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Germany's Supplements Market Boosted By COVID-19

27 Nov 2020

Infographic: COVID-19 delivers an 8% sales growth injection to Germany's supplements market in the first half of the year, accelerating a long-term expansion.

Topic Dietary Supplements Market Intelligence

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Covid-19 Disrupting Supply Chains Short-Term, Could Spark Long-Term Procurement Shifts

By Eileen Francis 27 Nov 2020

UNPA anticipates supplies of a ‘significant number’ of China-sourced supplement ingredients will be ‘critical’ by late April as Covid-19 disrupts shipments. During a recent webinar, UNPA CEO Loren Israelsen said he expects disruptions to continue until at least mid-year.

Topic Coronavirus Cosmetics Dietary Supplements Distribution

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COVID-19 Concerns Could Enhance Ongoing Bloom Of Plant Based Sports Nutrition Sales

By Malcolm Spicer 29 Oct 2020

"One of the issues that COVID-19 has brought out is, how safe is the production of animal-based food products?" says Innova Market Insights North America executive Tom Vierhile at AHPA sports nutrition conference.

Topic Coronavirus Dietary Supplements Market Intelligence

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UK Trial Seeks 'Definitive Answer' In Vitamin D's Role For COVID-19 Protection

By Tom Gallen 21 Oct 2020

UK trial involving 5,000 participants "has the potential to give a definitive answer to the question of whether vitamin D offers protection against COVID-19," according to researchers.

Topic Coronavirus Clinical Trials Dietary Supplements

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Italy's Supplements Market Gets Big Boost From COVID After Solid 2019

By Tom Gallen 15 Jul 2020

Coronavirus pandemic drove up sales of vitamin C supplements and other immunity boosters in Italy in the opening three months of the year.

Topic Coronavirus Dietary Supplements

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No Evidence That Vitamin D Prevents Or Treats COVID-19

By David Ridley 15 Jul 2020

UK's NICE reviews whether Vitamin D can prevent or treat COVID-19, finds evidence wanting.

Topic Coronavirus Dietary Supplements

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Probiotics’ Efficacy Too Specific For General Look In ’60 Minutes’ Segment Critical Of Category

By Eileen Francis 15 Jul 2020

Assertions that no convincing evidence supports that probiotics available in the US treat symptoms of diarrhea, irritable bowel syndrome or allergies look at the category as a whole and not individual strains shown to help with specific conditions, say consumer health industry groups.

Topic Coronavirus Dietary Supplements Research & Development

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US COVID-19 Fraud: Licorice Promoted As Treatment, Unapproved Tests Offered OTC

By Malcolm Spicer 22 Jun 2020

FDA and FTC continue adding to total each has made during novel coronavirus pandemic. FTC's latest include peroxide gel and licorice as treatments; FDA’s emphasizes in warnings that three businesses' tests were not approved for OTC sales or for home use.

Topic Coronavirus Dietary Supplements

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CBD News Round-Up: Australia Proposes OTC Pathway, First EU Novel Food Validation, COVID Boost For UK Firm

By David Ridley 14 May 2020

Australia looks at switching CBD as an OTC medicine, CBDepot becomes the first European firm with an EU Novel Food validation and the UK's Vitality CBD gets a boost from the global, coronavirus-driven wellness trend.

Topic Dietary Supplements Coronavirus