Articles by Shari Barbanel
CRN Dismisses FDA Response on N-acetyl-cysteine (NAC)
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) on March 31 denounced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) decision regarding the legal status of n-acetyl-cysteine (NAC) as a dietary ingredient. “CRN is extremely disappointed and unconvinced by FDA’s response today that it has chosen to deny CRN’s citizen’s petition while holding out the possibility that it may open ...
NPA Says Mandatory Product Listing is a “Non-Starter” and Amounts to “Pre-Market Approval”
The Natural Products Association (NPA) has issued a statement on the President’s FY 2023 Budget Request to Congress regarding the section on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). “FDA’s proposal to include mandatory product listing in their FY23 budget request is a non-starter,” said Dr. Daniel Fabricant, the association’s president and CEO. “Year after ...
The Fresh Factory Expands Capabilities in the Wellness Shot Category
The Fresh Factory B.C. Ltd. continues to expand its growing and diverse set of capabilities by adding shot-line equipment to the company’s manufacturing facility located in Carol Stream, IL. With the new technology, the company can produce 2-4 oz. recyclable PET plastic bottles, increasing efficiency and exemplifying The Fresh Factory’s dedication to innovation. In 2019, ...
Ashland Launches Global Responsible Solvers Program
Ashland Global Holdings Inc. (Wilmington, DE) has announced a new program called Responsible Solvers that brings together the company’s global philanthropic commitment to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education, with additional STEM funding and a paid employee volunteer program. Closely aligned with the company purpose to “Responsibly Solve For a Better World,” the Responsible Solvers ...
CRN’s Mister Applauds COSMOS Research, Says Results to Drive Industry Innovation
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has commented on the results of the Cocoa Supplement and Multivitamin Outcomes Study (COSMOS), which were published on March 16, 2022, in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, in two separate papers: • Multivitamins in the prevention of cancer and cardiovascular disease: The COSMOS randomized clinical trial • Effect ...
Hollis Osborne, Stratum Nutrition Founder, Dies at 92
Hollis Osborne, founder of Stratum Nutrition, which commercialized the health benefits of leftover eggshells, died on Feb. 22 at the age of 92. He was born on Sept. 12, 1929 to Olyn and Lilly Osborne near Jasper and Golden City, MO. In 1950, after graduating from the University of Missouri, he married his high school ...
New Hope Adjusts Policies Following Sexual Harassment Complaints at Expo West
New Hope Network, the media company responsible for the annual Natural Products Expo West event, has changed its trade show policies in response to complaints of sexual harassment at the event, which took place March 8-12 in Anaheim, CA. Mariam Elghani, founder of Mariam’s Garlic Goddess, which exhibited at the trade show, stated in a ...
Ingredients by Nature Increases Capacity for Free-drying Services
Ingredients by Nature (IBN, Montclair, CA) has announced the increased capacity and a “no-minimums” policy for the company’s dedicated state-of-the-art freeze-drying services. With capabilities to handle increased demand and immediate availability, the IBN freeze-drying division is prepared to handle freeze drying for a wide variety of industries including nutraceuticals. IBN has offered freeze drying services ...
Kappa Bioscience Announces the Formation of Scientific Advisory Board
Kappa Bioscience (Oslo, Norway) has announced the formation of a “Blue Ribbon” scientific and medical advisory board to support and expand the scientific knowledge base for vitamin K2. The board reflects Kappa’s unique commitment to growing awareness of the rapidly expanding range of benefits associated with vitamin K2 in the form of Menaquinone 7 (MK-7). ...
BIO-CAT Microbials Invests $35 Million in State-of-the-Art Fermentation Facility
BIO-CAT Microbials, LLC has announced a $35 million investment to significantly expand its Troy, VA facility to include fermentation capabilities. The company said it will be breaking ground on an initial 53,800-square-foot expansion phase this month, with potential future expansion up to an additional 100,000 square feet. The expansion—anticipated to be completed in May of 2023—will allow BIO-CAT Microbials ...
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