Articles by Shari Barbanel
BGG Receives Ecovadis Award for Sustainable Manufacturing Practices
BGG World (BGG, Irvine, CA) recently received a silver medal as recognition for its Ecovadis sustainability rating. Ecovadis is the world’s largest provider of business sustainability ratings. Ecovadis’ discerning staff have rated more than 500,000 companies worldwide, recognizing leading companies like BGG with medals that demonstrate their efforts in attaining Ecovadis’ goal of improving economies, ...
Alkemist Labs to Protect COAs Against Counterfeits
Arizona-based HealthLOQ has announced that Alkemist Labs (Garden Grove, CA) is the first analytical testing laboratory serving the natural products industry to fully protect their certificates of analysis (COAs) against counterfeits and unauthorized tampering using HealthLOQ’s document protection software. In addition to ongoing tests and certificates, Alkemist Labs has protected the entirety of its almost ...
CRN Releases New Economic Impact Study of the Supplement Industry
CRN (The Council for Responsible Nutrition) has released its updated economic impact study (EIS) which provides a comprehensive analysis of the fiscal benefit the supplement industry contributes to the U.S. economy. The report reveals the industry’s positive impact on jobs, wages, taxes and other financial contributions in all 50 states, and in Congressional districts. The ...
New Hope Announces New Date, New Location for Newtopia Now
Newtopia Now, a new trade event to be held this year by New Hope Network, and originally scheduled for Aug. 6-8 at the Savannah Convention Center in Savannah, GA, has announced a new date and location. The event will now be held Aug. 25-28 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, CO. Following the closure ...
California Renews Push to Restrict Access to Supplements
Despite intense lobbying efforts by the Natural Products Association (NPA) in 2022 to secure a veto by Governor Gavin Newsom, the California State Assembly Health Committee recently advanced AB 82, which would restrict and prohibit access to dietary supplements. “The NPA has worked in good faith with the California Department of Public Health to educate ...
FrieslandCampina Ingredients Unveils 5 Key Nutrition Trends For 2024
FrieslandCampina Ingredients (The Netherlands) has released its fourth annual magazine detailing five key trends that will drive the evolution of the food, drink and supplement industries in 2024. “Nutritional Trends 2024” offers expert insights from the FrieslandCampina Ingredients team on the latest consumer research and market trends to help brands unlock new areas for innovation ...
Kyowa Hakko Bio Celebrates Opening of Expanded Cognizin Manufacturing Facility
In November, Kyowa Hakko Bio Co., Ltd. and Kyowa Hakko USA, Inc., a subsidiary of Kirin Holdings Company, Limited celebrated of the opening of its expanded citicoline manufacturing facilities at the Kyowa Hakko Bio Yamaguchi Production Center, situated in Hofu City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. The occasion marks a significant milestone in the company’s growth journey. ...
Nutrition Industry Executive’s Top 10 Stories From 2023
As we approach the end of 2023, Nutrition Industry Executive (NIE) magazine looks back at the most read stories throughout the year. This year featured news items including the FDA unveiling its new Dietary Supplement Ingredient Directory, and aspartame to be declared a possible carcinogen by the WHO. See below for the top headlines of the year. ...
ACG Joins List of WEF’s Global Lighthouse Network
ACG recently announced the inclusion of its capsule manufacturing facility in Pithampur, India, into the Global Lighthouse Network (GLN) by the World Economic Forum (WEF). WEF’s Global Lighthouse Network is a community of manufacturers which shows leadership in using Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies to transform factories, value chains and business models, for compelling financial and ...
Sabinsa Nanjing Expands Into New Facility in Nanjing, China
Sabinsa, the multi-national health science company founded by Dr. Muhammed Majeed 35 years ago, will begin the new year by relocating the Sabinsa Nanjing Biotechnology Company Limited corporate office to a new location in Nanjing, China. In addition to office space, the company will have a sizeable warehouse, repacking, QC and meeting rooms on the ...
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