Articles by Shari Barbanel
CRN to Host Conference for Communications/Marketing Pros
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) will hold its premier event for marketing and communications professionals in the wellness space—“WellComms: Ignite!”—on May 4 and 5 in Washington, D.C. This year’s event will provide attendees with insights and best practices on several emerging trends, along with critical guidance on topics such as: User generated content marketing ...
Sami-Sabinsa Group Opens New Production Facility for Active Nutraceutical Ingredients
Sabinsa’s parent company, Sami-Sabinsa Group (India), inaugurated a new state-of-the-art greenfield manufacturing facility at Hassan in the State of Karnataka (India) on March 17. Dr. Muhammed Majeed, chairman and founder, Sami-Sabinsa Group, inaugurated Unit-1 of the facility, Sami Nutraceuticals Pvt. Ltd. and senior executives attended. The unit, located on 10 acres, is the eighth manufacturing ...
Bunge Introduces Nuligo Nutritional Lipids in the United States
Bunge (BG, St. Louis, MO) announced that its nutrition business has officially launched NuliGo nutritional lipids to support muscle health. “Wellness and physical fitness continue to grow as priorities in the minds of North American consumers of all age groups, with many increasingly using functional nutrition as a way to build and maintain physical strength. ...
Clorox Attempting to Sell Vitamins, Minerals and Supplements Business
Bleach maker Clorox Co. (Oakland, CA) has been seeking to divest its vitamins, minerals and supplements (VMS) business after efforts to scale it led to major losses, according to four people familiar with the situation. The VMS business represents just 3 percent of Clorox’s total net sales, yet in 2021 it forced it to take ...
NOW Reveals Testing Results of Bromelain Supplements Purchased on Amazon
NOW (Bloomingdale, IL) continued its award-winning industry self-policing program of testing unfamiliar brands found on Amazon, this time on bromelain, according to the company. The testing revealed some of the most abysmal results since the program began six years ago, the company stated. Although NOW has shared this information widely, with the goal of addressing ...
FrieslandCampina Ingredients Opens New Lactoferrin Production Facility
FrieslandCampina Ingredients has announced the opening of its new lactoferrin production facility in Veghel in the Netherlands to help meet growing global demand in the early life and adult nutrition markets. The facility increases the company’s total capacity from 20 metric tonnes to 80 metric tonnes per year. The plant features new machinery designed specifically ...
FDA Launches New Directory of Ingredients Used in Products Marketed as Dietary Supplements
On March 6, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) unveiled its new Dietary Supplement Ingredient Directory, a webpage where the public can look up ingredients used in products marketed as dietary supplements and quickly find what the FDA has said about that ingredient and whether the agency has taken any action with regard to the ...
Registration is Open for Vitafoods Europe 2023
Registration is now open for Vitafoods Europe 2023, the leading global platform for nutraceutical, functional food and beverage, and dietary supplement professionals. The event, which features Title Sponsor KSM-66 Ashwagandha, is set to welcome more than 15,000 attendees from around the globe to the Palexpo Convention Centre in Geneva, Switzerland (May 9-11) and online (May 1-12). Visitors can experience ...
Next-Level Distillation Technology Creates New Opportunities for Ultra-concentrated Omega-3
Epax (Norway) has given a major upgrade to its facility and launched its next-level molecular distillation technology. The Norwegian marine lipid specialist already guaranteed omega-3 with 90 percent minimum triglyceride content as standard. Now a $40 million investment in its facility in Aalesund has enabled it to increase its distillation capacity and further improve its ...
Legislation Protecting Access to Dietary Supplements Advances in Idaho
On Feb. 28, the Idaho State House Health & Welfare, advanced legislation that would codify the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 into Idaho law. The Natural Products Association (NPA) testified in support of the legislation. “In the past few years, we have fought a number of radical proposals in California, New York, ...
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