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Bob Barrows Jr., Bluebonnet Nutrition Corp.
Bob Barrows Jr. Vice President of Sales and Marketing Bluebonnet Nutrition Corp. 12915 Dairy Ashford Sugar Land, TX, 77478 (281) 240-3332 https://bluebonnetnutrition.com With a 40-year successful track record in sales, sales management and marketing within the publishing and supplement industries, Bob Barrows, Jr. has spent the past three decades as co-owner and head of sales ...
Gadot Biochemical Industries Enhances Zinc Gluconate Supply
In anticipation of continued increased demand for zinc lozenges worldwide, Ohad Cohen, chief executive officer of Israel-based Gadot Biochemical Industries, has announced that the company is ready to fulfill requirements for zinc gluconate, the preferred winter form of zinc and the form best utilized in lozenges to treat the common cold, he said. Zinc is ...
WHO Target to Reduce Rates of Anemia Is Focus of New IADSA Mind the Gap Resource
IADSA has launched a Mind the Gap resource highlighting the role of iron supplementation in reducing anemia among women. Titled “Precious Metal: The role of iron in the global fight against anaemia,” it is available to view at https://www.iadsa.org/mind-the-gap/english/iron#intro. Anemia is a condition in which the size and number of an individual’s red blood cells ...
Greg Cumberford, Vice President Science & Regulatory, Natures Crops International
Greg Cumberford Vice President Science & Regulatory Natures Crops International P.O. Box 248 12682 Route 6, Kensington, PE, Canada, C0B 1M0 Phone: (902) 836-3332 Toll Free: (844) 404-4244 Greg Cumberford is vice president science & regulatory with Natures Crops International. He has a 30-plus year career in co-evolved botanical natural wellness products research, innovation and ...
CHPA Responds to AMA Policy Calling for Increased Regulation of Dietary Supplements
At the Special Meeting of the American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates, physicians adopted new policy, which expands upon the AMA’s existing policy to call for more stringent federal regulation of dietary supplements—including increased oversight of manufacturing, marketing, product labeling and adverse event reporting. Under the new policy, the AMA strongly urges Congress to ...
Consumers Fear Vitamin D Deficiency During Lockdown, Lycored Survey Shows
Israel-based Lycored has spotlighted the role of vitamin D supplementation during the coronavirus pandemic, with two in three consumers concerned they are not getting enough of the micronutrient. Vitamin D helps regulate levels of calcium and phosphate, which are needed to keep bones, teeth and muscles healthy. Along with factors such as age and poor ...
MenaquinGold Receives FDA GRAS Notification for Vitamin K2
Synergia Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd. (India) has announced that it received a “no question” letter to a GRAS (generally recognized as safe) Notification (GRN000887), submitted to the FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) on Oct. 21, 2019, for the intended use of a form of natural vitamin K2, menaquinone-7 (MK-7), the MenaquinGold brand as a ...
Dr. Bronner’s Releases Cannabis-Scented Bar Soap to Support Sun+Earth Certified Campaign
Dr. Bronner’s has released a limited edition cannabis-scented fragrance of its classic bar soap. The addition supports a new consumer education and crowdfunding campaign to promote the regenerative organic cannabis standard, Sun+Earth Certified. The campaign will run November 20 through December 20, 2020. The special limited-run bar soap is only available to supporters of the ...
NOW Phases Out Use of Magnesium Stearate and Gelatin Capsules
NOW (Bloomingdale, IL), the largest independent and family-owned manufacturer of natural products in the U.S. health food store channel, said in its goal to continually making product improvements, will transition away from animal-source gelatin to Veg Capsules for almost all of their capsule products. The company is also phasing out most use of the common ...
DuPont Research Study Reveals Strong Connection Between Effects of Probiotic Supplementation and Physical Performance
DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences (Denmark) recently published a research study evaluating clinical evidence on the interaction between gut microbiota and physical activity, and examining the effects of probiotic supplementation in athletes. The research, which appeared in a recent edition of the Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) journal, adds to DuPont’s leading role in studying the health ...
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