Large beer and beverage firms partner with hemp cultivators to compete in fledgling US CBD-infused beverage market, which is estimated to reach $1.4bn sales by 2023. Many firms are working on R&D or have completed products and are waiting for a clear regulatory pathway from FDA before launch.

Firms in nascent space are disclosing little about formulations, referring to them as proprietary or patent-pending without identifying ingredients. Antidotes don't counteract 100% of THC a user inhaled or ingested, as one marketer says its "emergency supplement …does not eliminate the feeling of wellbeing often experienced with THC."

FitLife direct-to-consumer, online sales fuel quarter; AXIM Wellness launching CBD gum; Canadian firm acquiring PA cannabis cultivator; Clorox' lifestyle division flat in latest quarter despite strong sales of NutraNext supplements; and New Age delays rolling beverage line on confusing FDA regulation messaging.

Large beer and beverage firms partner with hemp cultivators to compete in fledgling US CBD-infused beverage market, which is estimated to reach $1.4bn sales by 2023. Many firms are working on R&D or have completed products and are waiting for a clear regulatory pathway from FDA before launch.

FDA and CDC Analysis of the 20,791 adverse event reports for vitamins, minerals and supplements from 2006 through 2015 found that 3,962, 19.1%, indicated swallowing problems and the 10 products most commonly identified in the reports all exceeded 17 mm, or 0.67 inch, in length.

FitLife direct-to-consumer, online sales fuel quarter; AXIM Wellness launching CBD gum; Canadian firm acquiring PA cannabis cultivator; Clorox' lifestyle division flat in latest quarter despite strong sales of NutraNext supplements; and New Age delays rolling beverage line on confusing FDA regulation messaging.

Perrigo reports 4% Q2 sales growth for OTC drugs in the Americas region was offset by nearly 15% drop in infant formula sale. Total consumer sales in the Americas slipped 2.5% to $582m, but CEO Murray Kessler says brighter days are ahead on benefits from Ranir oral care acquisition.

Liberty Tax, which owns tax-return preparation business Liberty Tax Services and branched into capital investing in July, agrees to pay $6.50 per Vitamin Shoppe share, a 43% premium on its closing price a day earlier. Vitamin Shoppe's earnings struggles continued in Q2 as total sales fell 7.6% to $270.9m and it reported a $3.6m net loss after generating $5.3m net income a year ago.

SportFuel alleged Gatorade began using "Sports Fuel Company" slogan in 2016 as “attention getting symbol” and argued PepsiCo included a trademark indication with the slogan, according to a ruling by US Seventh Circuit Court. "It definitely does not make life easier when you have a large competitor such as Gatorade 'taking away' your brand identity, but a brand’s identity is made up of more than just a slogan/name," says Vincent Duong of Simon-Kucher.

"In a bid to have the right to purchase high-purity omega-3 supplements stripped from US consumers, Amarin attempted to circumvent the jurisdiction granted by Congress" to FDA, says Medical Research Collaborative in petition. The author also has reviewed Amarin's business results and has been critical of its stability.