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NPA Welcomes FDA Process to Define “Natural”
The Natural Products Association (NPA) responded to recent steps taken by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to define the term “natural” on food labels. “It’s about time that natural be defined by experts and no Madison Avenue ad executives,” said Dan Fabricant, PhD, executive director and CEO of the NPA. “NPA strongly supports ...
Lipogen Builds Phospholipids R&D Center
Lipogen Ltd. (Haifa, Israel) is expanding its production facilities and building a new phospholipids research and development center in response to a rapid jump in sales of brain and stress health solutions in Q1-Q3 2015. Lipogen invested $2.6 million (U.S.) in building two additional production lines for PhosphatidylSerine (PS) and Phosphatidic Acid (PA). The company ...
DOJ Announces Supplement Sweep – CRN, NPA and AHPA Express Support
On Tuesday, November 17, Ben Mizer, principal deputy assistant attorney general for the Civil Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ), revealed the government’s plan for a sweep of actions targeting unlawful dietary supplement makers and marketers. “We are here today to explain the critical steps the federal government is taking to stem the tide ...
UNPA Turns Up the Heat on Industry Standards Post NY AG
Summit stresses importance of identity testing and industry cooperation. By Janet Poveromo The United Natural Products Alliance (UNPA) Dietary Supplement Analytical Summit, held November 5-6 in Salt Lake City, UT, kicked off with a warning from UNPA President Loren Israelsen: actions by attorneys general (AG) are not going away. He described a recent NAAG (National ...
Food Fraud and Supplement Adulteration Focus of USP Education Events
Food fraud and economically motivated adulteration (EMA) are major threats to the integrity of the nation’s food supply, the dietary supplement industry and public health. The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) was created in part to address these issues. FSMA now requires food (including dietary ingredient) manufacturers to develop a Food Safety Plan and to identify ...
Alkemist Labs to Offer Next Generation Sequencing DNA Testing
Beginning in early 2016, Alkemist Labs (Costa Mesa, CA) will include Next Generation DNA Sequencing in the arsenal of testing capabilities the company offers clients. “Adding DNA analysis to our testing capabilities once the technology evolved more has been in the plans since my father and I started building our herbarium almost 20 years ago,” ...
USP Launches New GMP Audit Certification
The U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) has announced it is expanding its verification services to include a new good manufacturing practice (GMP) audit program for dietary supplement and dietary ingredient manufacturers. Officially launched on October 22 during a reception at the Council for Responsible Nutrition’s (CRN) annual conference for the dietary supplement industry in Palm Springs, ...
Industry Responds to Oregon AG Lawsuit Against GNC
The natural products industry is responding to a lawsuit filed by Oregon Attorney General (AG) Ellen Rosenblum alleging that supplement retailer GNC (Pittsburgh, PA) violated the state’s Unlawful Trade Practices Act. The lawsuit accuses GNC of selling workout supplements containing picamilon, a prescription drug used to treat neurological conditions. Acting Deputy Director of the Dietary ...
Kerry Acquires Wellmune
Kerry Group plc (Tralee, Ireland) has acquired Wellmune from Biothera Inc. (Eagan, MN), a natural food, beverage and supplement ingredient that is clinically proven to help strengthen the immune system. “At Kerry, cutting-edge science and technology informs everything we help shape and create. The addition of Wellmune to our portfolio offers Kerry tremendous growth opportunities ...
Deerland Enzymes Joins NASC
Deerland Enzymes (Kennesaw, GA) has announced the company’s acceptance into membership of the National Animal Supplement Council (NASC) as a Preferred Supplier. Founded in 2001, NASC is a non-profit trade organization dedicated to protecting and enhancing the health of companion animals and horses throughout the United States. Deerland Enzymes joins a membership that includes manufacturers ...
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