Wellness

Jim Jones resigna due to widespread layoffs at the agency the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency imposed.

At a recent European Parliament event, IPA Europe called on EU institutions to “prioritize proportional and coherent rules on the European probiotic food and food market, to ensure EU policies are fit for competitiveness.”

HBW Insight speaks to food supplement market experts about what manufacturers should be looking out for over the coming year.

Annette Dickinson was CRN’s original staff member when she helped form the group in 1973 and retired in 2005 after serving as president since 2003. CRN’s founders saw a need for "an association that was science-based, that took a rational approach to issues, that did not view regulators as necessarily the devil incarnate.”

Along with its 2024 full-year and fourth-quarter results – both down slightly – the Los Angeles-based firm on 19 February announced its board appointed Stephan Gratziani, president since January 2024, as CEO effective 1 May.

Venture capital fund backed by Germany's Schwabe has €100m to invest in consumer health startups operating in categories such as sleep and mental health.

Demand returns for Nestle's US dietary supplement brands following supply chain issues, helping the firm's Health Science division post a solid uplift in sales for 2024.

As Norway's Orkla Health searches for a new CEO, the business looks well-placed for future growth after a 15% uplift in sales in 2024.

Biotech identifying and stabilizing RNA compounds that can be incorporated into dietary supplements will receive mentorship, strategy guidance and technical support from experts at Nestlé Health Science.

With the acquisition of HKS Health Solutions, 1Q Health Group states its ambition to be the leading full-service CDMO in Europe. Separately, Italy's Ourvita enhances its capabilities through a deal for Poland's Laboratoria Natury.

Increased openness about sexual health and wellness, Rx-to-OTC switches and NPD at leading companies, and easy access to products online are driving the growth of Europe's sexual health market, according to Euromonitor International.

With its new CanesMeno range, Bayer Consumer Health wants to help the estimated 13m women in the UK who are currently perimenopausal or menopausal.