Articles by Shari Barbanel
Industry Roundtable: The Path to Compliance
The issue of compliance has affected many aspects of the natural products industry. Nutrition Industry Executive (NIE) asked natural product industry experts to discuss this topic, and offer their thoughts on what the industry can do to ensure safe products that comply with government regulations and help gain the confidence of consumers. The Participants Are: ...
Industry Responds to HBO Inside Sports Segment
On May 19, HBO’s Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel aired a segment titled “In Harm’s Way.” In the segment, Soledad O’Brien reported on the deaths of several members of the U.S. military tied to dietary supplements sold at their bases—and ties those deaths to Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and his ongoing efforts to limit the ...
SunOpta Facility Receives First Non-GMO/GE USDA PVP Certification
SunOpta Inc. (Edina, MN) has announced that its Hope, MN facility is the first food manufacturing facility in the United States to receive U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Process Verified Program (PVP) verification for non-genetically modified organisms (GMP)/non-genetically engineered (GE) products. In compliance with the AMS Quality Assessment Division policies and procedures, the USDA has granted ...
InterHealth Acquires Next Pharmaceuticals
InterHealth Nutraceuticals, Inc. (Benicia, CA) has announced that it has acquired the assets of Next Pharmaceuticals, a Salinas, CA-based raw material dietary supplement supplier. Brands acquired from Next Pharmaceuticals include Relora, Sytrinol, Seditol and Nexrutine. Relora and Sytrinol are the leading brand from this acquisition. Relora is a leading natural dietary supplement ingredient that helps ...
Industry Supports Those Affected by Nepal Disaster
On April 25, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake shook Nepal, and has reportedly killed more than 7,500 people and injured more than 14,500. Hundreds of thousands of others were left homeless when entire villages were flattened, and hundreds more are still considered missing. In addition, aftershocks and a continued risk of landslides may cause even more devastation. ...
China Passes Food Safety Law: Implications for Supplements
On April 24, 2015 China’s National People’s Congress passed the Food Safety Law, which has implications across the entire food sector including dietary supplements. Since 2010, the U.S. – China Health Products Association has been encouraging the Chinese government to move their dietary supplement, known as “health food,” legislation toward a more open system based ...
Alkemist Labs Now Selling Phytochemical Reference Standards
Alkemist Labs (Costa Mesa, CA) has officially begun selling phytochemical reference standards developed by Lyon, France-based Extrasynthese, as the U.S. Distribution partner. Petra Erlandson has joined the Alkemist staff as strategic sales manager—reference materials to work with customers on standard selection. A new section of the Alkemist website that lists available products and prices with ...
Mariani Packing Partners with Ganeden Biotech
California-based Mariani Packing Company has partnered with Ohio-based Ganeden Biotech. This partnership allows Mariani to build upon the company’s legacy of innovation through the development of a new portfolio of dried fruit snacks and ingredient products utilizing GanedenBC30 Probiotic Cultures. “We are very excited for our upcoming launch of consumer products, initially focused on digestive ...
IFANCA Names DSM Company of the Year
The Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America (IFANCA) has selected DSM (Parsippany, NJ) as the Company of the Year. The award recognizes DSM’s outstanding halal compliance, implementation and program of label control for halal logo and markings. Stephan Heck, DSM’s senior director quality management, accepted the award at a banquet dinner on behalf of ...
DuPont Nutrition & Health Launches New Positioning
DuPont Nutrition & Health (Copenhagen, Denmark) has launched a new platform to reinforce the strength of the company’s offering to customers and the food industry. Titled “It’s What’s Inside,” the positioning cites all of the key attributes that make DuPont a global leader in specialty food ingredients and food protection, with a foundation in the ...
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