Articles by Shari Barbanel
Food & Beverage Issue Alliance Requests FDA Enforcement Discretion for New Nutrition Labeling Rule
The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) has joined 12 leading trade associations to advocate FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) to provide flexibility in its enforcement of the new nutrition labeling rules as the January 1, 2020 compliance date approaches. In a letter to Acting FDA Commissioner Dr. Ned Sharpless, the associations, acting as the ...
Organic India USA in Top Percent of B-Corps with a New Business Mode
For the second year, Organic India USA has earned the “Best for the World Overall” B Corp designation, placing it in the top 10 percent among all certified B Corps. As a “Best for the World Overall” B Corp, Organic India USA has broken new ground in proving that non-exploitative business models can be successful. ...
House to Look at Hemp Banking
Legislation that would encourage U.S. banks and credit card companies to do business with hemp and CBD companies will hit the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives as early as today. Difficulty in finding banks and credit card companies to handle financial transactions has been an issue surrounding the hemp industry for many months. There ...
Robinson Pharma Opens New Facility
Robinson Pharma, Inc. (RPI, Santa Ana, CA), a contract manufacturer of nutraceutical and dietary supplements, has announced its newest expansion. A new building will be located at 1585 MacArthur Blvd., Costa Mesa, CA. This new addition brings RPI to now six buildings and totaling more than 650,000 square feet. The new state-of-the-art eco-friendly facility will ...
NSF Brings Scientific Testing, Auditing and Certification to the Hemp and CBD Industry
NSF International has announced it is providing a wide variety of independent testing, verification, auditing and certification services to manufacturers of consumer products containing hemp and hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD). NSF subsidiary Quality Assurance International, Inc. (QAI), a USDA (U.S. Department of Agriculture)-accredited organic certifier, began offering organic certification of hemp and hemp-derived CBD products last month. Hemp ...
INS Farms’ Elder Pure Tru-ID Certified
INS Farms (Purdy, MO) has announced that its flagship North American black elderberry ingredient Elder Pure is now Tru-ID certified. Elder Pure is US-cultivated Sambucus nigraand is a sustainable source that can be authenticated, according to INS Farms CEO Devon Bennett. The Tru-ID testing certification “authenticates that the elderberry is the species we have identified ...
Sabinsa Opens Sales Office in Poland to Serve Eastern Europe
Sabinsa (East Windsor, NJ) continues its global expansion with the opening of a warehousing, sales and distribution office in Poland and bringing on staff to serve customers in the growing East European, Eastern Block as well as CIS countries. Thomasz Majewski has joined the company as country head Poland & Eastern Europe, supervising and setting ...
VDF/FutureCeuticals and SouthAm Freeze Dry Announce Business Partnership
The Van Drunen Family of Companies (Van Drunen Farms) and SouthAm Freeze Dry have announced a new partnership whereby Van Drunen Farms will take a majority stake in SouthAm. Van Drunen Farms, with headquarters in Momence, IL, is a world leader in agriculture, food science, and dehydrating fruits, vegetables and grains. SouthAm is a freeze-dried fruit ...
Colorado Governor Charts Course for CBD and Hemp Innovation
Colorado Governor Jared Polis rallied more than 200 hemp farmers, manufacturers, producers, retailers, and industry professionals during his keynote address to the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) Hemp-CBD (cannabidiol) Supplement Congress held earlier this month. No stranger to CBD and hemp legislation, Polis called for action for an easier hemp licensing application process, which he ...
CRN Announces Agenda for The Workshop
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has announced the agenda for The Workshop: CRN’s Day of Science taking place Wednesday, Nov. 6, in tandem with The Conference: CRN’s Annual Symposium for the Dietary Supplement Industry, Nov. 6–9, at the Park Hyatt Aviara in Carlsbad, CA. This year, The Workshop is comprised of two thematic sessions: 1) Optimizing Nutrition to Promote Healthy ...
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