Articles by Shari Barbanel
UW’s Advanced Gummies and Jellies Course Offers Online Learning for Candy, Vitamin and Supplement Makers
The Department of Food Science at the University of Wisconsin–Madison (UW) will be offering its Advanced Gummies and Jellies Course through an online platform this fall due to public health concerns. The course, which will be active Nov. 2-20, includes pre-recorded lectures and labs as well as live online Q&A sessions. Registration is open through ...
Lief Labs Honored as the Latino Business Alliance Business of the Year
Lief Labs (Valencia, CA) has announced that the firm and Lief’s CEO & Founder, Adel Villalobos, were recognized as the Latino Business Alliance Business of the Year Award recipient at the Hispanic Heritage Virtual Celebration on Sept. 16, hosted by the to honor the achievements of Hispanic businesses in the Santa Clarita Valley. The Hispanic ...
DuPont Human Microbiome Venture and Procter & Gamble Enter Research Collaboration
The DuPont Human Microbiome Venture (Copenhagen, Denmark) has announced a research partnership with The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G, Cincinnati, OH), focusing on the discovery and development of innovative next generation probiotics (NGPs) for human health. Over the past years, both P&G and DuPont have conducted extensive research on human commensals to help address metabolic ...
CRN Announces Complete Slate of Keynote Speakers for “NOW, NEW, NEXT,” Industry-wide Virtual Event
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has announced keynote speakers for its 2020 annual conference, reimagined as a unique virtual experience, “NOW, NEW, NEXT,” taking place Oct. 14–16: On Oct. 14, Steven Tave, director of FDA’s (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) Office of Dietary Supplement Programs, will discuss the agency’s regulatory priorities. On Oct. 15, ...
Martin Bauer Acquires Core Botanica
The Martin Bauer Group (Secaucus, NJ) has announced the acquisition of Core Botanica, a leading manufacturer of customized mint leaf products in North America. The acquisition expands the Group’s portfolio of raw materials and botanical ingredients, servicing the food and dietary supplement industries, along with the tea and beverage markets, according to the company. “The ...
Oleandrin Not to be Used as a Dietary Supplement Says FDA
On Sept. 4, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rejected an application to market Oleandrin as a dietary supplement, weeks after MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell promoted the extract as a potential treatment for the coronavirus to President Donald Trump and White House officials, according to Forbes. The FDA concluded that Oleandrin cannot legally be considered ...
Nutrition21 Settles Patent Dispute With Beast Sports
New York-based Nutrition21, LLC has settled its patent dispute with Ultra-Lab Nutrition (dba Beast Sports Nutrition), which it said was infringing on the company’s patent portfolio covering chromium picolinate. The financial terms of the settlement are confidential, however, in conjunction with the agreement, Beast Sports has agreed to enter into a licensing agreement for use ...
New Hampshire Joins List of States to Propose CBD Regs
As the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) continues to defy mounting requests from the U.S. Congress and the natural products industry to provide science-based and public health regulations for CBD, more states are rushing in to fill the vacuum, according to the Natural Products Association (NPA). New Hampshire recently joined Virginia, Texas and Hawaii ...
NOW Raises Concerns About Phosphatidyl Serine Supplements Purchased on Amazon.com
Following NOW’s (Bloomingdale, IL) report earlier this year of CoQ10, acetyl-l-carnitine and SAMe supplements with alarming quality and labeling problems sold on Amazon, NOW has identified similar serious failings in the phosphatidyl serine (PS) category, the company stated. NOW purchased and tested a group of PS products on Amazon, choosing this particular supplement for several ...
NARB Recommends Church & Dwight Discontinue “Clinically Proven Absorption” Claim for Vitafusion Gummy Vitamins
A panel of the National Advertising Review Board (NARB), a division of BBB National Programs, has recommended that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (Ewing, NJ) discontinue the claim “Clinically Proven Absorption” for its Vitafusion gummy line of dietary supplements. The advertising at issue had been challenged by competitor Pharmavite LLC (West Hills, CA) before the ...
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