Articles by Shari Barbanel
Emerald Brand Announces the Formation of the Emerald Eco-Squad
New York-based Emerald Brand, a leader in Tree-Free and Plastic-Free disposables technology, has announced the formation of its consultative Eco-Squad. Founded more than 20 years ago by Ralph Bianculli Sr., Emerald Brand’s mission has been to mainstream sustainability by delivering environmental and healthy products that are high quality and cost competitive, according to the company. ...
NSF International Unveils New Contents Certified and Certified for Sport Certification Marks
NSF International, a global public health and safety organization, has launched new product certification marks for its Contents Certified and Certified for Sport programs, with the goal of better distinguishing certified products in a way that is unique and instantly recognizable. The new marks were developed with feedback from current certified brand owners, coaches, athletes ...
CRN Announces New Chairman, 2019 Board of Directors
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has announced that David Campbell, vice president, North America (NA) regulatory affairs and policy, RB Health, has been elected chair of the association’s Board of Directors. Campbell served on CRN’s Executive Committee for the past two years. He will hold the chairman position through 2020, succeeding Jim Hyde, vice ...
Amano Enzyme Opens Thai Office
Amano Enzyme (Elgin, IL) will be opening an office in the Bangkok Metropolitan Region, the Kingdom of Thailand, effective February 1, 2019, according to Ken Iritani, vice president, technical services, Amano Enzyme USA. Located in the Pathum Thani province, just north of Bangkok, the office will provide sales, research and development services to Southeast Asia ...
AHPA Issues Updated Slack-fill Guidance
The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) has updated its Slack-Fill Guidance to help the regulated supplement industry inform consumers and comply with all relevant federal requirements. This guidance was originally published in November 2016 and has been reorganized and edited for clarity, with one substantive revision in the discussion on “Label statements and fill lines” ...
ABC’s Gayle Engels to Receive Inaugural Award for Excellence in Herbal Education
The American Botanical Council’s (ABC) Special Projects Director Gayle Engels will receive The Herb Society of America’s (HSA) inaugural Madalene Hill Award for Excellence in Herbal Education at the HSA’s Educational Conference and Annual Meeting of Members in Madison, WI, in June 2019. According to the HSA, the Hill Award honors those who “have a ...
Nutritional Supplements Access Preserved in Arizona
A proposal that would have drastically limited access to safe, legal and popular products for Arizonans was changed recently with the help of the Natural Products Association (NPA) and the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA), who worked with the Arizona Board of Pharmacy and other state policymakers on the issue. The proposal under consideration would have ...
New Farm Bill Ends Era of Hemp Prohibition, but Supplements Get Dropped From SNAP Program
President Trump has signed the 2018 Farm Bill, including the provisions which legalize the domestic cultivation, production, and commercial development of hemp, and hemp products at the federal level. This action comes after the Senate passed the legislation on Dec. 11 and the House of Representatives a day later. The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC), ...
Ingredion Invests $140 M to Accelerate Growth in Plant-based Proteins
Ingredion (Westchester, IL) has announced several steps to accelerate production of plant-based proteins globally. The combined $140 million of strategic investments will further position the company with an expanded, broad range of plant-based protein solutions to support increased global demand. As a result, two North American manufacturing facilities will produce pea-protein isolates and a range of ...
New Farm Bill is Imminent as it Passes House and Senate
On the evening of Dec. 10, the 2018 Farm Bill House/Senate Conference Committee released its Conference Report. The 807-page document is nearly half a foot tall. Hemp is discussed in only a few handfuls of pages. As of press time, the Senate passed the bill on Dec. 11 by a vote of 87 to 13; ...
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