Washington, D.C. — Natural Products Association (NPA) held its annual Natural Products Day on March 22, in which industry members lobby their government officials to protect the interests of the natural products industry. Turnout was quite good this year, likely because of the presence of a new administration. The timing...
Salt Lake City, UT — The United Natural Products Alliance (UNPA) has announced that Verdure Sciences, based in Noblesville, IN will be returning as an executive member and Sirio Pharma Co. Ltd., headquartered in Shantou, Guangdong, China, with a U.S. office in Oakbrook Terrace, IL is joining its ranks as...
Springfield, VA — On December 14, 2016 the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) issued a Final Rule that adds a new drug code (7350) for marijuana extracts to the Controlled Substances Act’s Schedule I. According to the Federal Register, the drug code allows DEA “to better track these materials and comply...
Rockville, MD — Since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released its Revised Draft Guidance for New Dietary Ingredient (NDI) Notifications in August, industry has been working hard to understand how exactly it has changed since 2011, where it has improved and where further revisions should take place. It...
When it was announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was releasing its latest Draft Guidance of New Dietary Ingredient (NDI) Notifications, the industry held its breath. The original 2011 draft left much to be desired and naturally, there was a great deal of concern. Its release was...
Washington, DC—Following the signing of a new GMO labeling bill by President Obama, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has revised its stance on negative claims of GMOs in meat, poultry and eggs. Negative claims are label claims proclaiming the absence of a substance,...
Fort Lauderdale, FL; Irvine, CA—Astaxanthin suppliers ArcticFarma and BGG have settled a trademark infringement issue that is leading to the rebranding of BGG’s algae business. The two companies marketed similarly named brands: Algae Life Sciences from BGG, and Algalife and Algae for Life from ArcticFarma. ArcticFarma’s CEO Andrew Jacobson, stated,...
In a fairly muted event, without much pomp and circumstance, President Barack Obama signed into law a bill that affects every single American—whether they realize it or not. The new federal law requires all food packaging to indicate whether it contains genetically modified organisms (GMOs). While a cursory look at...
