Articles by Shari Barbanel
Qualitas Health Partners With Grupo Indukern and Gullspång Re:food
Qualitas Health, Ltd., DBA iwi, announces a partnership with Grupo Indukern, Barcelona (Spain), and Gullspång Re:food VC, Stockholm (Sweden). These strategic partnerships enable Qualitas Health to accelerate company growth through development of innovative, algae-centered products and increase its footprint in the plant-based products market. With the consolidation of sizeable investment by the two entities, the ...
Beneo Invests in Waterway Barge Transport
BENEO (Germany) has invested half a million Euro in waterway transport to reduce its reliance on road transport. The project, which has included increasing unloading capacity at the company’s rice starch plant in Wijgmaal, Belgium, will enable BENEO to transport two-thirds of its cargo by barge each year. This will reduce carbon emissions associated with ...
FDA Warns Selling of Topical CBD Products Violates FD&C Act
On March 22, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) stated that it has issued warning letters to two companies for selling topical pain relief products labeled as containing cannabidiol (CBD) in ways that violate the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act). Specifically, the warning letters addressed the illegal marketing of unapproved drugs ...
GRMA Authorizes NSF International to Provide GMP Certification Services to Members
The Global Retailer and Manufacturer Alliance (GRMA) recently authorized NSF International (NSF) to audit and certify GRMA members to the NSF/ANSI 455 GMP (good manufacturing practice) standards. The new GMP certification program is available to GRMA members manufacturing dietary supplements, cosmetics/personal care products and over-the-counter (OTC) drugs. These standards are designed to strengthen safety, quality and trust throughout the ...
OmegaQuant Founder Ranked Among Top 2 Percent of Scientists Worldwide
William S. Harris, PhD, FASN, founder of OmegaQuant (Sioux Falls, SD), and president of the newly formed Fatty Acid Research Institute (FARI), has been ranked in the top 2 percent of scientists worldwide. In this exhaustive list of nearly 160,000 scientists, Harris landed at 2,164 for his overall scientific impact. “Impact” was essentially defined as the number ...
Kerry Partners With World Food Program to Improve Food Security and Nutrition in Burundi
Kerry (Ireland) has announced details of Project Amata, a new project with the United Nations World Food Program (WFP), which aims to enhance the production and availability of safe, sustainable milk for children and communities in the Gitega province of Burundi. Amata is the word for milk in Kirundi, the national language of Burundi. Project Amata ...
SupplySide East 2021 Rescheduled to August, Pop-up Event in Phoenix on June 11
With safety of all participants as the No. 1 priority, and a commitment to offering a valuable in-person event experience, Informa Markets has announced that SupplySide East 2021, the region’s premiere health and nutrition event, has been rescheduled for Aug. 24-25, 2021. The event, previously scheduled for June 2021, will remain at the Meadowlands Expo ...
IBN Updates Facilities For Improved Production
California-based Ingredients by Nature (IBN) has announced the latest upgrades made to its Brewster and Montclair facilities. The upgrades will allow IBN to improve multiple processes for better ingredient production and customization and for further precautionary improvement of employee work conditions. For 80 years, IBN’s Brewster brand has been recognized as a leading source of ...
PanTheryx Acquires TruBiotics Brand from Bayer HealthCare
PanTheryx (Boulder, CO) has acquired TruBiotics, a daily probiotic supplement brand, and its trademarks from New Jersey-based Bayer HealthCare LLC. The TruBiotics brand will join PanTheryx’s current brands and ingredient offerings, including Life’s First Naturals, dairy colostrum, and prebiotics, to create a full spectrum of nutritional supplements that support comprehensive digestive and immune health at ...
Sun Chemical Forms New Food and Nutrition Group
Sun Chemical (Parsippany, NJ) has formed a Food and Nutrition Group. The recently formed group will extend existing Sun Chemical and DIC Corporation expertise in color and algae cultivation to provide coloring solutions and nutraceutical ingredients to the dietary supplement, food and beverage industries. The Food and Nutrition Group was developed as part of DIC ...
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