Articles by Shari Barbanel
Uckele Health & Nutrition Launches New Corporate Website
Michigan-based Uckele Health & Nutrition has launched a new corporate website, www.uckelecorp.com. The new and completely redesigned website offers richer insight into the company’s key features including a cleaner, world-class design, a more engaging user experience with enhanced search and navigation, and the capability to access the Uckele contract manufacturing process from start to finish, from ...
The Supplement OWL Takes Flight
One year after the project was formally announced, the Supplement OWL (Online Wellness Library) became a reality, as the online product registry is now live. Serving as a resource for regulators, retailers, and industry, the OWL is an industry-wide, self-regulatory initiative that will help create a rich and more complete picture of the marketplace, and ...
Benexia Opens Lipids Research Center in Europe
Benexia (Santiago, Chile) has announced the grand opening of the Benexia Lipids Research Center in Ghent, Belgium. “The new center was formed to advance new research into the physico-chemical and application properties of Benexia ALA,” said Sandra Gillot, CEO of Benexia. “It will also advise customers on the proper market positioning of chia seed ingredients in ...
Jack Challem, The Nutrition Reporter, Dies at 66
On April 13, 2017, Jack Challem, bestselling author and beloved figure in the natural products industry, passed way after a battle with pancreatic cancer at the age of 66. Born May 29, 1950, he will be remembered for many contributions, including ushering in science-based nutrition reporting in the natural products industry. Armed with a BA ...
Elwood Richard, NOW Founder, Dies at 85
On April 10, 2017, Elwood Richard, founder of NOW Foods (Illinois), passed away after a lengthy battle with cancer at the age of 85. Born September 17, 1931, he will be remembered for his significant impact on the health food channel through the decades. Elwood Richard’s introduction to natural foods began nearly 20 years before he founded ...
PLT Health Solutions Holds Third PLTNEXT Global Search for Innovation
PLT Health Solutions, Inc. (Morristown, NJ) announced the third edition of the company’s PLTNext Global Search for Innovation program. The Global Search is designed to connect PLT with ingredient and technology innovators to assist in product development and commercialization. As part of the program, PLT is putting its track record of developing and launching successful ...
AESI Partners With CIGI to Introduce New Modular Extraction Lab
Advanced Extraction Systems Inc. (AESI, Canada) recently announced that it will be building a state-of-the-art supercritical fluid extraction system to produce high value cannabis extracts for Canada’s Island Garden Inc. (CIGI). “We are very excited to be introducing our new extraction lab in partnership with Canada’s Island Garden,” said David Campbell, COO of AESI. “Through ...
Active Concepts Selects ProcessPro Premier to Support Operations
ProcessPro (St. Cloud, MN), mid-market ERP software solution company, announced that Active Concepts, a North Carolina personal care and cosmetics raw materials manufacturer has selected ERP software solution, ProcessPro Premier, to support its expansive manufacturing operations. Active Concepts had outgrown its legacy manufacturing system that required manual work arounds and left them susceptible to data ...
Dow-DuPont Merger Gets Conditional E.U. Green Light
DuPont (Wilmington, DE) and The Dow Chemical Company (Midland, MI) announced that the European Commission (EC) has granted conditional regulatory clearance in Europe of the companies’ proposed merger of equals. This regulatory milestone is a significant step toward closing the merger transaction, with the intention to subsequently spin into three independent publicly traded companies. The ...
NDI Database Shows 15 of 59 Recent Notifications Acknowledged Without Objection
Fifteen (or roughly 25 percent) of the 59 New Dietary Ingredient (NDI) notifications submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) between November 2015 and October 2016 were acknowledged without objection, according to the latest data uploaded to AHPA’s (American Herbal Product Association) NDI Database. Several of these 15 notifications were for ingredients that a company ...
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