Articles by Shari Barbanel
RIBUS Named to USDA/USTR Technical Advisory Committee
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack and U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Michael Froman appointed Steve Peirce, president of St. Louis, MO-based RIBUS, Inc., to the Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee for Trade in Grains, Feed, Oilseeds and Planting Seeds. RIBUS is a global leader in GMO (genetically modified organism)-free and organic rice-based alternatives to ...
ULTRA PURE, LOW Pb/As/Cd/Hg MINERAL SALTS
To meet European standards for purity, Jost Chemical Co. (Overland, MO) manufactures mineral salts with very low levels of Heavy Metals. Each of the 25 plus chemical salts has a specification for Pb, Cd, and As of 1 ppm maximum and Hg of 0.1 ppm maximum. For a complete list of products and specifications, visit www.jostchemical.com/uplhm.html.
DSM Launches “Science Can Change The World” Campaign
DSM (Heerlen, The Netherlands) has launched a new campaign entitled “Science Can Change The World,” designed to shine the spotlight on the unsung heroes of our time: the scientists who are helping to change the world for the better. The campaign kicks off with a video celebrating four visionary scientists with the strength and persistence ...
Vitafoods Asia Conference: Translating Science Into Good Business
Vitafoods Asia has announced the program for its second edition of the Vitafoods Asia Conference. Running alongside the exhibition on September 2-3 at AsiaWorld-Expo in Hong Kong, the conference boasts a brand new format and an increase in content offering. Delegates can expect to hear from well-respected industry experts across segments and job functions during ...
Calcium Magnesium Citrate Co-Salt
Jost Chemical Co. (Overland, MO) has developed a co-salt in a 2:1 Ca:Mg molar ratio, which is a unique compound and not a dry blend. The FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) has approved this new product as a New Dietary Ingredient (NDI). Jost offers both a granular product for improved directly compressible tablet manufacturing ...
Workshop Provides Practical Instruction on Botanical Identification
The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) and American Herbal Pharmacopoeia (AHP) held a two-day workshop, “Botanical, macroscopic and organoleptic assessment of herbal ingredients for cGMP (current good manufacturing practice) compliance” on June 15-16 at Portland State University in Oregon. The hands-on workshop provided a detailed orientation of botanical, macroscopic, and organoleptic identification methods; quality assessment techniques ...
Non-GMO Project Publishes Updated Standard
Following three rounds of public comment, the Non-GMO Project recently published version 12 of its comprehensive Standard for GMO avoidance. “Prescribing best practices for GMO (genetically modified organism) avoidance is a highly specialized, technical undertaking,” said Non-GMO Project Executive Director Megan Westgate. “Finished products cannot be reliably tested for GMO content; our standard requires engagement ...
JOSTCOTE
Jost Chemical Co. (Overland, MO), a manufacturer of high purity mineral salts, is now producing JOSTCOTE microencapsulated salts including copper gluconate 20%, ferrous fumarate 60%, ferrous sulfate dried 60%, magnesium oxide 40%, manganese sulfate 50%, reduced iron 70% and zinc oxide 50%. Jost also offers customized products. Applications include chewable tablets, capsules, premixes, nutritional bars ...
FTC Hosts Workshop on Advertising of Homeopathic Products
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will host a public workshop on September 21, 2015 in Washington, D.C., to examine advertising for over-the-counter (OTC) homeopathic products. According to the FTC, during the last few decades, the homeopathic drug industry in the United States has grown considerably from a multimillion-dollar to a multibillion-dollar market. In that time, the ...
Curcumin Power
As curcumin becomes more popular, ingredient suppliers and manufacturers are making quality and research priorities. A chemical compound found in turmeric (Curcuma longa), curcumin has been utilized for thousands of years as a spice in food and is known as a principal healing agent in ayurveda. Further, curcumin’s powerful antioxidant factor and anti-inflammatory effects have ...
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