Articles by Nicholas Saraceno
Trump Tariffs Will Impose Financial Burden on Supplement Industry, NPA Warns
The Trump Administration’s proposal to impose tariffs on key ingredients for nutritional supplements and vitamins will cause disproportionate economic harm to U.S. interests and increase costs for small businesses and consumers, the Natural Products Association (NPA) said in a letter to United States Trade Representative Robert E. Lighthizer. President and CEO of NPA Daniel Fabricant, ...
Gaia Herbs to Expand Operations in Western North Carolina
North Carolina-based Gaia Herbs (Gaia) announced the expansion of its operations in western North Carolina with the construction of a new facility in Mills River. The facility will be located in the Broadpointe development, which is also home to several other local companies, including Raumedic AG, Sierra Nevada, Empire Distribution, and the Mountain Horticultural Crops ...
FDA to Crack Down on Labeling Nondairy Products as ‘Milk’
According to Politico, on July 17, the head of the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) said that the Trump administration will move to crack down on the use of the term “milk” for nondairy products like soy and almond beverages. The agency will soon issue a guidance document outlining changes to its so-called standards of ...
Twinlab Names Anthony Zolezzi CEO
Anthony Zolezzi has been named chief executive officer of Florida-based nutritional and nutrient supplement company, Twinlab Consolidated Holdings, Inc. (Twinlab). Formally appointed to the company’s board of directors in May of this year, in his new role as CEO, Zolezzi will lead the 50-year-old company into the next evolution of transforming personal health through nutrition. ...
Founders of New Chapter Part Ways With Procter & Gamble
In 2012, Ohio-based Procter & Gamble (P&G) entered the U.S. nutritional supplement market by acquiring Vermont-based New Chapter, founded by Paul and Barbi Schulick. New Chapter is known for its healing-driven mission and vitamin and herbal formulations. After six years of working with P&G, the Schulicks have announced that as of July 1, 2018, they have parted ways ...
earthy Hand Soap Earns USDA Certified Biobased Product Label
Illinois-based earthy, LLC announced that it has earned the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Certified Biobased Product label. The product, earthy spa Natural Hand Soap, is now able to display a unique USDA label that highlights its 99 percentage of biobased content. Third-party verification for a product’s biobased content is administered through the USDA BioPreferred Program, an ...
Bio-Kult Probiotics Shown to Improve IBS Gut Symptoms and Anxiety
Florida-based Bio-Kult, a research-based probiotic, announced new clinical trial research confirming that the use of its multi-strain probiotic (14 different bacterial strains; 8 billion colony-forming units per day) is safe and superior to placebo in improving GI (gastrointestinal) symptoms over a period of four months in patients with IBS-D (diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome). In the largest ...
Farm Bill Approved by House Allows SNAP Recipients to Purchase Supplements
The U.S. House of Representatives on June 21 approved a massive Republican Farm Bill with changes to the government food stamps program that make it unlikely to become law in this form, according to Reuters. The Senate is considering its own Farm Bill with no major changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) used ...
SPINS Announces New Partnership with C.A. Fortune
SPINS, a source in health and wellness retail intelligence, announced a new partnership with C.A. Fortune, an Illinois-based full-service consumer products sales and marketing agency, specializing in the Natural, Specialty/Conventional and Bakery/Deli trade channels. This new partnership builds further support and connectivity for retailers and manufacturers aligned with both C.A. Fortune and SPINS. As the two companies ...
New Website Gives NPA Members Access to Exclusive Benefits
A new website launched by the Natural Products Association (NPA) will offer new features and resources exclusively for members, including a warning letter database, searchable disease claims database, Pre-DSHEA (Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994) ODI (old dietary ingredient) list, Red-Flagged Ingredients database, and educational and regulatory resources. In addition, NPA is working on a searchable ...
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