Articles by Shari Barbanel
Lonza Agrees to Divest its Capsules & Health Ingredients Business to Lone Star Funds
Lonza (Basel, Switzerland) has entered into a definitive agreement to divest its Capsules & Health Ingredients (CHI) business to Lone Star Funds for an enterprise value of $3 billion. Lonza will realize upfront cash proceeds of $2.2 billion and retain a 40 percent stake in the business, with additional preferential participation in its future exit. ...
NPA Announces 2026 Fly-In Day
The Natural Products Association (NPA) has announced its annual federal government advocacy Fly-In Day on Capitol Hill, which is scheduled for Tuesday, May 12. NPA Fly-In Day is the dietary supplement industry’s preeminent annual gathering in the nation’s capital, offering manufacturers, retailers, ingredient suppliers and other stakeholders an opportunity to shape policies through in-person meetings ...
Barrington Nutritionals Celebrates 35 Years of Growth and Innovation in the Nutraceuticals Industry
Barrington Nutritionals (Harrison, NY) is marking its 35th anniversary this year, celebrating more than three decades of growth, trusted partnerships, and a commitment to high-quality ingredients for the dietary supplement, cosmetics, OTC (over-the-counter) pharmaceutical and functional food and beverage industries. The company was founded in March 1991 in a basement with two employees and a ...
Nutrition21 Rebrands as Everwell Health
Everwell Health (Saddle Brook, NJ) announced a new, unified brand, the culmination of several years of investment in building one of the industry’s most comprehensive functional ingredient platforms, the company said. The Everwell Health brand was originally introduced in 2021 with the acquisition of Nutrition21, LLC. Since then, the company has continued to grow by ...
GOED Celebrates 20 Years of Worldwide Leadership on Global Omega-3 Day
As the world celebrates Global Omega-3 Day (March 3), the Global Organization for EPA and DHA Omega-3s (GOED) marks a monumental milestone: its 20th anniversary. Since its founding in 2006, GOED has transformed from a small group of visionary companies into a global powerhouse representing the entire EPA and DHA omega-3 supply chain, dedicated to ...
Supreme Court Finds Trump’s Tariffs Unlawful; Refund and New Questions Remain
On Feb. 20, the United States Supreme Court ruled in the consolidated case Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) does not grant the President of the United States the authority to impose tariffs. This ruling found that almost all of the major tariffs implemented by the current administration were unlawful, including ...
U.S. Representative Introduces Dietary Supplement Regulatory Uniformity Act
On Feb. 4, U.S. Representative Nick Langworthy (R-NY) introduced the Dietary Supplement Regulatory Uniformity Act, legislation aimed at protecting consumer health while restoring common sense to dietary supplement regulation by reaffirming a single, science-based national standard overseen by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). According to Langworthy, dietary supplements including vitamins, protein powders, creatine ...
CRN Opposes California Protein Powder Bill
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has expressed strong opposition to California Senate Bill 1033, legislation that would impose new state-specific testing, disclosure and labeling mandates on protein powder and other concentrated protein products sold in the state. While CRN said that it supports science-based safety standards and transparency in the dietary supplement marketplace, SB ...
Expo West Celebrates 45 Years, Plans Biggest Show to Date
Natural Products Expo West returns to the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA from March 3-6. According to show organizers, 2026 is a milestone year as Expo West celebrates 45 years with the biggest show to date. The new CPG Innovation Summit is a one-day immersive experience built to connect brands with the resources they ...
Nammex Renews Call for Functional Fungi Label Accuracy and Transparency in Response to ‘Misinformation Campaign’
In what it calls a “misleading marketing campaign,” Nammex (Gibsons, BC, Canada) said it feels compelled to renew a call for accuracy and transparency in labeling and marketing fungi products. “As happens more often than it should, those of us who have long been advocates for transparency in fungi product labeling and marketing are compelled ...
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