Articles by Angela Santoriello
Vets Plus Achieves Safe Quality Food Level 3 Certification
Global animal health company Vets Plus, Inc. (Menomonie, WI) has received SQF (Safe Quality Food) Code 7.2 Level 3 certification for manufacture of dietary supplements after a rigorous audit of the manufacturing facilities for food safety and quality management systems, reported the company. This is the highest level of certification standards set by the Safe ...
NPA and AHPA Support FDA Efforts on Adulterated Dietary Supplements
The Natural Products Association (NPA) has made it very clear that it will crack down on manufacturers selling adulterated products. Daniel Fabricant, PhD, executive director and CEO, NPA, who was the former director of the Division of Dietary Supplement Programs at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), commented on a new report in The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), in which ...
Authors Retract Green Coffee Bean Diet Paper Touted by Dr. Oz
According to Retraction Watch report, two authors of a 2012 paper cited on The Dr. Oz Show, which made claims about green coffee bean extract’s abilities to help people lose weight, have retracted it. The study’s sponsors, Joe Vinson and Bryan Burnham, cannot assure the validity of the data so so they are retracting the paper, reported Retraction Watch, noting ...
Ingredion to Acquire Penford to Expand Portfolio
Ingredion Incorporated (Westchester, IL) announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Penford Corporation, a U.S.-based leader in specialty ingredients for food and non-food applications. Ilene Gordon, chairman and CEO, Ingredion, said the acquisition is another step in executing our strategic blueprint for growth. “It expands our higher-value specialty portfolio, establishes manufacturing of ...
Stevia’s Bitterness Removed Using New All Natural Process
An all-natural process developed to remove the bitter metallic aftertaste from the plant-based sweetener stevia was announced by MycoTechnology, Inc. at the SupplySide West convention in Las Vegas, Nevada. The new process, MycoZyme, uses a mushroom-based enzymatic method to yield a pleasant-tasting, zero calorie sweetener, reported MycoZyme, noting unlike past stevia-based products, this sweetener has ...
American Egg Board Offers Solutions for Gluten-free Compliance
American Egg Board (AEB, Park Ridge, IL) is releasing a new white paper detailing the functional benefits REAL egg ingredients provide to gluten-free formulating. According to the board, this timely paper coincides with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulatory deadline regarding gluten-free food labeling which went into effect on Aug., 2014, and the FDA ...
ABC Scientist to Speak at World Acupuncture & Integrative Medicine Conference
The American College of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine and the City of Houston invite health care specialists to the upcoming World Acupuncture & Integrative Medicine Conference in Texas. American Botanical Council Chief Science Officer Stefan Gafner, PhD, will give a presentation on Adulteration of Botanical Ingredients and Analytical Technologies to Determine the Authenticity of Herbal ...
Krill Education Program Gains Significant Traction
A year ago, Aker BioMarine (Oslo, Norway) launched “How to Speak Krill,” an education program aimed at retailers, particularly in the health food channel. This program gives retailers the proper tools to help their customers make better decisions when choosing an omega-3 option, reported the company. Since unveiling the program, SPINS data indicate that the ...
GC Rieber Oils Expands Production, Enhances Quality
Novel Ingredient Services (West Caldwell, NJ) GC Rieber Oils has continued to upgrade its entire line of premium quality omega-three concentrates. The line promised to make improvements to ingredient quality, potency and purity; extended shelf life; new and improved omega-three concentrates; and in-demand quality/sustainability certifications. According to the company, the newly-opened manufacturing facility in Kristiansund, ...
CRN Responds to New Analysis on DMBA
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) issued a statement in response to a new analysis, “A Synthetic Stimulant Never Tested in Humans, 1,3-dimethylbutylamine (DMBA), is Identified in Multiple Dietary Supplements,” published online in Drug Testing and Analysis. Steve Mister, president & CEO, CRN, said the council agrees with the authors of this analysis that DMBA ...
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