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Vitamin Angels Advanced Goal to Reduce Barriers to Access Essential Nutrition for Pregnant Women Globally in 2021
Vitamin Angels, a public health nonprofit working to improve nutrition worldwide, focused their efforts in 2021 on reducing the barriers to accessing essential nutrition that underserved pregnant women and children face in the U.S. and around the world. As a result, Vitamin Angels program partners were able to extend their health and nutrition services further than ever ...
Diversity Fellows Join the Team at Organic Trade Association
August Alderman and Katrina Pitts will join the Organic Trade Association (OTA) as the organization’s first Diversity & Entrepreneurship Program fellows. They will work closely with OTA staff and membership to develop diversity-related trainings and programming, support the Justice Equity Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) Member Council and bring an equity lens to the strategic planning process. Pitts is a doctoral student ...
Obituary: Steven Foster, ABC Board Member, Author & Photographer
The American Botanical Council (ABC) has announced the passing of author, photographer and ABC Board of Trustees member Steven Foster. Mark Blumenthal, ABC founder and executive director, has released the following statement: It is with a deeply saddened heart that I share with you the unexpected news of the passing of our dear friend, longtime ...
Green Spoon Sales Appoints Hass Hassan to Board of Directors
Green Spoon Sales, a national natural food and beverage sales agency specializing in disruptive, innovative CPG brands, has announced the appointment of natural foods industry pioneer Hass Hassan to its board of directors. With more than 40 years of experience in the natural foods industry, Hassan will join the board immediately and will take a ...
AHPA Celebrates 40th Anniversary
This year, the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) celebrates its 40th anniversary. Over four decades, AHPA has seen significant growth—now with more than 400 member companies across five continents, 17 committees representing key areas of industry interest and valuable resources that include second editions of AHPA’s Botanical Safety Handbook and Herbs of Commerce. To mark its 40th anniversary, AHPA will ...
GNC Partners with Military-Developed Performance Beverage, Echelon
GNC has announced that it has partnered with Echelon, a new military-developed performance beverage from the team behind _USA (Bravo Sierra), for an exclusive nationwide launch. Echelon is now available online at GNC.com and at all GNC stores nationwide. Co-founded by Justin Guilbert, co-founder of coconut water company Harmless Harvest, and Benjamin Bernet, former L’Oréal executive, Echelon was developed ...
NJ Labs to Release ‘Going Beyond Testing’ Podcast Series
New Jersey-based NJ Labs will release a new podcast series called, ‘Going Beyond Testing’ in 2022 to give companies and consumers an insider’s look at testing practices and what should be tested to keep products safe and effective. The series will cover the importance of analytical testing, emphasizing transparency and integrity in the testing practices and what’s ...
Wakunaga of America Celebrates 50 Years in Business
Wakunaga of America, Co., Ltd. (Mission Viejo, CA) has announced that it is celebrating 50 years in business. Wakunaga first introduced its flagship product, Kyolic Aged Garlic Extract (AGE), to America in 1972. Initially developed by scientist Dr. Eugene Schnell and banker Mr. Manji Wakunaga in post-World War II Japan, today’s AGE begins with organic ...
CRN Criticizes FDA’s ‘Nonresponsive’ Response to Citizen Petition on NAC
The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has responded to FDA’s November 2021 decision not to address CRN’s citizen petition regarding N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC) on a timely basis, calling on the agency for swift review of the legal questions CRN raised. Instead, FDA dodged the facial legal issues raised about FDA’s position on NAC by raising safety issues that ...
Obituary: Paul C. Ross (1931-2021), Bioforce USA Founder & Chairman
Paul C. Ross, a resident of Millbrook, NY and formerly New York City, passed away at his home on December 22, 2021. He was born in New York on January 4, 1931 to George and Diana Ross. He attended Friends Seminary in New York and graduated from Oberlin College in Ohio, where he earned a ...
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