Articles by Shari Barbanel
USDA Approves Transitional Certification to Foster Organic Growth
The Organic Trade Association (OTA) recently announced a new partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to help guide farmers transitioning into certified organic agricultural production. Using standards developed by OTA, the National Certified Transitional Program (NCTP) will provide oversight to approved Accredited Organic Certifying Agents offering transitional certification to producers. This will help ...
Steviva Ingredients Earns Organic Certification
Steviva Ingredients (Portland, OR), maker of all-natural sweeteners and sweetening systems, recently announced it has earned organic certification under the USDA (U.S. Department of Agriculture) National Organic Program (NOP) for its Portland SQF Level 2 manufacturing facility. “Through the USDA Organic Certification process, we have established organic production and handling systems to complement our current ...
Prevagen Marketers Charged With Deceptive Cognitive Improvement Claims
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and New York State Attorney General (NYAG) have charged the marketers of the dietary supplement Prevagen with making false and unsubstantiated claims that the product improves memory, provides cognitive benefits, and is “clinically shown” to work. The extensive national advertising campaign for Prevagen, including TV spots on national broadcast and cable ...
NPA: New Congress Brings Opportunity for Natural Products Industry
As part of the effort to capitalize on the opportunities the incoming Congress presents for the natural products industry and the millions of American consumers using its products, The Natural Products Association (NPA) announced that it will host the 20th Annual Natural Products Day on Wednesday, March 22, 2017 in Washington, D.C. “A new Congress ...
Benexia Builds High-tech Facility Dedicated to Chia
The first production facility dedicated to the processing of food-safe chia is now in operation in Arica, Chile, according to Sandra Gillot, CEO of Benexia, a major supplier of chia ingredients. “The facility will produce the most technologically advanced forms of chia available today for specific food applications,” said Gillot. “With nearly 12,000 square feet ...
Omega-3 Supplements May Prevent Childhood Asthma
Taking certain omega-3 fatty acid supplements during pregnancy can reduce the risk of childhood asthma by almost one third, according to a new study from the Copenhagen Prospective Studies on Asthma in Childhood (COPSAC) and the University of Waterloo. The study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, found that women who were prescribed ...
Associations Submit Comments on Revised NDI Draft Guidance
Some of the natural product industries’ leading associations, including the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA), Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), American Botanical Council (ABC) and Natural Products Association (NPA), recently submitted comments to U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in response to the agency’s revised New Dietary Ingredient (NDI) Draft Guidance. FDA issued on August ...
Welch’s and Blue Marble Biomaterials Announce Collaboration
Welch Foods, Inc. (Concord, MA), a global food and beverage manufacturer, and biochemical manufacturer Blue Marble Biomaterials (Missoula, MT) have announced their intention to collaborate to bring naturally derived biochemicals to the public. The collaboration would enable Blue Marble to expand its manufacturing capacity for natural ingredients (biochemicals) for use in food, fragrance and lifestyle ...
Kemin and OmniActive Place Human Health Above Litigation
On December 5, 2016 OmniActive Health Technologies, Ltd. (Morristown, NJ) and Kemin Industries, Inc. (Des Moines, IA) resolved their legal differences, “placing the importance of human health above litigation,” according to a press release issued by the companies. Both parties will withdraw all legal complaints, cross license each other’s “use patents” and begin to form ...
Lonza to Divest Peptides Business to PolyPeptide
Lonza (Switzerland) and the PolyPeptide Group (Belgium) jointly announced that PolyPeptide Laboratories Holding (PPL) AB has entered into a definitive agreement with Lonza Sales AG and Lonza AG (both 100 percent affiliates of Lonza Group AG) to acquire the peptides business and operations of Lonza in Braine-l’Alleud, Belgium. Lonza’s Braine facility, with approximately 280 employees, ...
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