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NPA Offers to Assist With Production and Distribution of Medical Supplies
In a letter to Vice President Mike Pence, The Natural Products Association (NPA) has offered to assist with the production and distribution of medical supplies and products during the COVID-19 crisis. “Our manufacturers and distributors have the appropriate FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration), DEA (Drug Enforcement Agency) and state and local inspection requirements to ...
Carlson Ceases Production and Distribution Through April 7
On Friday, March 20, Illinois governor J.B. Pritzker issued a “stay-at-home” order to maximize COVID-19 containment and to ensure that the state’s health care system remains fully operational. The order took effect at 5 p.m. on Saturday, March 21, 2020 and continues through Tuesday, April 7, 2020. As a producer and distributor of nutritional supplements, ...
CRN Offers Resource Page on COVID-19
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) recently developed a resource page centered around COVID-19: www.crnusa.org/COVID-19. One of the new resources includes a COVID-19 FAQ sheet developed by CRN for industry and consumers to answer common questions surrounding the virus and dietary supplement products. CRN said it will continue to keep it updated as information changes and more outside ...
Message from VRM Media about Coronavirus
To our readers and business partners, In these challenging times for all businesses and individuals operating within the natural products community, we at VRM Media — publisher of Vitamin Retailer, Nutrition Industry Executive, Natural Practitioner and Fitness Trainer — want to first express our sincerest wishes for the best of health and well-being to all industry members and their families. As we are all quite ...
NPA: DHS Declares Health Food Stores and Supplement Manufacturers Essential Services
Based on guidance from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and President Trump’s declaration that workers in critical infrastructure have a “special responsibility” to continue working, the Natural Products Association (NPA) said that its members including thousands of health food stores in Pennsylvania, California and Miami-Dade, FL whose elected officials have balked at this declaration, ...
Stratum Nutrition Announces Distribution Agreement With 3i Solutions
Stratum Nutrition (Carthage, MO) has announced that the company has entered into a distribution agreement with Ohio-based 3i Solutions, a leader in dispersion technology. This alliance adds strategic value for both companies within the dietary supplement marketplace. “Having worked together in the past, we are proud to partner with Stratum Nutrition in this new relationship,” ...
Natural Products Expo West Will Not Be Rescheduled
After consulting with key partners within the natural products community, New Hope Network announced on March 13 that it has decided that, due to the developing circumstances around the COVID-19 virus, it will not move forward with hosting a rescheduled Natural Products Expo West event in Anaheim, CA in 2020. The Expo West trade show ...
SupplySide East Postponed to June 23-24, Will Remain at Meadowlands Expo Center
As a result of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID19) public health emergency, SupplySide East has been postponed to June 23-24, 2020. The event will still take place at Meadowlands Expo Center in Secaucus, NJ. “With the uncertainty caused by the evolving coronavirus situation, this postponement is the best course of action for our industry, exhibitors and ...
GC Rieber Oils Announces Distribution Partnership in the U.S. & Mexico with Barrington Nutritionals
GC Rieber Oils, a Norwegian producer of marine-derived omega-3 concentrates, announced its partnership with New York-based Barrington Nutritionals, distributor of a diverse portfolio of nutraceutical ingredients, to sell its VivoMega omega-3 fish oils to the U.S. and Mexico markets. “We chose to partner with Barrington Nutritionals because of their reputation for excellent service, multiple warehouse ...
CHPA Appoints Dr. John P. Troup as VP for Scientific Affairs & Dietary Supplements
The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) has announced the appointment of Dr. John P. Troup as vice president for scientific affairs & dietary supplements, a new position within CHPA. Troup has wide-ranging experience in the health, nutrition and dietary supplements sectors, including extensive work in clinical and product development, as well as regulatory affairs. His ...
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