Articles by Shari Barbanel
Frutarom Acquires Vitiva
Frutarom Industries Ltd. (Haifa, Israel) has announced the signing of an agreement to purchase the shares of Vitiva of Slovenia for a cash payment of approximately $10 million. Vitiva specializes in the research and development, production, marketing and sales of specialty natural extracts from plants exhibiting antioxidant activity or scientifically proven health attributes backed up ...
Company Owner Pleads Guilty to Adulterating Supplements
The owner and president of a dietary supplement manufacturing company in Flanders, NJ, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in relation to a scheme in which he directed the sale of diluted and adulterated dietary ingredients and supplements sold by his company, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Barry Steinlight, 69, of Hackettstown, ...
Healthy Nation Coalition Details Persistent Failures of DGA
In an open letter to government officials, the Healthy Nation Coalition described the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) as a failed policy. The letter from concerned scientists, nutrition professionals and consumers is addressed to the Secretaries of the U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services. The letter asserts that these recommendations contribute to ...
VRM Media Acquires “Fitness Trainer” Magazine
VRM Media (East Brunswick, NJ, www.vrmmedia.com), a leading provider of business magazines, websites and e-newsletters for the health and natural products industry, has announced its acquisition of Fitness Trainer magazine from the Mallarina Sales Corporation. Fitness Trainer (fitnesstrainermag.uberflip.com/t/47105), founded in 2012 by Robert B. Rose, is a digital business magazine for personal trainers and other ...
NPA and UL Partner for Expanded Industry Education
The Natural Products Association (NPA) and UL, a leading global independent safety science company, are working together to offer increased educational opportunities to NPA members. The education provided through joint NPA and UL efforts will provide online and in-person education for NPA members. The new education partnership, which will incorporate NPA’s prestigious regulatory and compliance seminars, ...
Naturex Opens Chilean Subsidiary
Naturex (Avignon, France) is strengthening its position in Latin America in response to growing local demand for natural ingredients. Following the January 2014 acquisition of Chile Botanics and its factory in Linares, the group is now opening a sales office in Santiago, Chile. The Chilean branch provides current and future customers with the full product ...
President Obama Signs Sunscreen Innovation Act
On November 26, President Obama signed the Sunscreen Innovation Act (SIA) into law after is was passed in the House of Representatives on November 14. The bill is designed to address a regulatory backlog that is preventing U.S. consumers from having access to advanced, effective sunscreens that are widely available in the rest of the ...
Deerland Enzymes Awarded Site Reference Number from NNHPD of Canada
Deerland Enzymes (Kennesaw, GA) has announced that the company has received a notice of acceptance from Health Canada Natural and Non-prescription Health Products Directorate (NNHPD) for a Foreign Site Reference Number (FSRN). Deerland Enzymes is among a select group of companies located in the United States chosen to participate in the NNHPD’s pilot program that ...
Probiotic Reach
As the list of the health benefits probiotics offer expands, suppliers and manufacturers must take a number of factors into account to ensure that the finished product is stable and effective.According to the firm BCC Research, the global market of probiotic ingredients, supplements and foods nearly reached $27.1 billion in 2013 and will grow at ...
The Food Safety Fight
The June issue of Nutrition Industry Executive (NIE) magazine included the feature article “The Food Safety Fight: Industry leaders weigh in on the current state of food safety in the natural products industry.” Below is an extension of the article. The participants are: • Stan Hazan Senior Director of Regulatory Affairs and Associate Programs NSF ...
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