers found that the analysis was not designed to determine a given person's risk of depression, only to figure out how much obesity increased that risk. More

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