Articles by Shari Barbanel
DOJ Announces Supplement Sweep – CRN, NPA and AHPA Express Support
On Tuesday, November 17, Ben Mizer, principal deputy assistant attorney general for the Civil Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ), revealed the government’s plan for a sweep of actions targeting unlawful dietary supplement makers and marketers. “We are here today to explain the critical steps the federal government is taking to stem the tide ...
Food Fraud and Supplement Adulteration Focus of USP Education Events
Food fraud and economically motivated adulteration (EMA) are major threats to the integrity of the nation’s food supply, the dietary supplement industry and public health. The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) was created in part to address these issues. FSMA now requires food (including dietary ingredient) manufacturers to develop a Food Safety Plan and to identify ...
Alkemist Labs to Offer Next Generation Sequencing DNA Testing
Beginning in early 2016, Alkemist Labs (Costa Mesa, CA) will include Next Generation DNA Sequencing in the arsenal of testing capabilities the company offers clients. “Adding DNA analysis to our testing capabilities once the technology evolved more has been in the plans since my father and I started building our herbarium almost 20 years ago,” ...
USP Launches New GMP Audit Certification
The U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) has announced it is expanding its verification services to include a new good manufacturing practice (GMP) audit program for dietary supplement and dietary ingredient manufacturers. Officially launched on October 22 during a reception at the Council for Responsible Nutrition’s (CRN) annual conference for the dietary supplement industry in Palm Springs, ...
Industry Responds to Oregon AG Lawsuit Against GNC
The natural products industry is responding to a lawsuit filed by Oregon Attorney General (AG) Ellen Rosenblum alleging that supplement retailer GNC (Pittsburgh, PA) violated the state’s Unlawful Trade Practices Act. The lawsuit accuses GNC of selling workout supplements containing picamilon, a prescription drug used to treat neurological conditions. Acting Deputy Director of the Dietary ...
Kerry Acquires Wellmune
Kerry Group plc (Tralee, Ireland) has acquired Wellmune from Biothera Inc. (Eagan, MN), a natural food, beverage and supplement ingredient that is clinically proven to help strengthen the immune system. “At Kerry, cutting-edge science and technology informs everything we help shape and create. The addition of Wellmune to our portfolio offers Kerry tremendous growth opportunities ...
Deerland Enzymes Joins NASC
Deerland Enzymes (Kennesaw, GA) has announced the company’s acceptance into membership of the National Animal Supplement Council (NASC) as a Preferred Supplier. Founded in 2001, NASC is a non-profit trade organization dedicated to protecting and enhancing the health of companion animals and horses throughout the United States. Deerland Enzymes joins a membership that includes manufacturers ...
DDW Opens New Natural Food Color Operation
DDW (Louisville, KY), “The Color House,” has announced the opening of its second site in Louisville for manufacturing food ingredients. Located next to the company’s global support center on Spring Street and near its caramel color operation and U.S. subsidiary on Payne Street, the facility will produce specialty colorings for leading food and beverage companies ...
PLT Health Solutions Launches Transparency & Trust-building Initiative
PLT Health Solutions, Inc. (Morristown, NJ) announced it has launched a formal transparency and trust-building initiative for its ingredient portfolio. The initiative is designed to support emerging opportunities for food, beverage and supplement companies that can deliver assured ingredient quality, demonstrable efficacy, and clean labels in consumer products. Called PLT360, the initiative has a major ...
Capsugel Expands DRcaps Capsule Platform
Capsugel (Morristown, NJ) has announced that it has developed a technology that makes its vegetarian, acid-resistant DRcaps hard capsules suitable for liquid-fill applications. As a result, Capsugel’s customers can now bring the benefits of DRcaps capsules—including resistance to stomach acid and taste/odor-masking—to liquid-based dietary supplements. This new offering will be featured at SupplySide West 2015 ...
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