Articles by Shari Barbanel
NPA, CRN Respond to Research Showing Supplements With Banned Ingredients are Still on the Market
A study recently published in JAMA by Pieter A. Cohen, MD; Bharathi Avula, PhD; and Kumar Katragunta, PhD, et al, has found that supplements with banned ingredients are still on the market despite the companies having received warning letters from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The study stated that “Some dietary supplements are adulterated ...
Gavan Develops Zero-waste Plant Protein Extraction
Gavan Technologies, Ltd. (Acre, Israel), has developed a novel, waste-free protein extraction method that completes the sustainability loop through the sustainability practice of upcycling. The foodtech start-up said it supports the circular economy by positioning total plant extraction at the core of its operations. “Our new, multi-step technological platform enables us to take any plant ...
OBX and Purissima Announce Exclusive, Multi-year Processing and Distribution Partnership
Purissima (San Francisco, CA) has announced an exclusive, multi-year processing and distribution partnership with Open Book Extracts (OBX, Roxboro, NC). This collaboration also marks Purissima as the first company to achieve commercial scale production of minor cannabinoids using Purissima’s proprietary algae-based fermentation platform, the company stated. Kicking off production in July 2022, the compounds are proposed to ...
Senator Burr Takes Position Against Including Dietary Supplement Provisions in FDA User Fee Bill Package
On July 14, Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), the ranking member of the Senate HELP Committee and a central negotiator in the conference proceedings, introduced a clean reauthorization of FDA User Fee Programs (U.S. Food and Drug Administration), which does not include controversial dietary supplement provisions. Senator Burr cited concerns over the Senate’s ability to pass ...
Open Book Extracts Expands Capabilities and Management Team
Open Book Extracts (OBX) has announced expanded operations and service capabilities for finished goods manufacturing to serve their global customer base more effectively. The new capabilities accelerate the pace of product innovation while significantly increasing manufacturing capacity and operational excellence, the company stated. Highlights of the expansion at the company’s headquarters in North Carolina include ...
V.G. Nair, 73, Sabinsa Director and CEO, Dies of COVID-19 Complications
Sami-Sabinsa (India) Group’s founder, Chairman and Managing Director, Dr. Muhammed Majeed, has announced that V.G. Nair, 73, director and CEO of the Sami-Sabinsa Group, died on July 6 due to complications from COVID-19. Nair was born and raised in Kerala, India. A business degree holder, he ran his own company until he was 60 years ...
Ohly Launches Carbon-neutral Product
Ohly has introduced its first carbon-neutral ingredients for the food and bionutrients markets, alongside a commitment to run its Hamburg, Germany production site as net-zero by 2030. “At Ohly, we have a legacy of pursuing carbon emission reductions, and we are proud of our performance so far,” said Ralf Fink, Ohly CEO. “Since 2018, we ...
Alkemist Alerts Industry to Potentially Incomplete Pesticide Testing
When Alkemist Labs (Garden Grove, CA) added pesticide testing to its suite of services earlier this year, the company stated it was surprised that the reports several clients had been getting revealed that pesticides testing by some third-party labs is not as comprehensive as the clients had assumed. <561> is the USP (U.S. Pharmacopeia) general ...
Florida Food Products Acquires Javo
Florida Food Products (FFP, Eustis, FL) has announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire Javo Beverage Company subject to customary closing conditions. Javo is a natural extractor of clean label coffee, tea, and botanicals with a focus on beverage applications. Javo is recognized for its unique extraction capabilities that facilitate the delivery of ...
Dr. Stephen Sinatra, Pioneer in Integrative Cardiology, Dies at 75
On June 22, Maryland-based Healthy Directions announced that Dr. Stephen Sinatra, a board-certified cardiologist specializing in integrative medicine, died “following a brief illness.” According to Sinatra’s Wikipedia page, he was born on Oct. 15, 1946. His Wikipedia page also states “Sinatra graduated from New York’s Albany Medical College with an MD in 1972, and earned his certification ...
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