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NOW Named a National Best & Brightest Company to Work For
Illinois-based NOW has received one of the top national human resources awards for 2019, and a second honor for employee wellness programs, according to the company. The National Association for Business Resources (NABR) selected NOW as one of the nation’s Best and Brightest Companies to Work For in the Large Business category. This competition identifies ...
NPA Calls for FDA Action on Imported Adulterated Dietary Supplement Ingredients
The Natural Products Association (NPA) urged the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to issue import alerts for nutritional supplements that fail to comply with New Dietary Ingredient (NDI) regulations. NPA submitted comments for the record to the Senate Finance Committee’s hearing “COVID-19 and Beyond: Oversight of the FDA’s Foreign Drug Manufacturing Inspection Process.” The hearing will take ...
FTC Sends Out 50 More COVID-19-related Warning Letters
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced it has sent letters warning 50 more marketers nationwide to stop making unsubstantiated claims that their products and therapies can treat or prevent COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. This is the fifth set of warning letters the FTC has announced as part of its ongoing efforts ...
GNC Avoids Bankruptcy
As reported by TribLive, GNC Holdings, Inc. reached a last-minute deal with creditors that allows it to avoid bankruptcy for at least 30 days but no more than 90 days under a deal announced on May 15, the Pennsylvania-based health and wellness company said. GNC was facing a May 16 deadline to pay down debt ...
Optimum Nutrition Steps up Support for Community During Pandemic
Illinois-based Optimum Nutrition is investing in a broad effort to promote fitness and support those who keep America well. As COVID-19 puts extraordinary demands on health care workers, forces temporary gym closures and limits access to fitness resources, the brand is stepping up to fill resulting needs. Susan Tiso of the School of Nursing at ...
Organic & Natural Health Association Hosts “The Nourish Mint”
Industry conferences are central to conversations around new ingredients, products, manufacturing and distribution options. COVID-19 has put the brakes on many natural products industry conferences that were set to facilitate connections and key meetings, starting with Natural Products Expo West the first week of March. With dietary supplements being in higher demand than normal due ...
NPA Asks Candidates to Take Positions on Natural Products Ahead of 2020
The Natural Products Association (NPA) is asking candidates for office in 2020 to take positions on issues that impact the health of millions of Americans who are looking for ways to stay healthy during this critical time. The questionnaire, sent to all candidates running for the U.S. House and U.S. Senate, asks candidates to take positions ...
World Organic Corp. Donates $11,000 in Masks to the American Red Cross
California-based World Organic Corp. and the Licata family (owners) donated $11,000 worth of KN95 and 3-ply disposable face masks to the American Red Cross. The nearly 7,000 masks came with all the FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) approvals. “We’ve been blessed to stay open as an essential business during this global health shutdown, and ...
NutraBio Supports First Responders Nationwide
NutraBio Labs Inc., a dietary supplement manufacturer in Middlesex, NJ, has dedicated part of its GMP (good manufacturing practice) manufacturing facility to making an immune support supplement to donate to first responders nationwide. “First responders put themselves and their family’s lives in danger every day. They are true American heroes and we believe we have an obligation to ...
CRN/NAD Program to Conclude in July
The Council for Responsible Nutrition Foundation (CRNF) and the BBB (Better Business Bureau) National Programs’ National Advertising Division (NAD) announced that the CRN/NAD program will conclude on July 1, 2020. Launched in 2006, the CRN/NAD program has served as a key self-regulatory initiative to monitor and promote truthful and accurate advertising for the dietary supplement ...
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