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FDA’s Long-sought Guidance on NAC Follows NPA’s Lawsuit and Citizen’s Petition
Following a Citizen’s petition and lawsuit filed by the Natural Products Association (NPA) against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a dietary supplement issued enforcement discretion for N-Acetyl-Cysteine (NAC) has resulted in the agency issuing final guidance. “This is a big win but it is bittersweet for sure. Although it was NPA’s leadership ...
Clasado Expands APAC Bimuno GOS Distribution Territory of CTC Group
Clasado Biosciences (U.K.) has announced an extension of its distribution agreement with CTC Group. The current agreement sees CTC Group as the lead distributor of its Bimuno GOS prebiotic ingredient in the Philippines, with extensions now covering Indonesia and Vietnam. The territory expansion comes as Clasado strengthens its foothold in the APAC region, in line ...
CRN President Issues MPL Update to Members
In an open letter to members, Steve Mister, president and CEO of the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), updated the CRN community on the status of the association’s effort to create a dietary supplement registry at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In the letter, Mister reassured members that CRN would continue to advocate ...
NPA, CRN Respond to Research Showing Supplements With Banned Ingredients are Still on the Market
A study recently published in JAMA by Pieter A. Cohen, MD; Bharathi Avula, PhD; and Kumar Katragunta, PhD, et al, has found that supplements with banned ingredients are still on the market despite the companies having received warning letters from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The study stated that “Some dietary supplements are adulterated ...
Gavan Develops Zero-waste Plant Protein Extraction
Gavan Technologies, Ltd. (Acre, Israel), has developed a novel, waste-free protein extraction method that completes the sustainability loop through the sustainability practice of upcycling. The foodtech start-up said it supports the circular economy by positioning total plant extraction at the core of its operations. “Our new, multi-step technological platform enables us to take any plant ...
OBX and Purissima Announce Exclusive, Multi-year Processing and Distribution Partnership
Purissima (San Francisco, CA) has announced an exclusive, multi-year processing and distribution partnership with Open Book Extracts (OBX, Roxboro, NC). This collaboration also marks Purissima as the first company to achieve commercial scale production of minor cannabinoids using Purissima’s proprietary algae-based fermentation platform, the company stated. Kicking off production in July 2022, the compounds are proposed to ...
Senator Burr Takes Position Against Including Dietary Supplement Provisions in FDA User Fee Bill Package
On July 14, Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), the ranking member of the Senate HELP Committee and a central negotiator in the conference proceedings, introduced a clean reauthorization of FDA User Fee Programs (U.S. Food and Drug Administration), which does not include controversial dietary supplement provisions. Senator Burr cited concerns over the Senate’s ability to pass ...
Open Book Extracts Expands Capabilities and Management Team
Open Book Extracts (OBX) has announced expanded operations and service capabilities for finished goods manufacturing to serve their global customer base more effectively. The new capabilities accelerate the pace of product innovation while significantly increasing manufacturing capacity and operational excellence, the company stated. Highlights of the expansion at the company’s headquarters in North Carolina include ...
V.G. Nair, 73, Sabinsa Director and CEO, Dies of COVID-19 Complications
Sami-Sabinsa (India) Group’s founder, Chairman and Managing Director, Dr. Muhammed Majeed, has announced that V.G. Nair, 73, director and CEO of the Sami-Sabinsa Group, died on July 6 due to complications from COVID-19. Nair was born and raised in Kerala, India. A business degree holder, he ran his own company until he was 60 years ...
Ohly Launches Carbon-neutral Product
Ohly has introduced its first carbon-neutral ingredients for the food and bionutrients markets, alongside a commitment to run its Hamburg, Germany production site as net-zero by 2030. “At Ohly, we have a legacy of pursuing carbon emission reductions, and we are proud of our performance so far,” said Ralf Fink, Ohly CEO. “Since 2018, we ...
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