Articles by Shari Barbanel
Dr. Douglas MacKay Departs CRN to Join CV Sciences
CV Sciences, Inc. (Las Vegas, NV) has announced the appointment of Douglas “Duffy” MacKay, ND, as senior vice president of scientific and regulatory affairs, effective March 18, 2019. MacKay will oversee the company’s scientific and regulatory affairs department, ensuring CV Sciences continues to pioneer the development of hemp-based cannabidiol (CBD) products driven by rigorous science, ...
FDA Commissioner Gottlieb Resigning
On March 5, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) chief Scott Gottlieb announced his planned resignation, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said, and plans to step down in one month. Gottlieb won bipartisan support for his efforts to curb the use of flavored e-cigarettes by youths, speed approval times for cheap generic ...
The Pros of Pre- & Probiotics
Pre- and probiotics are not a new thing, but it has taken some time for consumers to come around and understand their benefits in regard to digestive health. But now that they have, ingredient suppliers and manufacturers are aiming to educate consumers that pre- and probiotics can do more than just aid the gut. According ...
DuPont and Lonza Announce Joint Agreement on HMOs
DuPont Nutrition & Health (Wilmington, DE) and Lonza Specialty Ingredients (Basel, Switzerland) announce an agreement under which the leading biotechnology and specialty ingredient company Lonza will manufacture and supply CARE4U 2’-FL – a human milk oligosaccharide (HMOs). This strategic manufacturing collaboration reinforces market confidence in the supply and premium quality of this specialty ingredient. DuPont ...
Alkemist Labs Cuts Identity Testing Turnaround Time to 4 Days
California-based Alkemist Labs has announced a 20 percent shorter turnaround time for the most common identity tests they provide: routine HPTLC and microscopy testing. As of March 1, 2019, turnaround time for these tests will be four days. “We know that rapid turnaround time for identity testing is the biggest need our clients have,” said ...
Lonza Strengthens Canadian Ingredient Distribution Network with Quadra
Lonza (Morristown, NJ) has announced the expansion of its distribution agreement with Quadra Chemicals Ltd. in Canada. The newly expanded agreement allows Quadra to sell Lonza Consumer Health & Nutrition’s full range of consumer health and nutrition ingredients to customers in Canada, including its UC-II undenatured type II collagen. Lonza’s Carnipure L-Carnitine and ResistAid natural ...
BI Announces Partnership with Brenntag Food & Nutrition for Distribution in Canadian Market
BI Nutraceuticals (Rancho Dominguez, CA), a global full service manufacturer and supplier of plant based ingredients in the United States, announced its partnership with the Food & Nutrition’s experts of Brenntag Canada Inc. Brenntag Canada, a provider of high-quality ingredients, specialty products and distribution services in Canada. The partnership, which will begin on March 1, ...
FDA Announces New Attention to Dietary Supplement Regulations
FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD, has announced that the agency is planning “new efforts to strengthen regulation of dietary supplements by modernizing and reforming FDA’s oversight,” with a goal of implementing “one of the most significant modernizations of dietary supplement regulation and oversight in more than 25 years.” The commissioner’s ...
NPA Asks for Consistent National Standard for Plant-based Food Labeling
The Natural Products Association (NPA) recently urged the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to adopt a policy of enforcement discretion on standards of identity for products that use dairy names to describe plant-based products such as “soy milk” and “almond milk.” “Plant-based products, as long as they are properly qualified, like almond milk, soy ...
Algaia & Gelymar Create “Ethiquity” Business Model
Algaia, S.A. (France) has announced a new, long-term commercial and development agreement with its strategic partner, Gelymar S.A. (Chile). As of January 2019, Algaia, a global player in the field of alginate and specialty algae extracts, will not only continue to represent Gelymar in Europe for carrageenan (red seaweed extracts), but both companies have also ...
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