Articles by Shari Barbanel
DuPont Encourages Third-party Certification of Probiotic Products to Improve End-user Trust
DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences (Wilmington, DE) explored the importance and advantages of third-party evaluations to certify probiotic quality, purity and label accuracy in a recent study which was published in the prestigious peer-reviewed journal Frontiers in Microbiology. The published paper, “Improving End-User Trust in the Quality of Commercial Probiotic Products,” encourages manufacturers to implement comprehensive ...
California State Assembly Passes Bill Authorizing Retail Sales in CBD Food & Supplements
On May 22, the California State Assembly on passed a bill that would authorize the retail sale of hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD)—a move intended to supplant a position adopted by health officials in 2018 that has caused a commotion. Assembly Bill 228 passed by a final vote of 76 to 0, according to a source in the ...
CVS Launches “Tested to Be Trusted” Program for Supplements
CVS Pharmacy (Rhode Island), the retail division of CVS Health, announced the launch of “Tested to Be Trusted,” a program requiring third-party testing of all vitamins and supplements sold in-store and online to confirm the accuracy of the dietary ingredients listed on the supplement facts panel and to confirm products are free from certain additives ...
OmegaQuant’s Omega-3 Tests Now Registered in the E.U.
OmegaQuant’s (Sioux, Falls, SD) Omega-3 Index and Prenatal DHA test kits are now registered in the E.U. as in-vitro diagnostic medical devices. They are also CE-marked, which is the regulatory approval it needs to sell into Europe. Thus, these tests are now accessible in Europe, as well as in the U.S. and Asia-Pacific. CE marking is the medical device manufacturer’s claim that ...
Symrise Expands Encapsulation Capacity With New SPD Facility
Paul Graham, president of Symrise Flavors North America, announced that Symrise has expanded its manufacturing capacity with the opening of a new 23,000-square-foot spray bed drying (SBD) facility in Branchburg, NJ, enhancing the company’s ability to deliver the full taste experience in encapsulated flavors to food and beverage brands across North America. SBD ensures good ...
Industry Touts New Benchmarking Standards at ANSI’s Dietary Supplements Standardization Coordination Meeting
New benchmarking standards for nutritional supplements were discussed on May 13, during the American National Standards Institute’s (ANSI) Dietary Supplements Standardization Coordination Meeting. Dadrion Gaston, senior director, corporate ethics & compliance for Walmart led a panel discussion on the Supplement Safety and Compliance Initiative (SSCI), which includes new benchmarking guidance that is being onboarded by the world’s ...
Algalif Expands Algae Research and Ingredient Production
Algalif, Icelandic producer of pure, high-grade, natural astaxanthin from microalgae, has announced new funding and an expansion of its manufacturing capabilities with the addition of a spray dryer in order to increase downstream capacity and facilitate the development of new algae ingredients and novel product formats. The upgrades to its facilities and installation of new ...
CRN Welcomes 11 New Companies
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has announced that 11 new companies have joined the association’s membership ranks. These companies include: Voting Members CV Sciences, Inc. Morre-tec Industries Natural Remedies Novozymes A/S OLEO, Inc. OmniActive Health Technologies Solara Labs Associate Members Chestnut Communications Demetrix Inc. Hyman Phelps & McNamara, P.C. International Member Faberlic For more ...
Just One Energy Drink May Hurt Blood Vessel Function
Young, healthy adults experienced notably diminished blood vessel function soon after consuming one energy drink, according to preliminary research from a small study to be presented in Chicago, IL at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2018, a premier global exchange of the latest advances in cardiovascular science for researchers and clinicians. Energy drink consumption ...
High Energy!
Using natural ingredients to perk up consumers. As a nation, we are overtired. According to a survey conducted by the National Safety Council, 97 percent of Americans have at least one of the leading risk factors for fatigue, which include working at night or in the early morning, working long shifts without breaks and working ...
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