COVID-19
Washington, the Coronavirus and the Natural Products Industry
Business in a (temporarily) dystopian world. The Participants Are: Jim Emme, CEO, NOW Health Group, Bloomingdale, IL, www.nowfoods.com Dan Fabricant, PhD, President and CEO, Natural Products Association (NPA), Washington, D.C., www.npanational.org Loren Israelsen, President, United Natural Products Alliance (UNPA), Salt Lake City, UT, www.unpa.com Jay Jacobowitz, President & Founder, Retail Insights, Brattleboro, VT, www.retailinsights.com Mark ...
Dr. Majeed Foundation Makes Significant Contributions to Combat COVID-19 In India
The Dr. Majeed Foundation, a non-profit institution established by Dr. Muhammed Majeed, founder and chairman of Sami- Sabinsa Group (India), has channeled support to people impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic through contributions to organizations and its own community outreach programs to vulnerable communities in Bengaluru and Hyderabad, India. Financial contributions include $1.32 million (U.S.) to ...
East Expo 2020 Canceled
New Hope Network announced on June 15 that due to the developing circumstances around the COVID-19 virus, it will not move forward with hosting a Natural Products Expo East event in Philadelphia, PA in 2020. It was scheduled to be the 35th year of the event. The announcement stated, “New Hope Network misses gathering with the ...
Exactus Announces Hemp Seed Buyback Program to Assist Farmers Impacted by COVID-19
Exactus, Inc. (Delray Beach, FL) has announced the institution of its Exactus Hemp Buyback Program in support of farmers who purchase seeds from the company. Exactus introduced its buyback program during this essential hemp planting season to aid farmers faced with hardships caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. With the launch of its buyback program, Exactus ...
NutraBio Supports First Responders Nationwide
NutraBio Labs Inc., a dietary supplement manufacturer in Middlesex, NJ, has dedicated part of its GMP (good manufacturing practice) manufacturing facility to making an immune support supplement to donate to first responders nationwide. “First responders put themselves and their family’s lives in danger every day. They are true American heroes and we believe we have an obligation to ...
Vitamin D Linked to Low Virus Death Rate, Study Finds
A new study has found an association between low average levels of vitamin D and high numbers of COVID-19 cases and mortality rates across 20 European countries. The research, led by Dr. Lee Smith of Anglia Ruskin University (ARU, U.K.) and Petre Cristian Ilie, lead urologist of Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn NHS Foundation Trust, ...
Demand For Immunity Products Predicted to Be a New Norm
SIRIO Europe (Ayanda), the European headquarters of the SIRIO Group (Shanghai, China), a global nutraceutical contract development, innovation and manufacturing organization (CDiMO), said considerable worldwide demand for immunity products has accelerated in recent months due to Coronavirus, but it is also likely to deliver a permanent “new norm” of higher growth. “Already in Europe, we have ...
Are You Seeing It?
The vision support category has morphed tremendously during the past decade due to a newer condition that has affected people of all ages. Here’s how to make the most of this category with your vision-support formula. Only 20 years ago, the idea of a teenager dealing with the same eye issue as his/her grandparents would ...
Immune Support in the Eye of the Storm
Finding a responsible way forward for immune health and seasonal wellness nutrition. The Participants Are: Rob Brewster, President, Ingredients by Nature, Montclair, CA, http://ingredientsbynature.com Melanie Bulger, Nutrition & Regulatory Manager, Clasado Biosciences, Reading, U.K., https://clasado.com Annie Eng, CEO, HP Ingredients, Bradenton, FL, https://hpingredients.com Kim Edwards, Global Product Manager, Kemin Human Nutrition and Health, Des Moines, ...
Lycored Calls on Industry to Write to a Stranger During Coronavirus Crisis
Lycored (Israel) is calling on the nutrition industry to reach across the quarantine divides and nourish people in need of connection during the coronavirus crisis. The company is encouraging industry professionals to write an anonymous note of encouragement, appreciation or general positivity to a stranger. The letters will be printed and included in meals being ...
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