Articles by Shari Barbanel
Pharmactive Ramps Up Sustainability Policy
Pharmactive Biotech Products S.L.U.(Madrid, Spain) has unveiled its long-term sustainability program emphasizing fair-trade, boosting local women’s workforces, reducing energy consumption and waste through upcycling, and promoting crops that support biodiversity. The company has certified its Environmental Management System according to ISO 14001:2015. The efforts are part of the company’s zealous efforts to keep its operations ...
Obiturary: Paul C. Ross (1931-2021), Bioforce USA Founder & Chairman
Paul C. Ross, a resident of Millbrook, NY and formerly New York City, passed away at his home on Dec. 22, 2021. He was born in New York on Jan. 4, 1931 to George and Diana Ross. He attended Friends Seminary in New York and graduated from Oberlin College in Ohio, where he earned a ...
Clasado Steps Up GPA Engagement With Executive Board and Committee Appointments
Clasado Biosciences (U.K.) has announced that it will be stepping up its membership of the Global Prebiotic Association (GPA) to executive board level. Senior leadership team members at Clasado have been appointed to join key GPA committees. While CEO Per Rehné joins the association board, Dr. Frederic Narbel, vice president of sales B2B, joins the GPA ...
NJ Labs to Release ‘Going Beyond Testing’ Podcast Series
New Jersey-based NJ Labs will release a new podcast series called, ‘Going Beyond Testing’ in 2022 to give companies and consumers an insider’s look at testing practices and what should be tested to keep products safe and effective. The series will cover the importance of analytical testing, emphasizing transparency and integrity in the testing practices and ...
Vitamin Angels Announces the Appointment of Jim Hamilton as Board of Directors Chair
Vitamin Angels has announced the appointment of Jim Hamilton as chair of Vitamin Angels’ Board of Directors. Hamilton’s strong background in the natural products industry, excellent C-suite level connections, extensive leadership experience and passion for serving vulnerable communities has well-equipped him for this role, according to the organization. “After 10 years of service on our ...
PLT Enters Partnership with Vitamin Angels
PLT Health Solutions, Inc. (Morristown, NJ) has announced that it has undertaken a partnership with Vitamin Angels (Goleta, CA) to support the non-profit organization’s mission to provide nutritional support to underserved communities around the world. The partnership supports PLT’s People+Planet initiative, which is part of the company’s social responsibility efforts. Vitamin Angels helps at-risk populations ...
HP Ingredients Enters CBD Market, Signs Agreement With Hemp Sail
HP Ingredients (Bradenton, FL) has announced that the company has signed a partnership agreement with Colorado-based Hemp Sail (SLV Hemp Distribution). Under the terms of the agreement, HP Ingredients will represent, sell and market the ingredients produced by Hemp Sail to the dietary supplement and functional foods and beverages market. The ingredients include hemp-derived 20percent ...
Comet Bio Announces Investment in Sustainable Food Manufacturing Facility
Comet Bio recently announced an investment with RE Energy to build a dedicated manufacturing facility in Denmark. RE Energy, a REE Holding company, will upgrade and expand its existing facility in Kalundborg to supply more than 4 million kilograms of Comet Bio’s Arrabina prebiotic fiber per year. RE Energy will as well operate the new facility ...
NPA Sues FDA: Asks Courts to Block “Unlawful Action” in NAC Situation
The Natural Products Association (NPA) filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requesting that the agency cease its unlawful retroactive application of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act against N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC). “We are very concerned that a safe, legal natural product that has been sold for over 30 years is under ...
Achieving Stress-free Sleep
The pandemic has only amplified the issues Americans are having with getting a stress-free night of rest. Natural ingredients may be the solution. It is shocking no one to say that Americans are stressed out. And if we weren’t feeling enough stress, the COVID-19 pandemic caused the nation to not only deal with the virus ...
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