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Balchem Acquires Bergstrom Nutrition
Balchem Corporation (New Hampton, NY), a global specialty ingredients company focused on Nutrition and Health, has announced the acquisition of Cardinal Associates Inc., operating as Bergstrom Nutrition, a science-based manufacturer of methylsulfonylmethane (MSM), based in Vancouver, WA. MSM is a widely used nutritional ingredient with strong scientific evidence supporting its benefits for joint health, sports ...
Open Book Extracts Completes Phase 1 of Toxicology and Safety Assessment for CBG, CBN and CBC
Open Book Extracts (OBX, Roxboro, NC) has announced the completion of phase one of the toxicology and safety results for its cannabinoid ingredients cannabigerol (CBG), cannabinol (CBN), and cannabichromene (CBC). OBX contracted respected scientific and regulatory consulting firm, AIBMR Life Sciences, Inc, to conduct the battery of toxicological studies to investigate the safety of the ...
Nutrition21 Settles Patent Dispute With Beast Sports
New York-based Nutrition21, LLC has settled its patent dispute with Ultra-Lab Nutrition (dba Beast Sports Nutrition), which it said was infringing on the company’s patent portfolio covering chromium picolinate. The financial terms of the settlement are confidential, however, in conjunction with the agreement, Beast Sports has agreed to enter into a licensing agreement for use ...
FDA Issues CBD Warning Letters
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued warning letters to 15 companies for, according the agency, illegally selling products containing cannabidiol (CBD) in ways that violate the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act). The FDA also published a revised Consumer Update detailing safety concerns about CBD products more broadly. The agency stated, based ...
AHPA to Host Inaugural Hemp-CBD Dietary Supplement Congress
The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) is presenting a two-day Hemp-CBD Supplement Congress in Denver, CO this August to provide critical input for companies navigating the rapidly evolving legal, regulatory and financial landscapes to manufacture and market dietary supplement products with hemp or hemp-derived ingredients including cannabidiol (CBD). The event features presentations from federal officials, ...
Alkemist Labs and REJIMUS Collaborate for GMP Compliance Solutions
Alkemist Labs (Garden Grove, CA) and REJIMUS (Santa Ana, CA) have announced a collaboration to offer comprehensive GMP (good manufacturing practice) compliance solutions to clients, eliminating gaps where many companies are failing GMP audits, NDI (New Dietary Ingredient) applications, and other regulatory-related responsibilities. “FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) has said time and time again ...
The Daily Wellness Company Launches TruTag On-dose Identity Solution
TruTag Technologies (Kapolei, HI), a security and technology solution provider, announced that The Daily Wellness Company (Honolulu, HI) has launched the TruTag dosage-level product identity technology into its products in the United States, starting with its top-selling product, FertilityBlend for Women. TruTag Technologies improves the safety, traceability, and authenticity of pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals with its ...
New Book Compiles First Ever List of Pre-DSHEA Dietary Ingredients
A new book from the Natural Products Association (NPA) compiles the first ever list of pre-DSHEA (Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994) dietary ingredients. The NPA book, titled Pre-DSHEA List of Old Dietary Ingredients, is available for pre-sale starting until the end of the year for members, non-members, federal agencies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). ...
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 ...
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