Articles by Shari Barbanel
Trade Associations Applaud Bipartisan Legislation to Expand Access to Dietary Supplements
The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA), American Herbal Products Association (AHPA), Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), Natural Products Association (NPA) and the United Natural Products Alliance (UNPA) have applauded the introduction of the Dietary Supplements Access Act. Introduced on July 20 by U.S. Representatives Darin LaHood (R-IL), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), John Curtis (R-UT) and Josh ...
AHPA Announces Release of Herbs of Commerce, Third Edition
The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) has announced the release of the third edition of Herbs of Commerce. The publication provides guidance on the consistent naming of botanical ingredients on product labels, especially those marketed in the U.S. as dietary supplements, according to the association. It is now available for purchase on Amazon. AHPA published the ...
WHO Releases Results of Hazard and Risk Assessment on Aspartame, Associations Comment
On July 14, the World Health Organization (WHO) International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and the WHO Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) released results about the health impact of aspartame. The two groups within the organization have come to different conclusions, with IARC stating that aspartame is ...
Trade Associations Release Statements Addressing FDA’s Updated Proposal to Create Unified HFP
On June 27, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released an update on its proposal to create a unified Human Foods Program (HFP), including potential organizational changes affecting the Office of Dietary Supplement Programs. FDA Commissioner Robert M. Califf stated, “With a human food landscape that is rapidly evolving as consumer preferences, products, and ...
Aspartame to be Declared a Possible Carcinogen by WHO’s Cancer Research Agency
Aspartame, one of the world’s most common artificial sweeteners, is set to be declared a possible carcinogen on July 14 by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the World Health Organization’s (WHO) cancer research agency. The IARC ruling, finalized in June after a meeting of the group’s external experts, is intended to assess ...
dsm-firmenich Completes Acquisition of Adare Biome
dsm-firmenich (The Netherlands) completion of its acquisition of Adare Biome (France) for an enterprise value of €275 million. “Adare Biome, as a global leader in the research and manufacturing of postbiotics with over a century of pioneering science in its heritage, is a perfect fit for dsm-firmenich that will complement three of our four business ...
Sempera Organics and Sinoveda Canada Partner to Advance Mushroom Testing and Innovations
Sempera Organics (Morgan Hill, CA), recently announced that it signed an MOU (memorandum of understanding) with Sinoveda Canada Inc. to accelerate the development of fungi-based wellness ingredients and products. “Sempera is on a mission to identify, validate and deliver fungi bio-actives that target human conditions such as cognition, sleep, stress, anxiety and gut flora health, ...
Cepham Joins Nutrify Today C-Suite Summit
Cepham (Somerset, NJ) was recently the Gold Partner at the C-Suite Summit held in Mumbai, India on June 8-9. This event, organized by Nutrify Today (India), showcased the convergence of visionary leaders, industry pioneers and government representatives from around the world to discuss the future of the nutraceuticals sector. “After the resounding success of the inaugural edition in ...
Bio-Botanica Earns BBB Accreditation
Bio-Botanica Inc. (Hauppauge, NY) recently earned accreditation with the Better Business Bureau (BBB), a standards-based, nonprofit organization with a local Board of Directors that works to advance business trust. “For over 50 years, Bio-Botanica has operated with three of its core beliefs being customer first, quality and integrity,” said Chief Commercial Officer Scott Florentino. “These ...
RIBUS Opens New Production Facility in Nevada
RIBUS Inc. recently opened its doors to its first solely owned and operated production facility in Sparks, NV. The company, previously based in St. Louis, MO, moved its headquarters to Sparks, located in the Reno area, earlier this year. The new 15,000-plus square-foot plant, located at 1355 Greg St., Ste. 101, Sparks, NV 89431, is ...
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