Global demand for foods containing hemp or CBD is expanding and levels of innovation in the European region have been ‘dynamic’. However, the future of the market hangs in the balance as regulators consider whether Cannabis sativa L. (industrial hemp) and its derivatives should be granted approval under novel food regulations... Read

The percentage of children’s products making front-of-pack nutritional and ‘better-for-you’ claims has increased significantly in the past decade, as has the use of ‘fun appeals,’ but the nutritional quality has not, according to a recent study that prompted researchers to call for stricter marketing guidelines for children’s products... Read

Supplement brand Rainbow Light has come to a $1.75 million settlement with Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer over claims the company was making about lead levels in its products... Read

Berry specialist Artemis International says the standardization bona fides of a European elderberry ingredient it is debuting in the US market will set it apart in a crowded space... Read