Articles by Shari Barbanel
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 ...
Lief Labs’ Adel Villalobos Joins California’s The CEO Council
Lief Labs (Valencia, CA) has announced that the company’s founder and CEO, Adel Villalobos, has joined The CEO Council, an advisory group of top business leaders dedicated to bringing balance back to the state’s public policies, encourage the economy and promote a robust business climate. Villalobos is among the more than 100 regional CEOs and ...
NPA Opposes Vaccine Mandates
The Natural Products Association (NPA) is petitioning the U.S. Court of Appeals to declare the Biden Administration’s vaccine mandate unlawful, warning that it will have an immediate adverse impact on employers, including those in the natural products industry. “We are sounding the alarm today because we have serious concerns this extreme regulation imposes an unrealistic ...
Associations Comment on the Nomination of Robert M. Califf for FDA Commissioner
On Nov. 12, President Biden announced that he will nominate Robert M. Califf, MD for commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Califf is an internationally recognized expert in clinical trial research, health disparities, health care quality and cardiovascular medicine. He has nearly four decades of experience as a doctor, researcher, leader and ...
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