The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit recently upheld a district court's order granting summary judgment to the Vitamin Shoppe, ruling that the plaintiffs' state law claims in regard to ...

Brands marketing foods and ingredients for mood management must navigate a complex regulatory landscape by understanding functional claims, relying on strong scientific evidence and staying informed ...

Consumers often misinterpreted dietary supplement label language, survey data showed. Labels mentioning "brain health" or "heart health" led people to think a supplement prevented a specific condition ...

The functions of biomolecules, including lipids, nucleic acids and especially proteins are determined to a great extent by their structure. This structure–function relationship is a foundation of many ...

In some instances, while use of “means for” language has reduced, alternative functional language like “a mechanism configured to” or “a module capable of” has increased over time. This surge in ...

Many labels on fish oil supplements make unsubstantiated health claims, and products contain variable daily doses of EPA plus DHA, a cross-sectional study suggests. Overall, about 74% of more than ...

Check the labels of various dietary supplements and you’ll likely find they tout a broad range of health benefits. Manufacturers are permitted to say, for example, that a supplement supports a body ...

A new study reveals that much of the confidence people have in the health benefits of supplements might not come from science, but from clever wording on labels. Phrases like “boosts brain function” ...

Consumers often misinterpreted commonly used language on nutritional supplements, survey data showed. Participants who viewed labels of either fish oil or a hypothetical supplement were more likely to ...