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CRN: New Study Reaffirms Calcium Safety for Heart Health
In response to a study, “Calcium Intake from Diet and Supplements and the Risk of Coronary Artery Calcification and its Progression among Older Adults: 10-year Follow-up of the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA),” published October 11 in the Journal of the American Heart Association, Duffy MacKay, ND, senior vice president, scientific & regulatory affairs, Council ...
Court Finds LeanSpa Marketer Responsible for Deceptive Claims
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has upheld a lower court ruling requiring the operator of an affiliate marketing group to pay $11.9 million for its part in helping to promote LeanSpa, a deceptively marketed weight-loss supplement. In issuing its ruling, the Circuit Court found that LeadClick Media, LLC recruited affiliate marketers that used ...
Axiom Foods Expands Global Footprint to Produce Rice Bran Oil in India
Axiom Foods (Los Angeles, CA) is now expanding into India to produce hexane- and ethanol-free natural rice bran oil and a variety of for the human food and animal feed sectors, including the equine market. Axiom is known for developing a chemical-free enzymatic fractioning process of brown rice and mechanically fractioned pea protein, which were ...
FTC, USDA Set Agenda for Roundtable on Consumer Perceptions of “Organic”
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the agenda for their upcoming joint-agency roundtable on consumer perceptions of “organic” claims for non-agricultural products. The event, first announced in August, will be held in Washington, D.C., on October 20, 2016. The director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection will provide welcoming ...
Dr. Bronner’s Resigns From OTA, Announces Initiatives
Dr. Bronner’s (California) has resigned from the Organic Trade Association (OTA), citing the association’s betrayal of the consumer-led GMO (genetically modified organism) labeling movement, and general drift away from the core principles that drive the organic movement. According to the company, the OTA “compromised their initial position of opposition to the DARK Act and lent ...
Sabinsa and Chemill Reach Licensing Agreement
Sabinsa Corp. (East Windsor, NJ) and Chemill Inc. (Bothell, WA) have reached an agreement, which resolves a previous lawsuit for infringement of Sabinsa’s U.S. Patent No. 6,653,327, covering compositions and uses of turmeric-derived tetrahydrocurcuminoids. The matter has been settled on undisclosed terms. Chemill will respect the Patent as a due licensee. “We are pleased that ...
Britain’s Informa to Boost U.S. Presence with Penton Deal
British business information group Informa Plc (INF.L) said on Thursday, September 15, it had agreed to buy U.S.-based information services company Penton for $1.56 billion to expand in the United States and grow its global exhibitions business. The transaction is set to be funded by a combination of new debt and equity, including a fully underwritten ...
Industry Collaborates on Adulterated St. John’s Wort, Proposes Enhancements to Authentication
Sidney Sudberg, Alkemist Labs (Costa Mesa, CA) founder and CSO, and other notable industry experts co-authored a study that identified adulterated St. John’s wort (SJW) products and recommended specific ways to improve testing of the popular herb. The study, “St. John’s Wort versus Counterfeit St. John’s Wort: An HPTLC Study,” published in the Journal of ...
Fuji Health Science Announces Name Change
Fuji Health Science, Inc. (Burlington, NJ) has announced that as of September 1, 2016, the name of the entity has become Fuji Chemical Industries USA, Inc. to align fully in identity and mission with its parent company, Fuji Chemical Industries Co., Ltd., a worldwide leader in pharmaceutical ingredients and biotechnology. “As we celebrate our 70th ...
NPA Keeps Up Pressure on Puerto Rico Over New Fees
The Natural Products Association (NPA) recently urged the Congressional Task Force on Economic Growth in Puerto Rico to highlight the damaging effects of Administrative Order 346, which established barriers to retailers and distributors of natural products in Puerto Rico through new fees and unnecessary regulations, making it difficult for products to reach consumers. The Task Force is scheduled ...
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