Articles by Shari Barbanel
BASF to Enter U.S. Medical Foods Market With DIEM Labs
BASF Corporation (Florham Park, NJ) and DIEM Labs, LLC (Buffalo, WY) have entered into a distribution agreement to commercialize BASF’s first U.S. medical food product for the dietary management of patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). As part of this agreement, BASF will use its scientific expertise and state-of-the-art manufacturing capabilities to provide a first-to-the-market medical food ...
DSM, UNICEF and Sight and Life Partner to Deliver Better Nutrition in Nigeria
Royal DSM (Heerlen, The Netherlands), a global science company active in health and nutrition, UN children’s agency UNICEF, and Swiss-based humanitarian nutrition think tank Sight and Life have announced a new partnership to deliver better nutrition to at-risk children and mothers in Nigeria. The partners will also advocate on a global scale for micronutrient supplementation. ...
Verdure Sciences Celebrates 20 Years and a New Campus
Verdure Sciences (Noblesville, IN) recently celebrated its 20-year anniversary and unveiled details of on a new corporate campus during the Supply Side West show in Las Vegas, NV in true style with champagne and cake. An independent and privately owned company, Verdure Sciences has evolved over the years along with the natural products industry. Founder ...
Dietary Supplement Usage Increases, Says New Survey
The latest results from an annual survey on dietary supplements reveals an all-time high for supplement usage among U.S. adults, with 76 percent reporting they consume dietary supplements, up five percentage points from last year’s results. The new survey, 2017 CRN Consumer Survey on Dietary Supplements, was commissioned by the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) ...
NattoPharma & Ortho Molecular Products Form Exclusive Partnership
NattoPharma (Oslo, Norway) has announced that it has been selected by Ortho Molecular Products, a leader in practitioner-specific nutraceuticals, as its exclusive vitamin K2 supplier partner. The company will transition the seven products in its line currently featuring vitamin K2 to MenaQ7 PRO, a line extension available only to Ortho Molecular. For more than 25 ...
Draco Announces Strategic Partnership With Givaudan
Draco Natural Products, Inc., a leading manufacturer of innovative bioactive natural ingredients headquartered here in San Jose, CA, announces the formation of a strategic partnership with Swiss flavor giant Givaudan for the development of a new proprietary line of bioactive botanical ingredients. Draco specializes in the manufacture of full spectrum standardized extract ingredients made from ...
FDA, Stakeholders Meet, Mull Over Pre-DSHEA Dietary Ingredients List
On October 3, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) held a public meeting to discuss the development of a list of pre-Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA) dietary ingredients. According to a release from Washington, D.C.-based law firm Keller and Heckman LLP, the meeting featured two stakeholder panels that presented on ...
FTC Complaint Against Quincy Bioscience Dismissed
On September 29, Judge Louis Stanton of the U.S. District Court in the Southern District of New York dismissed the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the New York Attorney General’s (NYAG) complaint against Wisconsin-based Quincy Bioscience, the makers of Prevagen. In January, the FTC and the NYAG charged the marketers of the dietary supplement Prevagen with making ...
MeriCal Acquires Global Health Industries to Lead in Probiotics
MeriCal, LLC, an Anaheim, CA developer, manufacturer and packager of probiotic and other nutritional supplements owned by Linden Capital Partners, has announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Ogden, UT-headquartered Global Health Industries (GHI). GHI is known for its highly specialized approach to probiotic manufacturing and packaging including bacteria, spores and yeast products. GHI also boasts ...
Kemin Launches Bakery and Snack Resource Guide
Kemin Industries (Des Moines, IA), a leading provider of shelf-life extension and food safety solutions that help manufacturers keep food and beverage products safe, high quality and appealing, has recently developed a bakery and snack resource guide. The guide illustrates key aspects of the oxidation process, including the antioxidant mode of action, to show bakery ...
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