A WHO recommendation to explicitly exempt low-THC CBD from international narcotics controls has been emphatically rejected by UN member states. The CBD industry had hoped for a positive outcome to remove regulatory pressure on product manufacturers in Europe and around the world. 

Tensions between industry and the European Commission on the issue of  health claims for botanical food supplements were aired on the second day of the BAH's High Level Conference on the Future of Medicines, with the EC saying the EU Green Deal is now higher up on its list of priorities for the foreseeable future. 

With the European Commission "carefully assessing" the judgment of Europe's highest court that CBD is not a narcotic, HBW Insight speaks to an expert in cannabis law about what is likely to happen next.

A WHO recommendation to explicitly exempt low-THC CBD from international narcotics controls has been emphatically rejected by UN member states. The CBD industry had hoped for a positive outcome to remove regulatory pressure on product manufacturers in Europe and around the world. 

With the European Commission "carefully assessing" the judgment of Europe's highest court that CBD is not a narcotic, HBW Insight speaks to an expert in cannabis law about what is likely to happen next.

Food Allergy Safety, Treatment, Education, and Research Act would amend FDA regulations to include sesame as major allergen and allow agency to add other food ingredients as major allergens based on prevalence and severity of allergic reactions. FDA, meanwhile, published guidance for voluntarily labeling sesame as an allergen while it develop its factors for evaluating which food allergens in addition to the eight already specified in its regulations should be designated as requiring additional controls, including allergen labeling.

Unilever North America agrees SmartyPant, founded in 2011 to create a comprehensive supplement made from premium ingredients to support the wellbeing needs of children and adults. Kind, fully owned by Mars, has an agreement to acquire family-owned Nature's Bakery which offers snacks including fig bars and other soft-baked foods.

C&D CEO Matthew Farrell says Zicam has 73% share in the US zinc-containing wellness product market. It's acquiring marketer Matrixx Initiatives at a price almost 15 times Zicam brand’s projected 2021 EBITDA.

Cambridge Nutraceuticals - which develops dietary supplements that have “proven clinical benefits” - has snapped up UK-based Prime Fifty to enhance its offering with products specifically designed for the over 50s.

Unilever North America agrees SmartyPant, founded in 2011 to create a comprehensive supplement made from premium ingredients to support the wellbeing needs of children and adults. Kind, fully owned by Mars, has an agreement to acquire family-owned Nature's Bakery which offers snacks including fig bars and other soft-baked foods.

C&D CEO Matthew Farrell says Zicam has 73% share in the US zinc-containing wellness product market. It's acquiring marketer Matrixx Initiatives at a price almost 15 times Zicam brand’s projected 2021 EBITDA.

Sabinsa provided FDA and FTC with documentation of “an ingredient falsely marketed and sold as vitamin C derived from amla fruit (Emblica officinalis), which two independent labs have confirmed is actually derived from corn, sugarcane or other plants.”

Hain Celestial looks for acquisitions while continuing to pare down its portfolio as its North America business sales grew 3% to $280.7m in its latest quarter.

Q3 net sales were up 18% and its net loss dropped $3m, the provider of Tru Niagen products containing Niagen, its proprietary form of nicotinamide riboside, reported five days before announcing Tru Niagen stick packs are available under the EX brand in Hong Kong exclusively at A.S. Watson Group’s stores and website.

Direct seller announces both its third-quarter results and launch of Enrichual Hemp Relief Balm and Facial Serum formulated with broad-spectrum cannabinoids. Its $1.5bn net sales were led by 55.1% growth in the US and Canada to $398.7m.

With the European Commission "carefully assessing" the judgment of Europe's highest court that CBD is not a narcotic, HBW Insight speaks to an expert in cannabis law about what is likely to happen next.

Sabinsa provided FDA and FTC with documentation of “an ingredient falsely marketed and sold as vitamin C derived from amla fruit (Emblica officinalis), which two independent labs have confirmed is actually derived from corn, sugarcane or other plants.”

FDA's decree of permanent injunction with Fusion Health and Vitality filed same day the firm announced recall of its Core Essential Nutrients and Immune Boost Sublingual Vitamin D3 products found to contain hordenine HCl.

Aker BioMarine seeks supplement firms to use its EPA/DHA innovation bound by lysophosphatidylcholine to enable the fatty acids to pass through the blood-brain and blood-retinal barriers and boost of eye and brain health benefits. It will submit an NDI notificaion in the US during 2022.

Trademarks are registered and published for opposition with the US Patent and Trademark Office and are published weekly in the agency's Official Gazette.

Trademarks are registered and published for opposition with the US Patent and Trademark Office and are published weekly in the agency's Official Gazette.

The UK's Advertising Standards Authority will closely monitor the marketing communications of dietary supplements e-tailer Health Solutions after it failed to provide a substantive response to health claims regulation breaches.

The OTC Marketing Awards – the biggest night of the year for the British consumer healthcare industry – will now take place in Summer 2021 after careful consideration. There is also a new entry deadline.

New packaging and effective marketing helped Nelsons UK's relaunched Spatone range of iron supplements ride out the disruption of the coronavirus pandemic. 

ChromaDex is among latest targets of FDA/FTC joint warnings identifying claims on websites as well as in social media posts that render products unapproved and misbranded drugs indicated to prevent or treat COVID-19.

The UK's Advertising Standards Authority will closely monitor the marketing communications of dietary supplements e-tailer Health Solutions after it failed to provide a substantive response to health claims regulation breaches.

FDA's decree of permanent injunction with Fusion Health and Vitality filed same day the firm announced recall of its Core Essential Nutrients and Immune Boost Sublingual Vitamin D3 products found to contain hordenine HCl.