Entries by Jeff Chilton

Survey of 10,000 People Confirms a Mushroom is a Mushroom

November 17, 2023 in /by

Nammex, the premier North American supplier of Certified Organic Functional Mushroom Extracts, commissioned a survey of 10,000 people in the US on mushroom terminology that makes the consumer’s definition of what a mushroom is clear: it’s a mushroom. “We commissioned this survey as a logical extension of our campaign for clarity and accuracy in mushroom […]

Nammex Files Citizen Petition Requesting FDA Actions on Mushroom Product Labeling

July 14, 2023 in /by

Nammex, the premier North American supplier of Certified Organic Functional Mushroom Extracts, has filed a Citizen Petition with FDA requesting the Agency to address the mislabeling of dietary supplements and functional foods as “mushroom” or containing “mushrooms” when they contain other fungal parts, and do not contain “mushrooms” as claimed, or fail to disclose added […]

Nammex Achieves a Breakthrough in Mushroom Cultivation

October 27, 2021 in , /by

Cultivated Turkey Tail is Available for the First Time After three years of research and development, Nammex – an organic mushroom extract ingredient supplier – has achieved a breakthrough: Close to 80 tons of fresh Trametes versicolor, commonly known as turkey tail, have been cultivated and harvested for commercial purposes this year. With that, Nammex […]

Nammex Testing Protocol Presented at Medicinal Mushroom Conference

October 1, 2019 in , /by

Mushroom scientists from around the world gathered in Nantong, China, from September 19th-23rd, 2019, at the most recent ISMM conference on medicinal mushrooms. Sessions were divided into multiple categories: Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Nutritional and Medicinal Values, Biodiversity and Ethnomycology, and Cultivation.   Jeff Chilton, founder of Nammex, elaborated upon his previous presentation at the International […]