Articles by Shari Barbanel
Kerry Opens Largest and Most Advanced Taste Facility in Africa
Kerry (Ireland) officially opened the largest and most advanced taste manufacturing facility on the African continent, the company stated. The new R650m (€38m) facility is located in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, and will produce sustainable nutrition solutions that will be consumed across the African continent. The official opening was attended by Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry ...
NOW Continues Testing of Dietary Supplement Brands Sold on Amazon
NOW (Bloomingdale, Il) continued its award-winning industry self-policing program of testing unfamiliar brands found on Amazon, and the cheating continues, the company stated. The program, begun in 2017, tests high value products sold by unheard of brands on Amazon at both internal and external labs, and evaluates the results compared to label claims. NOW reexamined ...
Open Book Extracts Completes Phase 1 of Toxicology and Safety Assessment for CBG, CBN and CBC
Open Book Extracts (OBX, Roxboro, NC) has announced the completion of phase one of the toxicology and safety results for its cannabinoid ingredients cannabigerol (CBG), cannabinol (CBN), and cannabichromene (CBC). OBX contracted respected scientific and regulatory consulting firm, AIBMR Life Sciences, Inc, to conduct the battery of toxicological studies to investigate the safety of the ...
BENEO invests $54 Million in Pulse-processing Plant
BENEO has announced a $54 million investment in a new pulse processing site in Offstein, Germany. The site will produce protein-rich pulse ingredients for food and animal feed. It will focus initially on protein concentrate, starch-rich flour and hulls from faba beans, with the option to process other pulses in the future. The new production ...
Durbin, Braun Introduce Legislation to Mandate Product Listings for Dietary Supplements
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Mike Braun (R-IN) introduced the Dietary Supplement Listing Act of 2022, bipartisan legislation to require dietary supplement manufacturers to list their products with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The Dietary Supplement Listing Act of 2022 would require companies to provide FDA with vital information about their ...
Vitamin Angels Launches Mother’s Day Campaign
In celebration of Mother’s Day, Vitamin Angels has launched a donation campaign to raise awareness around the urgency of maternal and child nutrition. Beginning on April 29 and ending on May 8, Vitamin Angels’ corporate partners Eu Natural, Nourished and Nature’s Sunshine will match campaign donations up to $35,000. “For expecting mothers and young children, nutrition ...
Orrin Hatch, 7-term Senator of Utah Who Impacted the Natural Products Industry, Dies at 88
Retired Republican Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah passed away at age 88 in Salt Lake City on Saturday, April 23, due to complications of a stroke he suffered on April 15. The longest serving Republican and the sixth longest-serving senator in the history of the Senate, Sen. Hatch served a 42-year-long, seven-term career, which began ...
Verdure Celebrates 25 Years With Launch of First Sustainability & Global Stewardship Report
Initially founded as Geni Herbs in 1997 by founder & CEO Ajay Patel, Verdure Sciences (Indiana) has supplied plant-based ingredients to the global market for a quarter-century. Today, the company supplies clinically backed plant-based ingredients to a global market with rigorous quality, research, and sustainability efforts in place. While not much has changed at the ...
Kerry Completes Acquisition of Natreon
Kerry (Ireland) has announced it has completed the acquisition of Natreon, Inc. (New Brunswick, NJ) a supplier of branded ayurvedic botanical ingredients. Natreon supplies branded and scientifically studied and tested ayurvedic extracts to the dietary supplement and functional food and beverage industries across the globe. The acquisition significantly expands Kerry’s leadership position and ProActive Health portfolio of ...
Martin Bauer to Go Climate Neutral by 2030
Martin Bauer (Secaucus, NJ) and all other companies in the global nature network are taking responsibility for the CO2emissions produced by their business operations. For the first time in its history, the group has calculated its corporate carbon footprint, which has now been checked and certified by an independent external body. The group’s goal is ...
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