Cassandra Stern

A National Advertising Division ruling against Nature’s Truth’s Magnesium Glycinate Gummies is drawing attention to how supplement companies communicate elemental magnesium content, compound weight and dosage claims across packaging, e-commerce and social media marketing.

Researchers reported skin elasticity improvements in healthy women taking a heat-treated L. sakei postbiotic in a new randomized controlled trial published in the Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology.

Healthy Extracts has acquired Imaraïs Beauty to expand its presence in the beauty-from-within market, combining its precision-dose gummy technology with Imaraïs Beauty’s established retail distribution and brand influence.

Two Salmonella outbreaks in the U.S. have been linked to contaminated moringa leaf powder in dietary supplements. These incidents highlight significant challenges in the dietary supplement industry, such as inadequate supplier verification, testing protocols, and traceability in global botanical supply chains.

A new partnership between LBB Specialties and DMC Biotechnologies is bringing precision fermentation-derived inositols to the US supplement market as manufacturers seek improved ingredient purity, supply chain transparency and sourcing consistency for women’s health, metabolic health and prenatal nutrition applications.

Probiota Americas 2026 Day 3 will spotlight women’s microbiome health, strain-specific probiotic innovation and emerging market opportunities as industry leaders discuss clinical validation, product development and the future of the microbiome sector.

FDA and CDC reopened a multistate Salmonella investigation tied to moringa leaf powder after additional illnesses and new recalls involving products sold by Mogo Moringa LLC and Total Nutrition Inc. Industry groups say the renewed outbreak probe raises broader concerns around pathogen controls, botanical ingredient traceability and supplier oversight.

The FTC has sued Amare Global Holdings over alleged deceptive marketing of dietary supplements promoted for depression, anxiety and ADHD, signaling increased regulatory scrutiny of gut-brain axis claims, MLM compliance and social media health marketing in the supplement industry.

A California court has granted final approval to approximately $90 million in Joint Juice settlements, concluding more than a decade of litigation over joint health claims and offering dietary supplement manufacturers new insight into claim substantiation, consumer interpretation and class action risk.

As research into microplastics exposure and human health continues to evolve, Sifts founder Jacob Gilson discusses the scientific rationale, formulation strategy and regulatory considerations behind the company’s digestion-focused supplement approach, including the use of chitosan, apple pectin and baobab to support the body’s natural elimination processes.