“Nanovehicles” Add Nutrients to Foods There could be a new twist to your daily vitamin routine in the near future, as current research...

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Licorice Provides More Than Health Benefits – When most of us think of licorice, we visualize the confection found at the supermarket. ...

The Dietary Supplement and Nonprescription Drug Consumer Protection Act, also known as the “AER law,” requires dietary supplement and...

Americans are sweet on health-conscious diets these days. The demand for sweet-tasting, low-calorie and sugar-free foods and beverages...

Lately, grocery shoppers are less inclined to select the cheapest item on the shelf or purchase on the basis of brand or label...

Traditionally, when a regulator, a consultant, or an ingredient marketer thought of “claims,” they pigeon-holed them into two broad...

The case of Monsanto v. Kennedy forever established the fact that food contact materials (such as packaging ingredients) obey the Second...

Members of the food industry may hesitate to develop a particular flavoring agent for which they know or suspect there is very little...

When we hear the term nutraceutical bounced around, many of us also think of dietary supplements or functional foods. However, the term,...

Today’s health-conscientious consumers are constantly in search of the newest “elixir” to fight aging and disease. Consequently, there...

In the United States, a botanical product can be a food, a dietary supplement, or a drug, and botanicals have a long history of use in...

There is general agreement among nanotechnologists that the toxicity of some nanosized particles (NSPs) can be characterized by the...

During this time of year, many of us are preoccupied decorating our homes and planning for get-togethers with family and friends. While...

The concept of functional foods dates back to the time of Hippocrates, the father of medicine, who said, “Let food be thy medicine and...

The word “nanotechnology” has evolved beyond a buzzword for marketers and entrepreneurs. Nanotechnology (often abbreviated “nanotech”) in...

According to the 1994 Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA), a dietary supplement is a “product taken by mouth that...

Berries have been part of our diet since time immemorial, as there are historical accounts of indigenous ancestral “hunter-gatherers”...

If you were lucky enough to avoid an episode of the common cold this winter, the odds are that you will “catch one” soon. In the course...

Dietary fiber made front-page news flashes again during the past couple of months, raising the question: “Is it really worth the effort...