Articles by Cristina Goodwin
AHPA President Responds to AG Letter to FDA
American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) President Michael McGuffin issued the following statement in response to the New York and Indiana Attorneys General May 26 letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA): “AHPA and its members support the New York and Indiana attorneys general expressed call for more resources to strengthen enforcement of the numerous […]
NOW Foods Continues Commitment to Vitamin Angels
On NOW Foods’ 40th anniversary in 2008, the company agreed to donate 40 million vitamin A doses to Vitamin Angels by 2020. With that commitment met ahead of schedule, NOW has announced they will continue their commitment by donating an additional 20 million projected doses through 2016. Vitamin A is critical for healthy vision, bone […]
Ready, Set, Go Natural!
The natural energy category is utilizing unexpected ingredients in unique ways. Energy … today’s on-the-go, average Joe wants it, needs more of it, and often craves a “quick fix” to get it. And normally, just a few steps away, consumers can buy a large Red Bull or a similar stimulant drink to give themselves that […]
USP Responds To Actions Regarding Supplements Containing Drugs
In response to multiple actions regarding dietary supplements containing drugs or drug analogs, Gabriel Giancaspro, PhD, vice president, Foods, Dietary Supplements and Herbal Medicines, United States Pharmacopeial Convention (USP), an independent, science-based, standards setting organization and publisher of the United States Pharmacopeia-National Formulary (USP-NF), an official compendia of quality standards for dietary supplements sold in the […]
Bluebonnet Earns NSF International GMP Registration
Texas-based Bluebonnet Nutrition announced that its Sugar Land, TX manufacturing facility is now a good manufacturing practices (GMP) facility registered by NSF International. Earning GMP registration from NSF International verifies that Bluebonnet Nutrition’s facility has the proper methods, equipment, facilities and controls correctly in place for producing dietary supplement products. NSF GMPs were developed in […]
Southeast Natural Products Association Hits the Road
This summer, the board of directors of Florida-based Southeast Natural Products Association (SENPA) will bring Strategies for Success Road Show to Nashville, TN, Charlotte, NC, and Atlanta, GA, to network with independent retailers in the Southeast region. The road show is free to retailers in the surrounding areas and will start in Nashville on Sunday […]
Coral LLC Celebrates World Oceans Day (Everyday)
On June 8th, officially marked World Oceans Day, people around the globe will celebrate and draw awareness to the massive body of water that regulates the climate, helps feed millions of people every year, produces oxygen, provides us with important medicines and much more. For Nevada-based Coral LLC, a supplier of above-sea coral minerals, recognizing […]
NYAG and NPA Agree on Product Safety
In response to the New York Attorney General agreement with Natural Products Association to collaborate and promote product safety, authenticity and transparency, NPA CEO and Executive Director, Daniel Fabricant, PhD, former director of Division of Dietary Supplement Programs at the FDA, stated, “We share a common objective of ensuring herbal products bought by consumers are […]
Vitamin Shoppe Agrees to Stop Selling BMPEA Supplements
New Jersey-based Vitamin Shoppe Inc. has reached an agreement with Oregon and Vermont’s attorney generals on prohibiting the sale of BMPEA-containing supplements, just weeks after Food and Drug Administration (FDA) demanded that a handful of supplement companies cease distribution of products that contain BMPEA. The retailer also pulled all products with Acacia rigidula, unless testing […]
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