Articles by Shari Barbanel
U.S. Rep. Quigley Introduces Botanical Sciences Bill
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (D-IL), vice chair of the Sustainable Energy & Environment Coalition recently introduced the Botanical Sciences and Native Plant Materials Research, Restoration and Promotion Act to support the botanical science capacity of the federal government. “Botanical knowledge impacts our lives in more ways than most Americans realize. From combating climate change and enhancing food security ...
NPA Modernizes and Strengthens Bylaws
The Natural Products Association (NPA) has announced the approval of new bylaws that will govern and steer the organization into the future. The new bylaws were approved by the full membership on February 17, 2017. “NPA has being growing and doing more with less over the last three years. In order to sustain that growth ...
Frutarom Health Increases Phytopharmaceutical Capacity
Frutarom Health BU (Israel) reports it will strengthen focus on its phytopharmaceutical business in 2017. This follows the 2016 acquisition of Extrakt Chemie GmbH & Co.KG, in Stadhagen, near Hannover, Germany, and supports the rapid growth of its pure phytopharmaceutical line. The global size of the phytopharmaceutical market is estimated at €750-850 million (Euro) (approximately ...
DuPont Reaches 100% Certified Sustainable Palm Oil Emulsifiers
DuPont Nutrition & Health (Copenhagen, Denmark) has completed its switch to 100 percent-certified sustainable palm oil and palm oil derivatives used in its global emulsifier production. The achievement is the latest milestone since the company pioneered the introduction of sustainable palm oil emulsifiers in 2009. Following the 2009 launch of the world’s first palm oil emulsifiers ...
American Laboratories Celebrates 50 Years
February 2017 marks the 50th anniversary for American Laboratories, Inc. (ALI, Omaha, NE), one of the leading biopharmaceutical companies in the United States. The foundation of ALI was built on the knowledge of providing enzymes, proteins and flavors to the Nutrition, Food, and Diagnostic industries with a motto of “Quality Ingredients You Can Trust.” Fifty ...
Kappa Bioscience Announces Acquisition of ppm.Ingredients
Kappa Bioscience AS (Oslo, Norway), maker of K2VITAL vitamin K2 MK-7 has announced the acquisition of ppm.Ingredients KG (PPM, Hamburg, Germany), its long term European distributor. PPM will continue operations as Kappa Ingredients GmbH. By integrating a sales function, Kappa increases its overall competitiveness with the ability to work more closely with customers and partners. ...
Supplement OWL Product Registry Builds Momentum
The Supplement OWL (Online Wellness Library) is growing as more than 50 companies are already on board to help create a more complete picture of the marketplace. The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) applauds these early adopters who responded to a November 2016 announcement. The association has launched an industry-wide trade advertising campaign driving dietary ...
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 ...
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