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Talking Compliance and Quality With Stratum Nutrition’s Nena Dockery

by James Gormley | April 1, 2022

Nutrition Industry Executive (NIE) magazine asked Nena Dockery, Regulatory Affairs Manager of Carthage, MO-based Stratum Nutrition to provide comments on questions we posed to her about compliance and quality in the natural products industry. Here are her expanded comments: NIE: One analysis of FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) data reported that 776 adulterated dietary ...

Most Important Vitamins for Dogs and Cats

by Angela Sabarese | April 1, 2022

Just like humans, pets have basic nutritional needs, which include many of the same vitamins we take. According to the American Kennel Club (AKC), the seven most important vitamins that dogs need to maintain health are vitamins A, C, D, E, K, B vitamins and choline. The AKC explains that vitamin A is responsible for ...

Puppy Love: Natural Ingredients for Healthy Pets

by Angela Sabarese | April 1, 2022

Whether cute mixed breed or perfect purebred, pet parents view their furry companions as family, which means they want to keep them as healthy as possible. Now more than ever, people consider their pets to be a part of their family. Pet parents often treat their pets like children, and they are willing to spend ...

Women in Naturals: Leadership Her Way

by Karen Howard | April 1, 2022

The panel: Nicole Brown, Chief Innovation Officer, Open Book Extracts, Roxboro, NC, www.openbookextracts.com Annie Eng, Founder & CEO, HP Ingredients Corp., Bradenton, FL, www.hpingredients.com Sandra Lee, CEO, NJ Labs, New Brunswick, NJ, www.njlabs.com Marlene Hurtado-Siegal, President & Owner, Ecuadorian Rainforest LLC, Clifton, NJ, www.intotherainforest.com Natasha Dhayagude, CEO & Co-Founder, Chinova Bioworks, Fredericton, NB, Canada, www.chinovabioworks.com ...

Marketing Teams Need Humanity-first Leadership—Right Now

by Kendall Ridley | April 1, 2022

When the country shut down in March 2020 due to COVID-19, communications and marketing teams everywhere kicked into overdrive. “Overcommunicate” became the mantra, and many teams found themselves working 10- to 12-hour days to enable sales teams, get marketing campaigns out the door, and keep companies’ customers, employees and other key stakeholders informed during a ...

Ensuring Compliance and Quality in the Natural Products Marketplace

by James Gormley | April 1, 2022

The panel: Cal Bewicke, CEO, Ethical Naturals Inc., Novato, CA, www.ethicalnaturals.com Nena Dockery, Regulatory Affairs Manager, Stratum Nutrition, Carthage, MO, www.stratumnutrition.com Wilson Lau, President, Nuherbs, San Leandro, CA, https://nuherbs.com Jeff Lind, Director of B2B Ingredient Sales, MenaquinGold, Iselin, NJ, www.menaquingold.com Duffy MacKay, Senior Vice President, Dietary Supplements, Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA), Washington, D.C., https://chpa.org ...

Talking the Natural Products Industry With Mark LeDoux

by James Gormley | March 9, 2022

Nutrition Industry Executive magazine sat down with Mark A. LeDoux, chairman and chief executive officer, Natural Alternatives International, Carlsbad, CA, www.nai-online.com. Here’s what he had to say… NIE: What is the one top issue facing the dietary supplement industry right now, and why? LeDoux: The enduring challenge in our industry is two-fold. First the logistical ...

AI Model Identifies Anti-aging Chemical Compounds

by Lisa Schofield | March 9, 2022

Researchers at the University of Surrey have built an artificial intelligence (AI) model that identifies chemical compounds that promote healthy aging—paving the way towards pharmaceutical and nutraceutical innovations that may effectively extend a person’s lifespan while simultaneously enjoying a better quality of life. A team of chemists built a machine learning model based on the ...

Relaxation Exercises to Help Fall Asleep

by Angela Sabarese | March 9, 2022

According to The Sleep Foundation in an article titled “Relaxation Exercises to Help Fall Asleep,” almost a third of adults experience chronic insomnia, “a sleep disorder characterized by persistent difficulties in falling or staying asleep.” For those without insomnia, one of the biggest causes of having trouble falling asleep is stress. “During periods of tension, ...

Michael Poleselli, President of Vivion, Inc.

by Janet Poveromo | March 9, 2022

Vivion, Inc. Headquarters 929 Bransten Rd. San Carlos, CA 94070 Toll Free: (800) 479-0997 Phone: (650) 595-3600 Fax: (650) 595-2094 Vivion Inc. was founded in 1957 by Edward Poleselli and more than 60 years later the company is following his founding principles of providing its customers with high-quality ingredients and exceptional service. Today, under the ...

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