The Food and Drug Administration issued an urgent consumer alert in September 2025 after discovering counterfeit dietary supplements containing a hidden prescription drug. The fake products, misrepresented as authentic Green Lumber supplements for men, were found to contain tadalafil—a prescription medication used to treat erectile dysfunction—creating serious health risks for unsuspecting consumers. According to the […]

The 2025 SupplySide Global ingredient trade show marked a turning point for postbiotics, as this once-obscure category stepped into the spotlight as a mature, marketable solution for gut health and beyond. According to industry experts at the event, postbiotics are addressing fundamental consumer frustrations with traditional probiotics while opening new formulation possibilities that were previously […]

The vape industry is experiencing unprecedented disruption as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration intensifies enforcement against unauthorized products. In September 2025 alone, federal agencies seized more than $86 million worth of vape devices, bringing the year's total to $115 million in confiscated inventory nationwide. The crackdown targets popular foreign-made brands including Geek Bar, Lost […]

The Maine Office of Cannabis Policy (OCP) expanded a health and safety recall affecting cannabis vape cartridges sold across 26 retail locations throughout the state after testing revealed unsafe levels of the pesticide chlorfenapyr. The recall began after a consumer reported an adverse health reaction to Yani adult-use vape cartridges in the "watermelon chimera" strain, […]