Articles by Shari Barbanel
Following Final NAC Guidance and Marketplace Stabilization, NPA Withdraws FDA Lawsuit
After securing final guidance for N-Acetyl-Cysteine (NAC) through a citizen petition and lawsuit, the Natural Products Association (NPA) dismissed its case against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which preserves legal rights and standing should additional action be necessary. The guidance also initiates the process for export certificates for NAC, which was a primary ...
IFF Health Announces Partnership with GenM to Deliver Supplement Solutions for Menopausal Women
IFF Health (Belguim) has announced a partnership with GenM, the menopause partner for brands. The complementary alliance enables IFF Health to not only accelerate global awareness of the menopausal journey, but also provide comprehensive, targeted solutions for brands and consumers. It is estimated that 1 billion women worldwide will be going through menopause by 2025. IFF ...
Nutrasource Announces NutraStrong Certification Program
Nutrasource Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Services (Guelph, ON, Canada), a global full-service contract research organization (CRO) has announced the launch of the NutraStrong Certification, a new global certification program. The NutraStrong Certification is an industry spanning program that classifies products with relevant and specific standards for each product category. These standards set a baseline of quality ...
Barrington Nutritionals to Partner with WIN America
Ingredient supplier Barrington Nutritionals (Harrison, NY) has announced their partnership with WIN America (Houston, TX), a manufacturer of functional ingredient premixes, in creating, manufacturing and distributing custom premix solutions. “We have been nothing short of impressed with WIN America. From their company culture to their state-of-the-art facilities with 100 percent SQF ranking, to their attention ...
Botanical Adulterants Prevention Program Releases SOP for Disposal of ‘Irreparably Defective Articles’
The ABC-AHP-NCNPR Botanical Adulterants Prevention Program (BAPP) has announced the completion and public availability of its long-awaited Best Practices Standardized Operating Procedure (SOP) for the Disposal/Destruction of Irreparably Defective Articles. These best practices are a voluntary standards initiative designed to assist responsible buyers in the herb, dietary supplements, food, cosmetics and over-the-counter (OTC) drug industries ...
Women In Nutraceuticals Launches to Drive Industry Social, Economic and Professional Equity
Women In Nutraceuticals (WIN), the non-profit spearheaded by a cohort of global nutraceutical leaders, has announced its formal launch, with a vision to inspire, empower and motivate women in the global nutraceutical industry to achieve personal and professional success. The non-profit organization champions the cause of women in the nutraceutical industry to achieve equal opportunity ...
Verdure Sciences Joins Alkemist Assured Quality Transparency Initiative
Verdure Sciences (Noblesville, IN) has joined Alkemist Labs’ (Garden Grove, CA) Alkemist Assured initiative. This year Alkemist Labs launched Alkemist Assured, a new program based upon testing transparency and the assurance that a company is serious about confirming quality. Verdure’s vice president, Sonya Cropper, expressed excitement for the aligned efforts toward clean label, transparent solutions ...
CRN Reveals Data from 2022 Consumer Survey on Dietary Supplements
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has revealed initial findings from its 2022 Consumer Survey on Dietary Supplements. The survey’s key findings show supplement usage is back to pre-pandemic levels. Overall, three-quarters of Americans report using nutritional or dietary supplements. The vast majority of supplement users continue to be regular users. “This year’s data shows ...
Kerry Releases Functional Beverage Consumer Research Report
Immune, gut and heart health continue as important concerns for functional beverage consumers, while beauty and sports performance are on the rise, according to new research by Kerry (Ireland). Kerry surveyed more than 10,000 consumers from 18 countries across North America, South America Europe, the Asia Pacific, South Africa and Australia to learn more about ...
CRN Disappointed, But Remains Committed to Product Listing for Dietary Supplements
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) said that it remains committed to its support of Mandatory Product Listing (MPL) despite the advancement of the drug user fee bill, the FDASLA Act of 2022, without including provisions to increase transparency for dietary supplements. In response to the release of the text of the Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine ...
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