In this SupplySide West edition of the Healthy INSIDER Podcast, Justin Prochnow, shareholder, Greenberg Traurig, draws on FTC and FDA actions and regulations to offer guidance on legally marketing via social media.

Companies are seeking greater transparency through the supply chain, with ingredient buyers looking to truly understand where their ingredients are sourced and produced. In June 2018, Heather Granato, vice president of content, took part in IngredientsOnline.com’s inaugural Technology & Transparency Tour. While on the ground visiting five different primary suppliers, she chatted with fellow travelers from companies including ADH Health, Cott Beverage Solutions, Innophos, the National Animal Supplement Council, NOW Foods, Promotion in Motion, Shaklee and Threshold.

Todd Runestad, senior editor at Informa Health & Nutrition, powwowed with Tim Gordon, president of Functional Remedies and the Colorado Hemp Industries Association, about the current state of affairs in the booming hemp and CBD market. Gordon reveals all the ways—from seed to shelf—that CBD companies can differentiate in the market. And, this interview having taken place the day after election day 2018, Gordon also offers his insights into the ways large and small that the hemp world shifted. Key topics in this podcast include:

• Colorado election returns around hemp and CBD.

• Differentiating products by: seed genetics

• Where it’s grown

• Extraction methods

• Carrier oils

• Product formats and categories

In this SupplySide West edition of the Healthy Insider Podcast, Steve Peirce, president and CEO of RIBUS, discusses the launch and vision of the Clean Label Alliance.

In this podcast interview at SupplySide West, Sean Lake of BUBS Naturals—a marketer of collagen protein—weighs in on a friend from childhood who inspired him to start a business that gives a portion of its proceeds to a military charity.

Voluntary supplement product registries, such as the Supplement OWL, are great for the industry, but they aren’t enough to allow FDA to reduce the amount of illegal ingredients on the market. The solution, according to attorney Scott Bass, partner, Sidley Austin, is a legally mandated product registry.

Some argue this step involves too much government intervention, but industry veteran Bass contested that the industry may not have a choice. He sees the legal requirement as inevitable, and it’s best if the industry work with FDA from the start to ensure the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA) isn’t violated.

In this podcast, Bass discusses how industry can best shape a mandatory product registry with Sandy Almendarez, editor in chief, INSIDER. He addresses:

• The reason he thinks that Congress will soon mandate a supplement registry

• Why a legal registry a good think for the industry, the government and consumers

• How the industry can work with allies, including FDA, to ensure the registry isn’t accompanied by threats to DSHEA

The health and nutrition ingredients industry is constantly evolving with customers actively seeking functional foods to meet their nutritional challenges, from antioxidants to anti-allergens, and fat reduction to sports nutrition and healthy aging. Heather Granato, vice president of content, Informa Health & Nutrition, sat down with Charlotte Bastiaanse, assistant editor, Vitafoods Insights, to discuss some of the big picture global trends coming to life during the Health ingredients (Hi) Europe 2018 show held in Frankfurt, Germany.

Key topics in this podcast include:

• The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in product development.

• The rise of fermented foods and beverages.

• How changing demographics are pushing innovation in the personalized nutrition sector.

• How blockchain can improve traceability and transparency the supply chain.

• Heightened interest in dairy and plant proteins.

From the science, definition and regulatory environment to product development and market data, global interest in prebiotics is on the rise. In this podcast, Len Monheit of the Global Prebiotic Association (GPA) talks with Karen Butler about the wealth of opportunities for prebiotics.

In this podcast interview at SupplySide West, Brian Wommack of the Council for Responsible Nutrition discusses findings of a survey that highlight consumers’ growing confidence in, and demand for, dietary supplements.

SupplySide West brings diversity of companies, diversity of ingredients and diversity of health conditions addressed, as noted by first-timer Connor Lovejoy, assistant editor, INSIDER. In this podcast, Lovejoy discusses the trends he saw at the Las Vegas tradeshow with Sandy Almendarez, editor in chief, INSIDER. They also discuss:

• Anti-inflammatory ingredients that address issues from sports nutrition to joint health, stress and more.

• The importance of human clinical trials, and the investment it takes for companies to conduct research on their ingredients and finished products

• Adaptogens’ growth and marketing challenges.