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UNPA Announces Hemp Extract/Cannabinoids New Member Policy Guidelines
The United Natural Products Alliance (UNPA) has announced a new policy that for the first time allows companies engaged in the growing, manufacture, sale and/or distribution of hemp extract/cannabinoids*ingredients and finished goods labeled as dietary supplements, food, beverages, and cosmetic products to become executive members of the 27-year-old alliance. The quality and compliance criteria laid out in ...
GELITA & Geltor Join to Produce Ingestible Animal-free Collagen Proteins
At SupplySide West (SSW) 2019, officials from both GELITA (Germany) and Geltor (California) signed a letter of intent for developing, producing and marketing the first ingestible animal-free collagen proteins—to be launched in late 2020. In this arrangement, Geltor would design and produce the premium biodesigned collagen; GELITA would conduct clinical research and commercialize the product ...
CBD Usage Drops Sharply When Consumers Learn FDA Has No Safety Standards
In a warning sign for the burgeoning hemp and CBD industry, a new poll shows that 44 percent of Americans are less likely to use CBD products after learning that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has no standards in place to protect consumers, including 30 percent who say they would be far less ...
Grant Awarded for Preclinical Study on the Impact of NAD
Dr. Charles Brenner, the Roy J. Carver Chair and Head of Biochemistry at the University of Iowa, receives a research grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to study the effects of NAD-boosting supplements on the production of bioactive factors in milk and the effect of the supplements on brain development in animals. Brenner explained ...
Pines International Provides Relief For Bahamas Hurricane Victims
Pines International (Lawrence, KS) is stepping up to help victims of Hurricane Dorian, the deadly category 5 storm that hit the Bahamas in September. Pines is donating a pallet of Green Duo Capsules to provide the people displaced by Dorian with green superfoods nutrition. Co-founders Ron Seibold and Steve Malone, who started Pines in 1976, ...
Food & Beverage Issue Alliance Requests FDA Enforcement Discretion for New Nutrition Labeling Rule
The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) has joined 12 leading trade associations to advocate FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) to provide flexibility in its enforcement of the new nutrition labeling rules as the January 1, 2020 compliance date approaches. In a letter to Acting FDA Commissioner Dr. Ned Sharpless, the associations, acting as the ...
Organic India USA in Top Percent of B-Corps with a New Business Mode
For the second year, Organic India USA has earned the “Best for the World Overall” B Corp designation, placing it in the top 10 percent among all certified B Corps. As a “Best for the World Overall” B Corp, Organic India USA has broken new ground in proving that non-exploitative business models can be successful. ...
House Passes Hemp and Cannabis SAFE Banking Act
The Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking (SAFE Banking) Act of 2019, H.R. 1595, first introduced in 2017 and reintroduced in March 2019 by Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO), was officially passed by the U.S. House of Representatives yesterday afternoon by a vote of 321 to 103. The hemp and cannabis industries have had to operate through ...
House to Look at Hemp Banking
Legislation that would encourage U.S. banks and credit card companies to do business with hemp and CBD companies will hit the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives as early as today. Difficulty in finding banks and credit card companies to handle financial transactions has been an issue surrounding the hemp industry for many months. There ...
Robinson Pharma Opens New Facility
Robinson Pharma, Inc. (RPI, Santa Ana, CA), a contract manufacturer of nutraceutical and dietary supplements, has announced its newest expansion. A new building will be located at 1585 MacArthur Blvd., Costa Mesa, CA. This new addition brings RPI to now six buildings and totaling more than 650,000 square feet. The new state-of-the-art eco-friendly facility will ...
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