Articles by Shari Barbanel
Dates and Comment Period for USP–NF and FCC Publications Extended
The U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP) is taking actions to help stakeholders currently facing numerous challenges with maintaining normal operations during, and responding to, the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) global pandemic. In light of these circumstances, the USP Council of Experts (CoE) has adjusted the upcoming official/effective dates for the U.S. Pharmacopeia and National Formulary (USP–NF) and Food Chemicals Codex (FCC) publications as follows: United States ...
Probi and Viva5 Announce Strategic Joint Venture
Swedish-based probiotic specialist Probi entered a strategic joint venture with the Florida-based health and wellness company Viva5 Group. The joint venture VivaPro LLC will address the global market in probiotic related business areas. VivaPro will be governed as a standalone company operating out of U.S. Viva5 Group and Probi will own 51 and 49 percent ...
NPA: Economic Stimulus Package Provisions Will Help Dietary Supplement Industry
The Natural Products Association (NPA) today said the bipartisan economic stimulus package passed by Congress and expected to be signed by President Trump contains a host of provisions that will help the industry, including: • $1 billion for the Defense Production Act to bolster domestic supply chains, allowing industry to increase production of personal protective equipment ...
Paragon Laboratories to Donate 3,600 N95 Masks to Local Hospitals
Paragon Laboratories (Torrance, CA), a manufacturer of dietary supplements, will donate 3,600 N95 respirators to local hospitals in the Southern California area. With the growing shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE), including masks, respirators, face shields, and gowns, health care workers are having to stretch their supplies, which poses a risk to them and the ...
Dietary Supplements Regulatory Summit Rescheduled
The 2020 Dietary Supplements Regulatory Summit (DSRS), originally set for May 27, has been rescheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 16, at the same venue, the Mayflower Hotel, in Washington, D.C. All existing registrations and pricing will be honored. New, discounted hotel booking information will be forthcoming shortly. “The five trade associations hosting the summit look forward ...
Natural Ingredient Suppliers and Manufacturers Adjust to COVID-19 Fight
With the number of cases of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) growing by the day and a number of states enforcing “shelter-in-place” orders, natural product manufacturers and ingredient suppliers are adjusting their practices to meet the new realities of working during a pandemic. Guidance from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and President Trump’s declaration that workers ...
NPA Offers to Assist With Production and Distribution of Medical Supplies
In a letter to Vice President Mike Pence, The Natural Products Association (NPA) has offered to assist with the production and distribution of medical supplies and products during the COVID-19 crisis. “Our manufacturers and distributors have the appropriate FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration), DEA (Drug Enforcement Agency) and state and local inspection requirements to ...
Carlson Ceases Production and Distribution Through April 7
On Friday, March 20, Illinois governor J.B. Pritzker issued a “stay-at-home” order to maximize COVID-19 containment and to ensure that the state’s health care system remains fully operational. The order took effect at 5 p.m. on Saturday, March 21, 2020 and continues through Tuesday, April 7, 2020. As a producer and distributor of nutritional supplements, ...
CRN Offers Resource Page on COVID-19
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) recently developed a resource page centered around COVID-19: www.crnusa.org/COVID-19. One of the new resources includes a COVID-19 FAQ sheet developed by CRN for industry and consumers to answer common questions surrounding the virus and dietary supplement products. CRN said it will continue to keep it updated as information changes and more outside ...
NPA: DHS Declares Health Food Stores and Supplement Manufacturers Essential Services
Based on guidance from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and President Trump’s declaration that workers in critical infrastructure have a “special responsibility” to continue working, the Natural Products Association (NPA) said that its members including thousands of health food stores in Pennsylvania, California and Miami-Dade, FL whose elected officials have balked at this declaration, ...
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