Supplement Source Podcast

What does it really take to ensure the quality, safety, and regulatory compliance of botanical ingredients sourced through complex global supply chains? In this episode of Supplement Source, CRN's Jeff Ventura welcomes back Ajay Patel, founder and CEO of Verdure Sciences, along with Ashish Kumar, director of compliance, and Isabella Bucklew, sustainability coordinator, for a conversation about why effective compliance requires much more than certifications, audit reports, and paperwork. Drawi...

With FDA's release of final guidance on new dietary ingredient (NDI) notifications this week, questions about ingredient safety, scientific substantiation, and regulatory compliance are taking center stage. That makes the latest episode of CRN's Supplement Source Podcast especially timely. The conversation features Rebecca Tarrien, Program Manager for Safety Services at SGS Nutrasource, discussing the differences between GRAS and NDI regulatory pathways, the challenges manufacturers face in d...

Choline is an essential nutrient with important roles across the lifespan—but many people around the world still aren’t getting enough. Now, choline is gaining greater attention on the international nutrition policy stage. In this episode of Supplement Source, CRN brings together experts in nutrition science, industry, and global policy to explore why choline matters, what the science tells us about intake and health, and how international standards developed through Codex Alimentarius can in...

What if the nutrients we consume can influence not our genetic code itself, but how our bodies read and use it? In this episode of Supplement Source, host Jeff Ventura explores the emerging science of epigenetics, methylation and cellular health with Lauren Eisen and Eric Ciappio of Balchem, along with expert Emily Ho. The conversation breaks down the complex science of methylation in accessible terms, including how epigenetic mechanisms help regulate which genetic information cells use and h...

In this episode of Supplement Source, CRN’s Jeff Ventura sits down with Dr. Isabelle Raymond, Senior Vice President of Global Medical and Clinical Affairs at Nutrafol and a nominee for CRN’s Annette Dickinson Trailblazer Award. A neuroscientist by training, Raymond shares how her career took her from pharmaceutical and biotech research into the dietary supplement space—and why that move opened new possibilities for scientific exploration. She discusses her groundbreaking research on ha...