Articles by Shari Barbanel
Kerry to Sell Sweet Ingredients Portfolio to IRCA
Kerry Group (Ireland) has announced that it has entered into exclusive negotiations to sell the trade and assets of its Sweet Ingredients Portfolio to IRCA, an international leader in chocolate, creams and other high-quality semi-finished food ingredients, for a consideration of €500m. The potential sale is subject to relevant regulatory approvals and routine closing adjustments. ...
Seeing Clearly
Out of the five senses, the sense of sight may be one of the most valued. According to research published in 2019 in JAMA Opthalmology, in a cross-sectional survey of U.K. adults from the general public, sight was the most valued sense. These results suggested that people would on average choose 4.6 years of perfect ...
The NutriPharma Coalition Launches
The NutriPharma Coalition is a collaboration between natural ingredient companies, nutraceutical scientists and open-minded pharmaceutical companies to develop patented nutraceutical medicines solving many of the health issues facing the average health care patient at an affordable cost. According to Pharma Manufacturing Magazine, the average cost to develop a new pharma drug is $800 million. Much ...
CRN Shares Insights for National Birth Defects Awareness Month
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) is sharing scientific and economic data demonstrating the value of choline supplementation for early childhood development among the proactive measures women can take to support the development of a healthy baby. January is National Birth Defects Awareness Month as recognized by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The ...
CRN Announces New Board Chair, Executive Officers and Newly Elected Board Members for 2023
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has announced that Tara Martin, general counsel, Nutrawise/You Theory, will serve as the association’s new board of directors chair beginning in January 2023. Martin succeeds Barry Ritz, PhD, chief scientific officer and vice president, professional R&D and regulatory affairs, Nestlé Health Science, who has served in the role for ...
CRN Applauds New York Governor’s Veto of Legislation for Age Restrictions on Dietary Supplement Sales
On Jan. 3, the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) responded to the veto of New York State Assembly Bill A431-C by Governor Kathy Hochul, which “would have prohibited the sale or distribution of over-the-counter diet pills and dietary supplements for weight loss and muscle building to any person under the age of 18 unless prescribed ...
MPL for Dietary Supplements Omitted From Omnibus Spending Bill
The Omnibus Spending Bill was released on December 20 without including the controversial Mandatory Product Listing (MPL) of dietary supplements. Daniel Fabricant, PhD, president and CEO of the Natural Products Association (NPA), stated, “This is a big win for consumers, for innovation, and for access to the healthy products that millions of Americans rely on ...
FTC Revises Business Guidance for Marketers and Sellers of Health Products
The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Bureau of Consumer Protection has announced the issuance of Health Products Compliance Guidance, the agency’s first revision of its business guidance in this area in nearly 25 years. The revised business guide represents a substantial update to the staff’s 1998 guide, Dietary Supplements: An Advertising Guide For Industry. Since that guide was issued, ...
CRN Refutes NPA’s Comments on its Support of Dietary Supplement Listing Act
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) released a statement saying that it has responded to “false information being propagated on social media and other platforms by the Natural Products Association (NPA) regarding effects of the bi-partisan Dietary Supplement Listing Act, as well as the nature of CRN’s support for the proposal and Sen. Richard Durbin’s ...
Arla Foods Ingredients Enters Supply Partnership With Milcobel
Arla Foods Ingredients (Denmark) has agreed to a new supply arrangement with Belgian dairy cooperative Milcobel. Under the terms of the partnership, Milcobel will provide whey protein retentate sourced from its mozzarella production facility in Langemark. Arla Foods Ingredients will refine the raw material before using it to produce specialty ingredients for high-end protein markets. ...
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