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Waste Not, Want Not
Upcycled ingredients are held in esteem among a discerning consumer base. And, they present a feel-good story. As a child, have you ever made art with popsicle sticks? This is a basic example of upcycling—using something that is a part of something else or something with potential and value that would be simply tossed after ...
Innovation Strategies to Deliver CBD Products With Speed and Confidence
It’s a new year, and 2022 has the potential to be remembered as the year when minor cannabinoids achieved major status. It’s true that the cannabis market is generally interested in tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the intoxicating cannabinoid that most marijuana consumers have come to know and love, as well as cannabidiol (CBD). But cannabinoids, such as ...
Commercial Trends Dominating the CBD Market in 2021
We are entering Year 3 of federally legal Hemp CBD, and everyone—brands, manufacturers, retailers and investors—is scrambling to predict the future after COVID-19 and oversupply-driven market dislocation. This new era of the market will see sustainable growth driven by the entry of national brands, a fast-maturing supply chain, and the three Rs: research, regulatory clarity, ...
Associations Denounce FDA Rejection of NDI Notifications for Hemp Extract Containing CBD
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) and the Natural Products Association (NPA) have denounced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) rejection of two new dietary ingredient (NDI) notifications for full-spectrum hemp extract containing cannabidiol (CBD)—and urged Congress to act on pending legislative proposals that require the agency to address the lack of regulation of hemp-derived ...
Verdant Nature and Credo Science Form Alliance to Develop Unique Endocannabinoid Products
Verdant Nature, LLC (Wyoming), manufacturer of the Verdant Oasis brand, has announced its partnership with CReDO Science (Austin, TX) headed by world renowned medical cannabinoid expert Ethan Russo, MD. CReDO Science has aligned with Verdant Nature to consult on the development of proprietary, high-quality hemp-derived formulations for companies positioning their products in the CBD category. ...
Compliance and Improving Quality—Assessing an Industry’s Vital Signs
The panel: Gene Bruno, Vice President of Scientific & Regulatory Affairs, Twinlab, Boca Raton, FL, www.twinlab.com Dieng Bui, Vice President of Quality & Regulatory Affairs, Lief Labs, Valencia, CA, https://lieflabs.com Nena Dockery, Scientific and Regulatory Affairs Manager, Stratum Nutrition, Carthage, MO, www.stratumnutrition.com Stefan Gafner, PhD, American Botanical Council, Austin, TX, http://herbalgram.org Haley Gershon, Marketing Manager, ...
CV Sciences and Alkemist Labs Form Partnership to Support the NIST’s CannaQAP
CV Sciences, Inc. (San Diego, CA) has announced an ongoing partnership with Alkemist Labs (Garden Grove, CA) to collaborate with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) on efforts to help cannabis testing labs demonstrate and improve measurement capabilities and comparability. The tools developed by this NIST cannabis program will support measurements establishing legal, ...
Iowa Becomes Latest State to Propose CBD Regs
As the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) continues to defy mounting requests from the U.S. Congress and the natural products industry to provide science-based and public health regulations for CBD, more states are rushing in to fill the vacuum. Iowa recently became the latest state to propose new state regulations for consumable hemp and CBD products. “This is an opportunity for ...
Hemp Lights Up the Natural Products Industry
Despite a smoky regulatory landscape for CBD and hemp-derived products, the power of this $4.7 billion-dollar market alone may mandate a clearer future. Our expert CBD panel: Zora De Grandpre, ND, Physician, Leafreport, Tel Aviv, Israel, www.leafreport.com Alice Hirschel, PhD, Technical Service Director, ABITEC, Columbus, OH, www.abiteccorp.com Collette Kakuk, Vice President of Global Marketing, HempRise, ...
AOAC Approves Method of Analysis for Cannabinoids in Hemp
AOAC International has announced that a liquid chromatography–diode array detection (LC-DAD) method previously approved as Official Method of Analysis 2018.11 for cannabinoids in cannabis plant materials, concentrates, and oils, is now approved for hemp. “Until now, no globally recognized method for validating the potency of hemp was available to laboratories,” said Scott Coates, program lead for ...
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