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Cognitive Health Q&A with Jennifer Montgomery
How long has your company been producing ingredients for the nutritional/dietary supplement industry? How long have cognitive health ingredients been a part of your program? We recently launched HOWARU Calm earlier this year which was our first ever probiotic for brain health. What is interesting about this product is that it has been shown to ...
NSF International Launches 455 GMP Certification
Global public health organization NSF International (NSF) was recently accredited by the ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB) to certify manufacturers to the NSF/ANSI 455 GMP (good manufacturing practice) standards. This accreditation allows NSF to expand its dietary supplement GMP certification program to include manufacturers of cosmetics/personal care and over-the-counter (OTC) products. NSF is the first independent certifier to begin ...
Sleep & Relaxation Support—A Drowsy Category No More
Ingredients for sleep support have taken off with product sales in this category posting strong double-digit growth. The panel: Michael Chernyak, President, CK Nutraceuticals, Oakville, ON, Canada, https://ckingredients.com Julia Diaz, Head of Marketing, Pharmactive, Madrid, Spain, http://pharmactive.eu/en/home-en/ Kim Edwards, Global Product Manager, Kemin Human Nutrition and Health, Des Moines, IA, www.kemin.com Mariko Hill, Product Development ...
USP Offers Hand Sanitizer Toolkit in Response to COVID-19
The U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP) is offering an online toolkit with guidelines from major public health organizations on compounding alcohol-based hand sanitizers and the preparation of hand sanitizers by manufacturers, pharmacies and other facilities. The toolkit was developed to help organizations meet the demand for these products, as shortages of commercially manufactured sanitizers have occurred. The toolkit includes ...
Dietary Supplements Regulatory Summit Rescheduled
The 2020 Dietary Supplements Regulatory Summit (DSRS), originally set for May 27, has been rescheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 16, at the same venue, the Mayflower Hotel, in Washington, D.C. All existing registrations and pricing will be honored. New, discounted hotel booking information will be forthcoming shortly. “The five trade associations hosting the summit look forward ...
A Deeper Look Into Antioxidants
Antioxidants innovations intrigue manufacturers and suppliers for what is to come. Antioxidants, which according to MedlinePlus are “man-made or natural substances that may prevent or delay some types of cell damage.” This cell damage is caused by free radicals and when they accumulate, that is when oxidative stress can become a problem. While antioxidants offer ...
DuPont Encourages Third-party Certification of Probiotic Products to Improve End-user Trust
DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences (Wilmington, DE) explored the importance and advantages of third-party evaluations to certify probiotic quality, purity and label accuracy in a recent study which was published in the prestigious peer-reviewed journal Frontiers in Microbiology. The published paper, “Improving End-User Trust in the Quality of Commercial Probiotic Products,” encourages manufacturers to implement comprehensive ...
Welch’s and Blue Marble Biomaterials Announce Collaboration
Welch Foods, Inc. (Concord, MA), a global food and beverage manufacturer, and biochemical manufacturer Blue Marble Biomaterials (Missoula, MT) have announced their intention to collaborate to bring naturally derived biochemicals to the public. The collaboration would enable Blue Marble to expand its manufacturing capacity for natural ingredients (biochemicals) for use in food, fragrance and lifestyle ...
NPA Works to Repeal Puerto Rico Rule That Limits Access to Supplements
The Natural Products Association (NPA) is meeting with members of the House of Representatives to overturn an administrative order issued by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico’s Department of Health that would raise prices for dietary supplement and natural products consumers and adds requirements for retailers/distributors inconsistent with federal law. NPA is seeking to attach the ...
White Paper Instructs How to Formulate Nutrition Bars With Clean-Label Sweeteners
Nutrition bars have come a long way since hitting the food scene in the late 1970s. Considered the ultimate healthy food, many of the first bars to market were made from granola, corn syrup, nuts and fruit. Today’s consumers demand more nutrition, reduced sugar and minimal processing—all of which pose unique challenges to experts in ...
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