Articles by Shari Barbanel
Vitamin Angels US Announces Program Partnership with Vitamin Angels UK
Vitamin Angels US, a public health and nutrition organization delivering evidence-based nutrition interventions to nutritionally vulnerable, underserved populations globally, has announced a program partnership with Vitamin Angels UK. Together, the organizations will provide supplemental food packages, free of charge, to select nurseries serving children in the U.K. who are at nutritional risk. “One in four ...
Equinom Builds New R&D Center
Equinom, Ltd. (Givat Brenner, Israel) is the first seed-breedingcompany to open an R&D center that houses all vital departments together—biochemistry, applications, sensory and breeding. The new center will enable these departments to work and communicate synergistically throughout the course of seed breeding and development, resulting in a more efficient and more accurate process. The new ...
Expo West 2021 Rescheduled to May 24-27
In a “community message,” Lacey Gautier, group director with Informa Markets, the company that organizes New Hope Network’s Natural Products Expo West, announced that the show’s 2021 installment in Anaheim, CA has now been pushed back an additional 12 weeks from March 2-6, 2021 to May 24-27, 2021. According to Gautier, “The health and safety ...
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 ...
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