Articles by Shari Barbanel
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, ...
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 ...
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