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FDA Announced Final Rule on Preventive Controls for Human Food
The Natural Products Association (NPA) attended an FDA briefing on September 10, 2015 for industry stakeholders discussing the FDA’s Current Good Manufacturing Practice and Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food (Final Rule) under the Food Safety and Modernization Act (FSMA). The FDA hasn’t set a date(s) yet on when the rules will ...
Promising Results in Alzheimer’s Resveratrol Study
According to a report by Alice Park in TIME Magazine, that glass of red wine at dinner may help slow down the decline in Alzheimer’s disease. Dr. R. Scott Turner, professor of neurology and director of the memory disorders program at Georgetown University Medical Team, created a purified form of resveratrol. Resveratrol is “a polyphenol ...
NYAG Targets Devil’s Claw Supplements, Industry Responds
On September 9, New York Attorney General (NYAG) Eric Schneiderman sent cease-and-desist letters to 13 companies that sell devil’s claw herbal dietary supplements informing them that their products containing devil’s claw material were tested at the New York Botanical Garden using DNA technology. The results showed that the devil’s claw was a different botanical species ...
Jessica Alba’s Honest Company Launches Cosmetic Line
According to Fortune, The Honest Company, based in Los Angeles debuted a new cosmetics and facial care product line. The website, which will go live on September 9, will include 17 skin products and 66 makeup products. “Alba told the publication that the line fulfills a vision she’s had for years: to create cosmetics that ...
Congratulations from the Governor!
Vitamin Retailer’s 2015 Retailer of the Year, Garner’s Natural Life, received a congratulatory letter from the governor of South Carolina, Nikki Haley!
GFR’s 2015 Best of Gluten Free Awards
It’s time! The 2015 Best of Gluten Free Awards is looking for retail favorites! Retailers are asked to fill out a quick and easy form, telling us their best gluten-free products of the year. Categories range from best breakfast foods, best supplements to best personal care products and more. This year one lucky participant will ...
derma e Earns Non-GMO Project Verification
California-based company, derma e, announced that it’s 100 percent USDA Certified Organic Skin, Hair and Nail Oil is officially Non-GMO Project verified. “derma e does not use GMO (genetically modified organism) ingredients in formulating any of its natural skincare products, yet obtaining Non-GMO Project verification helps reinforce our commitment to ingredient transparency,” Jennifer Norman, vice ...
OTA Hosts Organic Myth-Busting Event
OTA (Organic Trade Association) is hosting a 30-day social media #OrganicFestival in September. The aim is to bring the entire organic industry together to correct long-held myths and misconceptions about organic. This will be the second annual social media festival where OTA and members engage one-on-one with consumers, media and influencers over a common theme ...
Twinlab Acquires Reserveage Nutrition
Twinlab Consolidated Holdings, Inc., (TLCC) announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Twinlab Consolidation Corporation (TCC) has exercised its option for the right to acquire Boca Raton, Florida-based Organic Holdings LLC, distributor of the nutritional supplement brand, Reserveage Nutrition. The transaction will bring together two highly recognized leaders in the dietary supplement industry and their combined strengths will ...
Industry Attorney Robert Ullman Passes
Bob Ullman December 26, 1933 – August 15, 2015 Industry attorney Robert Ullman, has died, leaving a legacy of significant contributions to shaping the dietary supplements industry as we know it today. Bob and his wife Joan died together in an accident on August 15, 2015, leaving behind their son Marc Ullman and daughter Gail ...
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