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SENPA Board Announces SOHO Expo 2020 Is On
SENPA, a non-profit trade organization and its Board of Directors, has announced that the 50th annual SOHO Expo will be held as planned on Dec. 10-13, 2020 at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center in Orlando, FL. Though SENPA and its Board originally established an Oct. 1 deadline to make this decision, after seeing […]
Bankruptcy Court Approves Sale of GNC
Pennsylvania-based GNC Holdings Inc. received legal permission to sell itself to Chinese sponsor Harbin Pharmaceutical in bankruptcy court, despite recent resistance from U.S. political figures, according to Bloomberg. Bankruptcy Court Judge Karen Owens approved the health and wellness company’s plan to sell its assets to its largest shareholder and original bidder, Harbin Pharmaceutical Group Holding […]
CRN Announces Keynote Speakers for “NOW, NEW, NEXT,” Industry-wide Virtual Event
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has announced keynote speakers for its 2020 annual conference, reimagined as a unique virtual experience, “NOW, NEW, NEXT,” taking place Oct. 14–16: • On Oct. 14, Steven Tave, director of FDA’s (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) Office of Dietary Supplement Programs, will discuss the agency’s regulatory priorities. • On […]
Wildway Partners With Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation
Wildway, a San Antonio, TX-based natural food company, and Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation have joined forces to further their missions to conserve the wild things and wild places in the state, both now and for generations to come. Ten percent of all sales from products within Wildway’s We Rise collection of granola, starting with […]
New CBD Proposals Would Undermine Public Trust in Safety of Nutritional Supplements, NPA Says
The Natural Products Association (NPA) recently rejected new legislation introduced in the U.S. House that would allow CBD products to be used in dietary supplements. The bill, sponsored by Reps. Kurt Schrader (D-Ore.) and Morgan Griffith (R-Va.), fails to set a safe level of daily consumption and would do more to undermine public trust in the safety […]
Oleandrin Not to be Used as a Dietary Supplement Says FDA
On Sept. 4, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rejected an application to market Oleandrin as a dietary supplement, weeks after MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell promoted the extract as a potential treatment for the coronavirus to President Donald Trump and White House officials, according to Forbes. The FDA concluded that Oleandrin cannot legally be considered […]
Dr. Bronner’s Launches Campaign in Support of Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy
California-based Dr. Bronner’s, family-owned maker of a natural brand of soap in North America, has launched its Heal Soul campaign to support public education efforts, advocacy organizations, and political campaigns around the country working to mainstream psychedelic-assisted therapy and medicines to treat depression, PTSD, addiction and end-of-life anxiety. The company has donated over $3 million […]
NOW Raises Concerns About Phosphatidyl Serine Supplements Purchased on Amazon.com
Following NOW’s (Bloomingdale, IL) report earlier this year of CoQ10, acetyl-l-carnitine and SAMe supplements with alarming quality and labeling problems sold on Amazon, NOW has identified similar serious failings in the phosphatidyl serine (PS) category, the company stated. NOW purchased and tested a group of PS products on Amazon, choosing this particular supplement for several […]
New Hampshire Joins List of States to Propose CBD Regs
As the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) continues to defy mounting requests from the U.S. Congress and the natural products industry to provide science-based and public health regulations for CBD, more states are rushing in to fill the vacuum, according to the Natural Products Association (NPA). New Hampshire recently joined Virginia, Texas and Hawaii […]
Charlotte’s Web Earns B Corporation Certification
Colorado-based Charlotte’s Web Holdings, Inc. announced it has earned B Lab’s B Corporation certification to further expand the ways in which the company can fulfill its mission of benefitting the planet and all who live upon it. The Charlotte’s Web family said it is honored to now join the B Corp community of more than […]
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