Articles by Shari Barbanel
AMG Launches New TV Showcase for Natural Products
Alive Media Group (AMG, San Clemente, CA) has just announced a new national TV production to showcase natural products. The Alive & Well HEALTH MINUTE is a hosted and branded series of minute-long feature segments airing on major cable TV networks nationwide. According to AMG CEO Mark Harris, AMG has deals in place with “Lifetime, ...
High Cholesterol, Triglycerides Can Keep Vitamin E From Reaching Body Tissues
In the continuing debate over how much vitamin E is enough, a new study has found that high levels of blood lipids such as cholesterol and triglycerides can keep this essential micronutrient tied up in the blood stream, and prevent vitamin E from reaching the tissues that need it. The research, just published in the ...
NPA and UL Announce New Independent Stamp of Approval
The Natural Products Association (NPA) and UL have announced that they will partner to certify dietary supplement makers are following federal guidelines and regulations—Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)—that are an essential part of the government’s oversight of the industry. As part of this collaboration, UL’s auditors will be trained in the NPA GMP standard, as they ...
Orcas International Announces Name Change
Orcas International (Landing, NJ) has announced its formal name change to Orcas Naturals, which took effect on March 1, 2015, to better reflect the company’s refocus on it core business of natural ingredients. Orcas also announced the recent acquisition of Unique Encapsulation (UET), a manufacturing partner for product development, and is considered a “Best- In-Class” ...
Nestlé USA Commits to Removing Artificial Flavors and FDA-Certified Colors
Nestlé USA (Glendale, CA) has announced its commitment to removing artificial flavors and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-certified colors, such as Red 40 and Yellow 5, from all of its chocolate candy products. By the end of 2015, more than 250 products and 10 brands including Nestlé Butterfinger, Crunch and Baby Ruth will be ...
AIDP Partners With Life Bridge to Market Prebiotic Ingredient
AIDP, Inc. (City of Industry, CA) has announced that it has entered into a partnership with Life Bridge International to market its prebiotic ingredient. The prebiotic, Prebix, is a GRAS (generally recognized as safe)-notified and Non-GMO (genetically modified organism) Verified corn-based prebiotic that has been shown in clinical studies to significantly increase the proliferation of ...
Lallemand Wins Poster Award at Probiota
Lallemand Health Solutions (Montreal, Canada) has announced that innovative probiotics research presented by Dr. Pierre Burguière won the Scientific Frontiers poster award during Probiota 2015 event, in Amsterdam early February. The winning poster described an innovative method for the specific quantification of viable probiotic bacteria in a fraction of the time required for traditional culturing ...
Industry Responds to NY Attorney General’s Allegations
On February 2, the New York State attorney general’s office accused four major retailers—GNC, Target, Walgreens and Walmart—of selling fraudulent and potentially dangerous herbal supplements and demanded that they remove the products from store shelves, according to a New York Times (NYT) article. Authorities said they had conducted tests on top-selling store brands of herbal supplements at ...
CRN Releases Guidelines on Iodine in Supplements for Pregnancy and Lactation
Dietary supplement manufacturers should include a daily serving of at least 150 mcg of iodine in all multivitamin/mineral supplements intended for pregnant and lactating women in the U.S., the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) advises in guidelines for industry. CRN developed these guidelines in response to recommendations from authoritative medical organizations, including the American Academy ...
Nutra Products Announces New Patent
Nutra Products Inc. (Fairfield, CA) has announced a patent and a patent extension on its dietary supplement compositions. The term of Patent U.S. 8,853,262 B2, PKA Buffered Vitamin C Composition and Method has been extended by 2,034 days. This patent applies to FAST-C, winner of the NBJ Scientific Achievement Award, which absorbs faster and is buffered for ...
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