UK's Advertising Standards Authority tells Cambridge Chocolate to halt ad claims for Esthechoc functional chocolate after firm fails to sway experts with multiple studies on astaxanthin and epicatechins, ingredients in chocolate it says science has shown have a beneficial impact on skin.

Large beer and beverage firms partner with hemp cultivators to compete in fledgling US CBD-infused beverage market, which is estimated to reach $1.4bn sales by 2023. Many firms are working on R&D or have completed products and are waiting for a clear regulatory pathway from FDA before launch.

AHPA supports 2020 Smithsonian Folklife Festival ginseng program; NPA offers to help Amazon following its notification of potentially counterfeit Align probiotics sold; CRN Day of Science tackles "Healthy Aging"; UNPA partners with hemp industry group; Expo East Herb Walk goes to Green Farmacy; CHPA Educational Foundation KnowYourOTCs campaign named "Social Media Campaign of Year" by PR Daily; and AHPA publishes California Prop 65 compliance guidance for CBD marketers.