Articles by Shari Barbanel
“Identifying the Elephant in the Room” Series for Natural Product Industry Professionals Tackles Sexism
INICIVOX will be bringing its award-winning virtual seminar series, “Identifying the Elephant in the Room,” to the natural products industry from March 16 to April 20. The six-part series will feature professionals from various sectors of the industry, coming from all sides of the “elephant,” who can share experiences–both positive and negative–while giving other professionals ...
Capsoil Foodtech Expands Manufacturing to U.S. and Announces New CEO
Capsoil Foodtech, by Prodalim, Ltd. (Tel Aviv, Israel), a company with a patented process for converting oil-based ingredients into water-soluble powders, announced the appointment of Doron Safrai, former CEO of Algatech. The former CEO, Nir llani, will remain on the board of Capsoil Foodtech. Safrai joins Capsoil Foodtech as the company is weeks away from ...
Herbalist & Alchemist Moves Into New Facility, Increases Herb Extraction Capacity
Herbalist & Alchemist (H&A, Washington, NJ), the maker of the award-winning, practitioner-quality, herbal products formulated by David Winston RH(AHG), has moved to a new location, increasing production capacity to accommodate demand for both the company’s liquid and solid botanical extracts. The new facility has been certified by OK Kosher. “As our business of providing the ...
ADM Opens State-of-the-Art Production Facility in Spain
ADM (Chicago, IL) has announced that it has opened a new production facility in Valencia, Spain to help meet rising global demand for probiotics, postbiotics and other products that support health and well-being. The production facility represents an investment north of $30 million and a more than five-fold increase in ADM’s production capacity, increasing it ...
USDA Publishes Strengthening Organic Enforcement Final Rule
On Jan. 18, the USDA (U.S. Department of Agriculture) National Organic Program (NOP) previewed the Strengthening Organic Enforcement (SOE) final rule. This update to the USDA organic regulations strengthens oversight and enforcement of the production, handling and sale of organic products. This final rule implements 2018 Farm Bill mandates, responds to industry requests for updates ...
Trade Associations Respond to FDA’s Denial of CBD Citizen Petitions
The Natural Products Association (NPA), the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) and the Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) have responded to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) denial of the associations’ CBD Citizen Petitions on Jan. 26. “This is an astonishing dereliction of duty, especially compared to the agility and professionalism the agency showed ...
CRN Commemorates 50th Anniversary in 2023
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2023. Each week, CRN will highlight a memory or milestone with a “Throwback Thursday” reflection on LinkedIn and Twitter as well as in its Daily Supplement member newsletter to commemorate the association’s rich history. The golden anniversary festivities will culminate in a celebration at CRN’s annual conference, taking place Oct. 3-6 ...
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 ...
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