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Formulating for Generation and Gender
No two individuals are exactly alike, but at certain stages, we tend to share common health concerns, characteristics and traits. Of course “one size does not fit all,” which is why years ago, multivitamins branched out from just being formulated for “adults” and for “children.” Formulating for generation and gender makes simple sense. But there ...
Operating Your Business in the Time of COVID-19
As we move past the July 4 holiday into the “dog days of summer” with no signs of abatement in the rate of infection and hospitalizations caused by COVID-19, business owners are faced with a number of challenges maintaining effective operations. Some of these challenges (keeping your workforce safe) are new, some are old with ...
Nutra Manufacturing Innovation & Customization, from Product to Package
With everything from botanicals to cannabis now being encapsulated, the combinations of innovative and customized options in liquid filling are infinite. But it’s also the advancements in customization of the manufacturing processes that is bringing liquid filling to the forefront in delivery options. By customizing the manufacturing design and technology process from the earliest development ...
Peter Leyland, Sibelius Natural Products
Sibelius Limited 26 Beaumont St. Oxford, U.K. OX1 2NP Phone: +44 (0)1865 518 910 Website: www.sibeliusnaturalproducts.com Founded in late 2015 out of Oxford University, Sibelius Natural Products supports healthy aging with branded, traceable, scientifically evidenced and clinically proven natural ingredients and products. Sibelius utilizes its patented profiling platform, Chronoscreen, which allows the rapid identification of ...
Health & Wellness Trends: Balancing Science With Consumer Appeal
When it comes to health and wellness in the food industry, a challenge we all face is to deliver on quickly changing consumer trends while still ensuring products meet the appropriate regulations and do not deceive consumers. This is especially daunting because consumer trends change at a much faster pace than science. We might see ...
The Evolution of Dosage Forms
Dosage forms date back to 1500 B.C. in ancient Egypt when primitive man used plant and animal parts to formulate ointments, powders, syrups and various other confections.1 Today, drug delivery technology can help improve patient adherence by simplifying the dosing regimen, and/or decreasing side effects. Other advantages include steadier drug concentrations in the bloodstream and ...
Looking Beyond Generations for Consumer Insights on Supplements
Although you’ve probably heard otherwise in the media, let’s start with the obvious: not all Millennials are alike. And yet, time and time again we are asked by dietary and herbal supplement companies, “What do Millennials want?” This question often comes from the mindset that Millennials act as a single group. It’s like asking, “How ...
The ABH Nature’s Products Recall—Lessons for Own Label Distributors
On Jan. 21, 2020, ABH Nature’s Products, Inc., ABH Pharma, Inc., and Stocknutra.com, Inc. (collectively “ABH”) announced an unprecedented recall covering in excess of 1,200 products marketed by more than 800 different own label distributors (OLD—companies that hire a contract manufacturer to produce branded products for them). This action came as a result of an ...
Cardiovascular Concerns
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the No. 1 cause of death globally, as 17.9 million people, die from CVDs each year. WHO reported that four out of five CVD deaths each year are due to heart attacks and strokes. In addition, one-third of these deaths occur prematurely in people ...
Rob Brewster, Ingredients by Nature
Ingredients by Nature 5555 Brooks St. Montclair, CA Phone: (909) 230-6200 Website: www.ingredientsbynature.com Ingredients by Nature (IBN) formulates, manufactures and markets science-based ingredients, proprietary extracts and formula innovations for applications in dietary supplements, functional foods & beverages, cosmetics and animal nutrition. IBN currently offers more than 300 ingredient variations, including various citrus-derived ingredients, along with ...
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