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PLT Health Solutions Appoints VP of Medical & Scientific Affairs
PLT Health Solutions, Inc. (Morristown, NJ) has announced the appointment of Barbara A. Davis, PhD, RD to the position of vice president, medical & scientific affairs. Davis brings more than 15 years of progressive consumer products company experience as a senior scientist, principal scientist and R&D director at global food and nutrition companies, experience at ...
INNOBIO Announces Self-Affirmed GRAS Status for CLA Products
INNOBIO Ltd. (Dalian, China) has announced that its entire line of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) products has obtained self-affirmed GRAS (generally recognized as safe) status for use in food and dietary supplement applications. Under provisions of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, administered by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), INNOBIO’s CLA products ...
Sheldon Baker Joins AHPA
Sheldon Baker, supplement industry veteran and senior partner with Baker Dillon Group, has joined the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) as vice president of strategic engagement. Baker will be based in Clovis, CA. In the newly created position, Baker’s primary responsibilities will be maintaining and expanding AHPA’s membership, managing AHPA’s member meetings and educational activities, ...
EAS to Hold Workshop on Supplement Regulatory Strategies in E.U.
Food supplement companies that struggle to navigate the E.U. and national maze of regulations can get clear, actionable advice at the upcoming EAS Strategic Advice workshop in Brussels, Belgium. Taking place on March 17, 2015, the EAS workshop titled ‘Building Strategies for Marketing Food Supplements in the E.U.: Get prepared for a successful product launch!’ ...
Frutarom Acquires Vitiva
Frutarom Industries Ltd. (Haifa, Israel) has announced the signing of an agreement to purchase the shares of Vitiva of Slovenia for a cash payment of approximately $10 million. Vitiva specializes in the research and development, production, marketing and sales of specialty natural extracts from plants exhibiting antioxidant activity or scientifically proven health attributes backed up ...
Company Owner Pleads Guilty to Adulterating Supplements
The owner and president of a dietary supplement manufacturing company in Flanders, NJ, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in relation to a scheme in which he directed the sale of diluted and adulterated dietary ingredients and supplements sold by his company, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Barry Steinlight, 69, of Hackettstown, ...
Healthy Nation Coalition Details Persistent Failures of DGA
In an open letter to government officials, the Healthy Nation Coalition described the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) as a failed policy. The letter from concerned scientists, nutrition professionals and consumers is addressed to the Secretaries of the U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services. The letter asserts that these recommendations contribute to ...
Biova Names New President, Introduces New COO
Iowa-based Biova LLC, a global leader in water soluble egg membrane (WSEM), announces new executive leadership: Matt Stegenga, current director of marketing for Biova, has been named president. He succeeds Dennis Casey, PhD, who will continue with Biova as a member of its board of directors. “With more than 10 years experience working with egg ...
Glanbia Expands Collaboration Center
Glanbia Nutritionals has nearly doubled the size of its customer-focused Collaboration Center in Twin Falls, ID, adding a new bakery lab and a culinary applications kitchen. The Glanbia Collaboration Center is a co-development and process optimization facility designed to accelerate successful product introductions for customers, from initial ideation to product completion. The first Glanbia Collaboration ...
VRM Media Acquires “Fitness Trainer” Magazine
VRM Media (East Brunswick, NJ, www.vrmmedia.com), a leading provider of business magazines, websites and e-newsletters for the health and natural products industry, has announced its acquisition of Fitness Trainer magazine from the Mallarina Sales Corporation. Fitness Trainer (fitnesstrainermag.uberflip.com/t/47105), founded in 2012 by Robert B. Rose, is a digital business magazine for personal trainers and other ...
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