Articles by Shari Barbanel
U.S. Sales of Herbal Supplements Decline Slightly in 2022
A report co-authored by the American Botanical Council (ABC, Austin, TX), SPINS (Chicago, IL) and Nutrition Business Journal (NBJ) stated retail sales of herbal supplements in the United States totaled an estimated $12.121 billion in 2022, a 1.9 percent decrease over the previous year. This marks the first time in almost 20 years that annual sales declined. ...
Kerry Releases 2024 Global Taste Charts
Kerry (Ireland) has released its 2024 global taste charts, “A World of Future Tastes,” to the global food and beverage community. The culmination of Kerry’s year-long research is a series of incisive, interactive charts created for 13 individual regional markets, according to the company. These charts track flavor adoption and evolution around the world and ...
Alkemist Labs Alerts Industry to Alarming Number of Pesticide Test Failings for Inorganic Bromide
Shortly after Alkemist Labs (Garden Grove, CA) added pesticide testing to their suite of services in 2022, it learned that it was common for some third-party labs to leave out testing for two pesticides (inorganic bromide and dithiocarbamates) that required extra testing steps, and advised companies to make sure they were getting the full USP ...
GOED Hosting First Omega-3 Technology & Innovation Roundup Event
The Global Organization for EPA and DHA Omega-3s (GOED) is inviting industry professionals to join its first-ever online Technology & Innovation Roundup Event on Feb. 27 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. EST. Attendees will have the opportunity to hear about the latest developments from a diverse array of service providers, testing laboratories, contract manufacturers ...
Prebiotics Could Chart New Immune Category Growth, Says Clasado
Clasado Biosciences (U.K.) has shared its perspective on the evolving immune health product market and the expanding role of prebiotics, shedding light on potential immune health market movement in 2024. The immune health category saw an intense period of growth during the COVID-19 pandemic, and still holds strong potential. Research firm Future Market Insights for ...
Asiros Nordic Partners With Gummynology to Roll Out Prebiotic Gummies
Asiros Nordic, a Danish grower, manufacturer and supplier of farm-to-finish Nordic berries, has announced a partnership with Clearwater, FL-based Gummynology to offer the first-ever prebiotic gummies into the U.S. market. The gummies are infused with prebiotics, are maltodextrin-free and are free of any added sugar. Asiros Nordic is a vertically integrated company that controls the ...
Relaunched Dietary Supplement Caucus Receives Broad Industry Support
The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA), American Herbal Products Association (AHPA), the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), Natural Products Association (NPA), and United Natural Products Alliance (UNPA) have announced their unified support of the re-establishment of the Congressional Dietary Supplement Caucus (CDSC). The caucus’ request for registration as a Congressional Member Organization (CMO) for the ...
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 ...
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