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U.S. Sales of Herbal Supplements Increase in 2016
U.S. consumers spent an estimated 7.7 percent more on herbal dietary supplements in 2016 than in the previous year, according to the recently published HerbalGram Herb Market Report for 2016. The report, which appears in issue 115 of the American Botanical Council’s (ABC) quarterly, peer-reviewed journal HerbalGram, shows strong, continued growth for these products, with ...
Texas-based Natural Product Retailers, Manufacturers Struggle Through Storm
Across a 300-mile stretch of southeast Texas, millions of people grappled with the devastating effects of a storm that shattered rainfall records for the continental United States — houses under water, flooded roads that cut off entire neighborhoods, a loss of power affecting thousands and fuel shortages — while millions of others began to assess ...
AIC and Matrix Fine Sciences Pvt. Ltd. Announce Partnership
Massachusetts-based AIC, Inc. has announced its latest partnership with Matrix Fine Sciences Pvt. Ltd., India (MFS), which is a leading producer of nutraceuticals, specializing in the manufacturing of non-GMO (genetically modified organism) natural tocopherols, plant sterols and their derivatives. As an NACD & ISO-registered sales and marketing company, AIC is looking forward to expanding Matrix’s ...
American River Nutrition Launches New Brand Identity, Website for Company and DeltaGold Ingredient
American River Nutrition (Hadley, MA) has unveiled new branding, ranging from logos to a new website, for the company and its DeltaGold tocotrienol vitamin E ingredient. “Having spent many years focusing on the science of annatto-derived tocotrienols, we felt it was time for American River Nutrition to move to the next level in marketing our ...
Richard van Breemen Named Director of Linus Pauling Institute at OSU
Oregon State University (OSU) has named Richard van Breemen as the director of the university’s Linus Pauling Institute. Van Breemen, professor of pharmacy at the University of Illinois at Chicago, will succeed Balz Frei as director and endowed chair of the institute, which studies the role of vitamins and other micronutrients in enhancing health and ...
NPA Responds to Findings of Study on Cancer Risk Among Smokers Taking Vitamin B Supplements
The Natural Products Association (NPA) has rejected a study by researchers blaming vitamin B use by male smokers for an increased risk of cancer. Dan Fabricant, PhD, president and CEO of NPA pointed to environmental factors and tobacco use as the more likely cause for increased cancer risk. Fabricant is a former head of the ...
DuPont Upgrades and Expands Probiotics Facility
DuPont Nutrition & Health has announced a substantial upgrade to its probiotics pilot facility in Madison, WI. The $10 million investment strengthens and emboldens DuPont’s current impressive position as a leader in the probiotics industry, allowing for increased pace of new product development and significantly improved delivery times on pilot material for clinical trials and ...
Aker BioMarine and Neptune Close $34 Million Agreement
Neptune Technologies & Bioressources Inc. (Laval, QC, Canada) and Aker BioMarine Antarctic AS (Lysaker, Norway) have announced that they have concluded an agreement whereby Aker BioMarine acquired Neptune’s krill oil inventory and IP for a cash consideration of $34 million (U.S.) paid at closing. “This transaction marks an important step in Neptune’s next phase of development. ...
NSF International and DYT Partner to Develop Functional Product Standard in China
NSF International, a global public health organization and a leading certifier of dietary supplements, met with Diao Yu Tai Food Biotechnology Company (DYT) in Beijing recently to sign a cooperative agreement and discuss development of a functional product standard and certification program in China. An established name brand for more than 800 years, DYT is ...
Rep. Mia Love Named Co-chair of Congressional DSC
Representative Mia Love, R-Utah, has taken on a new leadership role as a co-chair of the Congressional Dietary Supplement Caucus (DSC). Love replaces Rep. Jason Chaffetz, formerly a DSC co-chair, who retired from the House of Representatives this summer. The DSC is a bipartisan congressional group of legislators who promote discussions among lawmakers about the ...
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