Articles by Shari Barbanel
IADSA Widens Scope of “Mind the Gap” to Include Omega-3 and Folic Acid
The International Alliance of Dietary/Food Supplement Association (IADSA) has launched two new Mind the Gap resources explaining the critical importance of omega-3 and folic acid in maternal and infant nutrition. “Omega-3: The Making of You” addresses a baby’s first 1,000 days of life, from conception to the age of two, which experts believe are the most ...
IMCD Establishes U.S. Footprint With Full Integration of HORN
IMCD N.V. (Rotterdam, The Netherlands), a distributor of specialty chemicals and food ingredients, announced that it has completed the integration of HORN into its IMCD U.S. operations. HORN was acquired by IMCD in August 2018 and its integration completes the company’s transition into one IMCD US organization with dedicated market focus. Operating coast-to-coast, the IMCD ...
President Trump Nominates Stephen Hahn as FDA Commissioner
According to Politico, President Donald Trump announced last week that he will nominate Stephen Hahn, MD, FASTRO, a cancer specialist and hospital administrator, to lead the FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration). Trump had been rumored to make this selection for several months. If confirmed by the Senate, the top FDA post would mark Hahn’s first ...
Deerland Probiotics & Enzymes Acquires Bifodan A/S
Deerland Probiotics & Enzymes (Kennesaw, GA) has announced its acquisition of Bifodan A/S. Bifodan, based in Hundested, Denmark, is a life science company specialized in developing, manufacturing and distributing unique probiotic product solutions as private label dietary supplements, medical devices and OTC (over-the counter) drugs. Effective with the acquisition, Bifodan is now a wholly owned ...
Rousselot and By-Health Renew Global Strategic Agreement
Rousselot (Wisconsin) has signed a new five-year strategic agreement with By-Health, a leading brand in China’s dietary supplements market. The agreement is a continuation of the fruitful collaboration between the two, which started in 2002. An extension of a first strategic agreement signed in 2014, the new deal not only relates to Rousselot’s supply of ...
UNPA Announces Hemp Extract/Cannabinoids New Member Policy Guidelines
The United Natural Products Alliance (UNPA) has announced a new policy that for the first time allows companies engaged in the growing, manufacture, sale and/or distribution of hemp extract/cannabinoids*ingredients and finished goods labeled as dietary supplements, food, beverages, and cosmetic products to become executive members of the 27-year-old alliance. The quality and compliance criteria laid out in ...
GELITA & Geltor Join to Produce Ingestible Animal-free Collagen Proteins
At SupplySide West (SSW) 2019, officials from both GELITA (Germany) and Geltor (California) signed a letter of intent for developing, producing and marketing the first ingestible animal-free collagen proteins—to be launched in late 2020. In this arrangement, Geltor would design and produce the premium biodesigned collagen; GELITA would conduct clinical research and commercialize the product ...
CBD Usage Drops Sharply When Consumers Learn FDA Has No Safety Standards
In a warning sign for the burgeoning hemp and CBD industry, a new poll shows that 44 percent of Americans are less likely to use CBD products after learning that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has no standards in place to protect consumers, including 30 percent who say they would be far less ...
Grant Awarded for Preclinical Study on the Impact of NAD
Dr. Charles Brenner, the Roy J. Carver Chair and Head of Biochemistry at the University of Iowa, receives a research grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to study the effects of NAD-boosting supplements on the production of bioactive factors in milk and the effect of the supplements on brain development in animals. Brenner explained ...
Pines International Provides Relief For Bahamas Hurricane Victims
Pines International (Lawrence, KS) is stepping up to help victims of Hurricane Dorian, the deadly category 5 storm that hit the Bahamas in September. Pines is donating a pallet of Green Duo Capsules to provide the people displaced by Dorian with green superfoods nutrition. Co-founders Ron Seibold and Steve Malone, who started Pines in 1976, ...
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