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BASF to Sell Food and Health Performance Ingredients Business
BASF (Florham Park, NJ) has signed a binding agreement to sell its Food and Health Performance Ingredients business, including the production site in Illertissen, Germany, to Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC, Rotterdam, Netherlands), a leading global merchant and processor of agricultural goods including high-quality, plant-based ingredients. BASF’s Food and Health Performance Ingredients portfolio plays a vital ...
ACG Expands Global Footprint With New Capsule Manufacturing Facility
ACG has announced the commencement of operations at its state-of-the-art capsule manufacturing facility in Rayong, Thailand. The new facility, the largest of its kind in Thailand, is dedicated to the production of empty hard gelatin capsules and is strategically located to serve key markets across Asia. This facility is set to play a pivotal role ...
Lief Labs Honored With Stars of the 101 Innovation Award
Lief Labs (Valencia, CA) has announced that the company was recognized with the “Stars of the 101 Innovation Award” from the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) 101 Corridor chapter. The Stars of the 101 is an annual celebration that recognizes the achievements of companies and individuals within the ACG 101 community, which includes the West ...
Texas Becomes Latest State to Introduce Age Restriction Bill
On Nov. 26, 2024, Representative Dr. Suleman Lalani (D-TX) filed House Bill 1474 (HB 1474), which would prohibit the sale of weight loss and muscle building dietary supplements to minors. The bill was submitted for the 2025 legislative session, which begins on Jan. 14. “A person may not sell, offer to sell, or give away, ...
UNPA Partners With Clean Label Project
The United Natural Products Alliance (UNPA) has teamed up with the Clean Label Project to help industry prepare for AB 899, a new regulation that mandates heavy metal testing and public disclosure of test results for dietary supplements sold in California to children under age 2, with enforcement beginning Jan. 1, 2025. The UNPA/Clean Label project partnership will provide ...
Industry Responds to Dr. Marty Makary’s Nomination as FDA Commissioner
On Nov. 22, President-elect Donald Trump nominated Dr. Marty Makary as commissioner for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). He would succeed outgoing FDA Commissioner Robert Califf. Makary is a surgical oncologist at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD. He is also a professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, a researcher, an ...
WIN Announces Entrepreneurship Committee
Women In Nutraceuticals (WIN) has announced the launch of the WIN Entrepreneurship Committee. This committee was formed primarily to address WIN’s strategic objective to increase the amount of funding for, and the number of, women-owned ventures. This will be accomplished by designing and implementing a structured entrepreneurial development path that addresses various stages of business growth, and ...
Greenvit Enters North American Market
Founded in 2010 to provide technologically advanced berry and herbal extracts from botanicals grown indigenously throughout Europe, Poland-based Greenvit is now focused on working with customers in the U.S. and Canada. According to Greenvit CEO, Rafal Pietruszynski, the company is distinctive in its approach to supplying botanical ingredients (conventional and organic) and organic berries. First, ...
Naturally Network Joins UNPA as Newest MOU Partner
The United Natural Products Alliance (UNPA), a leading trade association for the dietary supplement industry, has welcomed Naturally Network as its newest MOU (memorandum of understanding) partner. Naturally Network creates access within the better-for-you CPG industry by connecting members, partners and industry experts via events and programs. To date, its audience has grown to more than 45,000, serving more ...
Industry Responds to RFK Jr.’s Nomination as HHS Director
On Nov. 14, President-elect Donald Trump nominated environmental attorney Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK) as director of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). After ending his own presidential campaign, Kennedy endorsed Trump and has since launched “Make America Healthy Again,” a campaign that “prioritizes regenerative agriculture, protects natural resources and removes harmful toxins ...
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