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TraceGains Partners with Ecofibre on Hemp Standards and Compliance
TraceGains (Westminster, CO) has announced that it’s partnering with Australia-based Ecofibre to drive standards and compliance in the hemp industry. Ecofibre has distinct businesses underpinned with more than 20 years of growing and breeding experience. The company owns one of the largest and most diverse collections of genetics with more than 300 land races of cannabis ...
Celebrating the Life of Joyce M. Barrows
At 83, Joyce M. Barrows, founder & chief financial officer of Bluebonnet Nutrition Corporation in Sugar Land, TX, passed away from prolonged surgical complications on Sunday, February 10, 2019. Since the company’s inception in 1991, Joyce put her indelible stamp on the Bluebonnet brand grooming her sons, grandchildren and great-grandchildren to be an instrumental part ...
Ned Sharpless Named Acting FDA Commissioner
Following the resignation of Scott Gottlieb, Norman E. “Ned” Sharpless, MD, has been named the acting commissioner of the FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) by Alex Azar, the Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary, effective April 2019 “Dr. Sharpless’ deep scientific background and expertise will make him a strong leader for FDA,” said Azar ...
Dr. Douglas MacKay Departs CRN to Join CV Sciences
CV Sciences, Inc. (Las Vegas, NV) has announced the appointment of Douglas “Duffy” MacKay, ND, as senior vice president of scientific and regulatory affairs, effective March 18, 2019. MacKay will oversee the company’s scientific and regulatory affairs department, ensuring CV Sciences continues to pioneer the development of hemp-based cannabidiol (CBD) products driven by rigorous science, ...
FDA Commissioner Gottlieb Resigning
On March 5, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) chief Scott Gottlieb announced his planned resignation, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said, and plans to step down in one month. Gottlieb won bipartisan support for his efforts to curb the use of flavored e-cigarettes by youths, speed approval times for cheap generic ...
DuPont and Lonza Announce Joint Agreement on HMOs
DuPont Nutrition & Health (Wilmington, DE) and Lonza Specialty Ingredients (Basel, Switzerland) announce an agreement under which the leading biotechnology and specialty ingredient company Lonza will manufacture and supply CARE4U 2’-FL – a human milk oligosaccharide (HMOs). This strategic manufacturing collaboration reinforces market confidence in the supply and premium quality of this specialty ingredient. DuPont ...
Alkemist Labs Cuts Identity Testing Turnaround Time to 4 Days
California-based Alkemist Labs has announced a 20 percent shorter turnaround time for the most common identity tests they provide: routine HPTLC and microscopy testing. As of March 1, 2019, turnaround time for these tests will be four days. “We know that rapid turnaround time for identity testing is the biggest need our clients have,” said ...
Lonza Strengthens Canadian Ingredient Distribution Network with Quadra
Lonza (Morristown, NJ) has announced the expansion of its distribution agreement with Quadra Chemicals Ltd. in Canada. The newly expanded agreement allows Quadra to sell Lonza Consumer Health & Nutrition’s full range of consumer health and nutrition ingredients to customers in Canada, including its UC-II undenatured type II collagen. Lonza’s Carnipure L-Carnitine and ResistAid natural ...
BI Announces Partnership with Brenntag Food & Nutrition for Distribution in Canadian Market
BI Nutraceuticals (Rancho Dominguez, CA), a global full service manufacturer and supplier of plant based ingredients in the United States, announced its partnership with the Food & Nutrition’s experts of Brenntag Canada Inc. Brenntag Canada, a provider of high-quality ingredients, specialty products and distribution services in Canada. The partnership, which will begin on March 1, ...
FDA Announces New Attention to Dietary Supplement Regulations
FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD, has announced that the agency is planning “new efforts to strengthen regulation of dietary supplements by modernizing and reforming FDA’s oversight,” with a goal of implementing “one of the most significant modernizations of dietary supplement regulation and oversight in more than 25 years.” The commissioner’s ...
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