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NJ Labs Adds ISO/IEC Accreditation With Caution
NJ Labs (New Brunswick, NJ) has earned accreditation of ISO/IEC 17025:2017 (Certificate # L21-360) from Perry Johnson Laboratory Accreditation, Inc. (PJLA), for its chemistry and microbiological laboratories. PJLA is a third-party accreditation body offering ISO 17025 to testing and calibration laboratories globally and serves the food, pharmaceutical, cannabis, environmental, medical, automotive and aerospace industries. Accreditation from PJLA ...
NPA Files Citizen Petition with FDA
In a Citizen’s Petition to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (NPA), the Natural Products Association (NPA) requested that N-acetyl-L-cysteine (“NAC”) not be excluded from the definition of a dietary supplement. “The Food and Drug Administration has not established a public health risk for NAC,” said Daniel Fabricant, PhD, president and CEO of NPA. “Not ...
Associations Denounce FDA Rejection of NDI Notifications for Hemp Extract Containing CBD
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) and the Natural Products Association (NPA) have denounced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) rejection of two new dietary ingredient (NDI) notifications for full-spectrum hemp extract containing cannabidiol (CBD)—and urged Congress to act on pending legislative proposals that require the agency to address the lack of regulation of hemp-derived ...
Martin Bauer Group Pledges to Achieve Climate Neutrality by 2030
The Martin Bauer Group (Secaucus, NJ) and all other companies in the global nature network have pledged to achieve climate neutrality. From 2030 at the latest, the global botanicals group will have no carbon footprint, according to the company. “Our promise applies not only to our more than 30 locations throughout the world but also ...
CV Sciences and UC San Diego Publish Study of Cannabidiol Efficacy in Treating Nicotine Dependence
CV Sciences, Inc. (San Diego, CA) has announced progress toward its goal of developing and commercializing a CBD-based pharmaceutical to treat nicotine addiction in smokeless tobacco users. The company, in collaboration with researchers from the University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego), published a preclinical study demonstrating the efficacy of chronic CBD treatment in ...
NOW Tests on Curcumin/Turmeric Extract Sold by Amazon
Continuing the work to disclose alarming quality failings and misleading, inaccurate labels among unfamiliar brands of products purchased on Amazon, NOW (Bloomingdale, IL) has turned their attention to the curcumin/turmeric category, finding similarly poor results. Having previously tested multiple categories of suspect supplements purchased on Amazon that revealed low potency and poor-quality control, NOW recently ...
Verdant Nature and Credo Science Form Alliance to Develop Unique Endocannabinoid Products
Verdant Nature, LLC (Wyoming), manufacturer of the Verdant Oasis brand, has announced its partnership with CReDO Science (Austin, TX) headed by world renowned medical cannabinoid expert Ethan Russo, MD. CReDO Science has aligned with Verdant Nature to consult on the development of proprietary, high-quality hemp-derived formulations for companies positioning their products in the CBD category. ...
CRN Opens Registration for Signature Industry Events ‘Science in Session’ and ‘Now, New, Next’
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has announced registration is open for its signature industry events, Science in Session and Now, New, Next. The events return in-person with virtual options, feature keynote speaker Tieraona Low Dog, MD, and tackle challenges facing the dietary supplement industry. “The conversations and connections that move the industry forward happen ...
AHPA Updates Guidance on Major Food Allergens in Response to FASTER Act
The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) has published a revised version of the guidance document titled “Compliance with the Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act (FALCPA) for Marketers of Chinese Herbal Products” to include the requirements of the recently adopted Food Allergy Safety, Treatment, Education and Research Act of 2021 (FASTER Act), which adds sesame to ...
New Draft Legislation Sets Safe Level of Consumption for CBD Products
New draft legislation includes a provision directing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to set a safe level of consumption for CBD products. The provision is part of a broader bill introduced by Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) that would decriminalize cannabis at the federal level. “Setting a safe level of consumption for CBD products ...
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