Mark Blumenthal
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 ...
U.S. Tea Sales Increased 5.9 Percent in 2013
Tea is the world’s second most-consumed beverage after water, according to a new report published in the current issue of The American Botanical Council’s (ABC) online magazine HerbalEGram. The online magazine reports that sales of loose, bagged, concentrated, and herbal tea in the U.S. increased by 5.9 percent in 2013, reaching a total of $1,751,055,302. Ready-to-drink (RTD) tea ...
Herbal Dietary Supplement Retail Sales Up 7.9 Percent in 2013
Sales of herbal dietary supplements in the U.S. increased by 7.9 percent in 2013, reaching a total estimated figure of $6 billion dollars for the first time, according to the American Botanical Council (ABC, Austin, TX). These statistics are conclusions of a new report published in the current issue of HerbalGram, the peer-reviewed quarterly journal of ...
NOW Foods Hosts First West Coast Retailer Conference
NOW Foods recently hosted its first West Coast Retailer Conference in Sparks, NV, including a tour of its newest manufacturing and distribution facility. The conference also included sessions focused on education, networking, and product training. Held at the Peppermill Hotel in Reno, the conference opened with Dan Richard, national sales manager, and Jim Emme, CEO, ...
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