Coronavirus crisis: Demand for immunity supplements surged amid China outbreak
Some Chinese health food firms have revealed increased demand for products related to immunity boosting and respiratory health amid the Wuhan virus outbreak.
While the novel coronavirus had led to a sharp rise in the demand for face masks, hand sanitizers, some supplement firms said demand for some of their products had increased too.
At Chinese firm Angel Yeast, demand for glucan, lactoferrin, selenium-enriched yeast had gone up three-fold.
The firm’s overseas business director Jimmy Fu said in response to NutraIngredients-Asia’s queries that products that boost the immunity or prevent upper respiratory tract infection were in high demand.
