In early December my brother Adam and I traveled to China on one of our customary visits to farms that grow our mushrooms and the facilities that process Nammex organic mushroom extracts. China has such a long history of growing and using mushrooms both for food and medicine, and it’s always inspiring to see how […]
https://www.nammex.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/nammex_horizontal_logo493x156.jpg00Skye Chiltonhttps://www.nammex.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/nammex_horizontal_logo493x156.jpgSkye Chilton2024-02-07 19:25:592024-02-09 18:19:38China 2023, A Report From the Field
Nammex, the premier North American supplier of Certified Organic Functional Mushroom Extracts, has received an interim response from FDA to the Citizen Petition the company filed in June requesting the Agency address the mislabeling of dietary supplements and functional foods as “mushroom” or containing “mushrooms” when they contain other fungal parts, and do not contain […]
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 […]
https://www.nammex.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/nammex_horizontal_logo493x156.jpg00Jeff Chiltonhttps://www.nammex.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/nammex_horizontal_logo493x156.jpgJeff Chilton2023-11-17 21:56:452023-11-20 19:37:20Survey of 10,000 People Confirms a Mushroom is a Mushroom
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 […]
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 […]
This year our annual trip to China coincided with the 10th International Medicinal Mushroom Conference in Nantong, China. Here are some of the interesting new developments in the world of mushrooms, including cordyceps and morel cultivation.
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 […]
Reishi is a warm temperature mushroom, growing and maturing during the summer in temperatures of 80F, and harvested in early September. With this in mind, we arrived in China on the first of September for our annual audit of mushroom farms. It had been a few years since we had visited reishi farms and we […]
The July/August issue of Inside Laboratory Management, the Journal of AOAC International, has listed the peer reviewed article, Measurement of Beta-glucan in Mushrooms and Mycelial Products, as the second most downloaded article of 2017/2018. AOAC International is the governing body that sets the standards for analytical testing methods. This research, carried out by Dr. Barry […]
https://www.nammex.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/nammex_horizontal_logo493x156.jpg00Jeff Chiltonhttps://www.nammex.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/nammex_horizontal_logo493x156.jpgJeff Chilton2018-08-21 15:44:192018-08-24 19:48:08Journal of AOAC Notes Popularity of Beta-glucan Study
China 2023, A Report From the Field
In early December my brother Adam and I traveled to China on one of our customary visits to farms that grow our mushrooms and the facilities that process Nammex organic mushroom extracts. China has such a long history of growing and using mushrooms both for food and medicine, and it’s always inspiring to see how […]
FDA Issues 180-Day Interim Response to Citizen Petition
Nammex, the premier North American supplier of Certified Organic Functional Mushroom Extracts, has received an interim response from FDA to the Citizen Petition the company filed in June requesting the Agency address the mislabeling of dietary supplements and functional foods as “mushroom” or containing “mushrooms” when they contain other fungal parts, and do not contain […]
Survey of 10,000 People Confirms a Mushroom is a Mushroom
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
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
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 […]
China Adventures 2019 – Medicinal Mushroom Conference Details
This year our annual trip to China coincided with the 10th International Medicinal Mushroom Conference in Nantong, China. Here are some of the interesting new developments in the world of mushrooms, including cordyceps and morel cultivation.
Nammex Testing Protocol Presented at Medicinal Mushroom Conference
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 […]
Nammex featured in Low Carb Mag Sep-Oct 2019
China Adventures 2018 – The Reishi Harvest
Reishi is a warm temperature mushroom, growing and maturing during the summer in temperatures of 80F, and harvested in early September. With this in mind, we arrived in China on the first of September for our annual audit of mushroom farms. It had been a few years since we had visited reishi farms and we […]
Journal of AOAC Notes Popularity of Beta-glucan Study
The July/August issue of Inside Laboratory Management, the Journal of AOAC International, has listed the peer reviewed article, Measurement of Beta-glucan in Mushrooms and Mycelial Products, as the second most downloaded article of 2017/2018. AOAC International is the governing body that sets the standards for analytical testing methods. This research, carried out by Dr. Barry […]