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Retailers to Institute Certification Program for Supplements
Nutritional supplement retailers, including Walmart and GNC (Pennsylvania), expect nutritional supplements sold in their stores or on their websites to meet new guidelines set by the Supplement Safety and Compliance Initiative (SSCI). The new general and technical benchmarking guidance documents were released during a meeting at Walmart’s headquarters in Bentonville, AR. SSCI is opening up a 30-day ...
AHPA Adopts Policy on Items Containing Hemp/CBD
The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) has adopted a new Guidance Policy for dietary supplement and food products that contain hemp and hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD) to help ensure the industry complies with existing regulations. The guidance policy was developed to encourage industry to be mindful of the federal regulations that apply to these product categories, notwithstanding FDA ...
FDA Public Meeting on Cannabis to be Held in May
On May 31, FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) will hold a public meeting to “obtain scientific data and information about the safety, manufacturing, product quality, marketing, labeling, and sale of products containing cannabis or cannabis-derived compounds,” as noted in the Federal Register. In a statement, outgoing FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD noted that “the ...
For The Biome and Algatech Form Partnership
For The Biome (Vermont), the new wellness company launched by Paul Schulick, founder of the nutritional supplement company New Chapter, announced a partnership with Algatech. According to both companies, For The Biome will be designated the “first to launch” position for new products for topical applications. Based in Israel’s Arava desert and founded in 1998, ...
Agmatine Shows Effectiveness in Dog Osteoarthritis
A study published in Frontiers in Veterinary Medicine, has reported the effectiveness of oral treatment with agmatine (administered as G-Agmatine brand) in alleviating symptoms at early stages of osteoarthritis in dogs. Osteoarthritis (OA), the most common form of arthritis, affects millions of people and animals worldwide. Also known as “wear and tear,” OA occurs when ...
ABC Awards Dr. Aviva Romm
During its 14th Annual Botanical Celebration and Awards Ceremony at Expo West in Anaheim, CA, the American Botanical Council (ABC) presented the second annual ABC Fredi Kronenberg Award for Excellence in Research and Education in Botanicals for Women’s Health to Aviva Romm, MD, a midwife, herbalist, author and Yale-trained physician who is a recognized expert ...
NOW Named a Best and Brightest Company to Work For
The National Association for Business Resources (NABR) selected NOW (Illinois) as one of the nation’s “Best and Brightest Companies to Work For” in the Large Business category. NOW was also chosen as one of the Nation’s Best and Brightest in Wellness, which honors companies that promote employee well-being, worksite health and wellness. This is the ...
Celebrating the Life of Joyce M. Barrows
At 83, Joyce M. Barrows, founder & chief financial officer of Bluebonnet Nutrition Corporation in Sugar Land, TX, passed away from prolonged surgical complications on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019. Since the company’s inception in 1991, Joyce put her indelible stamp on the Bluebonnet brand grooming her sons, grandchildren and great-grandchildren to be an instrumental part ...
Ned Sharpless Named Acting FDA Commissioner
Following the resignation of Scott Gottlieb, Norman E. “Ned” Sharpless, MD, has been named the acting commissioner of the FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) by Alex Azar, the Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary, effective April 2019. “Dr. Sharpless’ deep scientific background and expertise will make him a strong leader for FDA,” said Azar ...
Second Circuit Overturns District Court’s Dismissal of FTC’s Complaint Against Marketers of Prevagen
According to FDA Law Blog, on Feb. 21, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a summary order reversing the dismissal by the District Court of the Southern District Court of New York of an action by FTC (Federal Trade Commission) and New York State action challenging the marketing claims for Prevagen. ...
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