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KeHE Completes Acquisition of Nature’s Best
KeHE Distributors, LLC (Naperville, IL, KeHE) reported the acquisition of Nature’s Best — a California-based distributor of health and natural food products — is complete. The acquisition, first announced in July, supports KeHE’s strategic focus of being the preferred supply chain partner in the natural, specialty, and fresh products marketplace in North America, reported the ...
IADSA Endorses Botanical Adulterants Educational Program
The International Alliance of Dietary/Food Supplement Associations (IADSA, Austin, TX ) has endorsed the ABC-AHP-NCNPR Botanical Adulterants Program, an international consortium of nonprofit organizations, analytical laboratories, industry members, professional scientists and others that advise industry, health professionals and researchers about the various challenges related to adulterated herb and botanical ingredients sold in commerce. IADSA, an ...
Salt of the Earth Reveals Global Sustainability Report
Salt of the Earth (Atlit, Israel) is one of only 36 companies worldwide to pass GRI (Global Reporting Initiative) materiality matters check in the latest sustainability report for meeting new, advanced GRI-G4 guidelines, reported the company. “Sustainability is an integral part of the Salt of the Earth DNA. From the beginning, the company has taken ...
USP Issues Testing Standards Monograph for GanedenBC30
Cleveland, Ohio-based Ganeden Biotech announced GanedenBC30 (Bacillus coagulans GBI-30, 6086) is the first probiotic to have a monograph published in the Food Chemical Codex (FCC) from the U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP), meaning now there are strain-specific standards for testing the identity, concentration and purity of the probiotic GanedenBC30. The USP is a scientific nonprofit organization ...
OmniActive Sponsors Article on Role of Lutein/Zeaxanthin
A manuscript made possible by OmniActive Health Technologies (Morristown, NJ) was published in this month’s Nutrition Reviews, discussing the latest science surrounding the important function that both lutein and zeaxanthin play throughout a lifetime. Written by leading lutein researcher Elizabeth J. Johnson, Ph.D, the “Role of Lutein and Zeaxanthin in Visual and Cognitive Function Throughout a ...
USCHPA Meets with China’s Congress to Discuss Food Safety
The U.S. – China Health Products Association (USCHPA) was invited by China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) Legislative Department to discuss China’s Draft Food Safety Law, which includes regulations that oversee the dietary supplement industry. Jeff Crowther, executive director, and executive assistant Carrie Wang, both of USCHPA, were in attendance along with officials from America, Denmark, ...
Link Between Vitamin D and Neurological Degeneration in Elderly
A new study has found a strong association between baseline vitamin D concentrations and the risk of incident all-cause dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, according to DSM (Parsippany, NJ). The study, carried out by University of Exeter in UK, showed the risk of developing both all-cause dementia and Alzheimer’s disease was significantly higher in participants who ...
FutureCeuticals Announces Publication of ROS Study
FutureCeuticals, Inc. (Momence, IL) announced the publication of a clinical study on the direct effect of a dietary supplement ingredient formula on reactive oxygen species, ROS, often referred to as “free radicals” in humans. This landmark study is a significant step forward in the understanding of the impact of fruit- and vegetable-based materials on ROS ...
Aker BioMarine Achieves High Scores for MSC Certification
Norway-based Aker BioMarine formally entered a comment period for the renewal of its Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification, according to the company. If successful, this will re-certify the sustainability and 100 percent traceability of Superba and Qrill, the company’s flagship krill ingredients. Aker BioMarine’s fishery went through MSC certification in 2009 and has since undergone ...
NattoPharma Partners With Glanbia for MenaQ7 PURE Distribution
Høvik, Norway-based Nattopharma ASA announced its exclusive distribution agreement with Glanbia Nutritionals, whereby NattoPharma’s new ingredient, MenaQ7 PURE will be distributed throughout the United States and Canada by Glanbia Nutritionals. Hogne Vik, CEO, NattoPharma said MenaQ7 PURE is the newest offering to Glanbia Nutritionals’ arsenal of unique, proprietary, branded, clinically substantiated, and validated ingredients.”The market ...
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