Articles by Shari Barbanel
Eurofins Launches Product Certification for Supplements and Functional Foods
Eurofins Food Chemistry Testing, Madison and Eurofins Assurance have announced the launch of product certification designed to safeguard the quality of dietary supplements, ingredients and food. To minimize risks from adulteration, contamination and other quality issues, product certification plays a vital role for these highly regulated products. Brands, retailers and facilities in the dietary supplements ...
NPA Launches Revamped Website
The Natural Products Association (NPA) has modernized its website. Designed as a cornerstone of NPA’s multimedia strategy, the modernization of the NPA website delivers relevant, timely content for members, the broader natural products industry, and other stakeholders as the association approaches its 90th-year anniversary in 2026. What’s New: 90 Years of Natural: A dedicated section ...
U.S. Sales of Herbal Supplements Increase by 5.4 Percent in 2024
According to the American Botanical Council (ABC)’s 2024 Herb Market Report, retail sales of herbal dietary supplements in the United States reached a record $13.231 billion in 2024. Consumers spent $680 million more on herbal supplements in 2024 than 2023, a 5.4 percent increase, and the second consecutive year of growth following a slight post-pandemic decline in 2022. The ...
Trade Associations Send Joint Letter Regarding FSA/HSA Proposals
The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA), the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) and the United Natural Products Alliance (UNPA) sent a joint letter to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to obtain coverage for dietary supplements under Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) and Healthcare Savings Accounts (HSAs). There is also a ...
NPA Urges IRS to Include Supplements as Qualified Medical Expenses
The Natural Products Association (NPA) urged the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to modernize IRS Publication 502 to expand “qualified medical expenses” to include nutritional and dietary supplements that carry U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-authorized health claims or structure-function claims. This update would allow consumers to use their Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), Flexible Spending Accounts ...
Greenvit Announces Opening of North American Headquarters
Greenvit (Zambrow, Poland) has announced the opening of its North American headquarters in Voorhees, NJ, along with a new warehouse in Fair Lawn, NJ. According to Greenvit CEO Rafal Pietruszyński, this expansion ensures faster, more efficient service to the U.S. nutraceutical industry while reinforcing Greenvit’s position as the trusted source for Green Label Botanicals – premium, clean-label ...
AHPA Launches Michael McGuffin Endowment Fund
The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) has announced the launch of the Michael McGuffin Endowment Fund, established in honor of late AHPA President Michael McGuffin, whose visionary leadership and dedication transformed the herbal products industry. The fund builds on McGuffin’s legacy of generosity and mentorship, providing meaningful support to individuals, companies and organizations across the herbal ...
JIAHERB Moves to Brea, CA
After 25 years as the industry leader in natural ingredient manufacturing, JIAHERB has announced the relocation of its California warehouse to a newly purchased, state-of-the-art facility in Brea, CA. All inventory from the company’s previous Anaheim warehouse will be moved to its new location by the end of August. JIAHERB said that this strategic move ...
OmniActive’s Facilities Achieve NSF-GMP Certification
OmniActive Health Technologies (Mumbai, India, and Bridgewater, NJ) has announced that both its manufacturing facilities in Pune and Hosur, India have achieved good manufacturing practice (GMP) compliance certification from NSF International. The certification was awarded under NSF/ANSI 173, Section 8, which includes requirements from the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) and current good manufacturing practices ...
PNN Announces New Dates For Palm Springs Expo
The Positively Natural Network (PNN), a not-for-profit trade association for independent natural products retailers, manufacturers, brokers and related businesses, has announced new dates for its annual Naturally Independent Expo (NIE). The event will now be held Nov. 14-15 at the Palm Springs Convention Center in Palms Springs, CA. “We strongly feel that these new Expo ...
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