On September 16th, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) launched the Branded Food Products Database, a free online resource for families, the food industry and researchers that contains nutrition details on more than 80,000 name brand prepared and packaged foods that are available at restaurants and grocery stores. "There is so...
Walnut & Olive Dip Recipe courtesy of Marisa Churchill, culinary director of TerraVia. Ingredients: Makes about 1 ½ cups 1 cup walnuts 1 cup French bread 2 cloves garlic, crushed 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar ½ cup Thrive® Culinary Algae Oil Salt & pepper 1/8 cup dill, finely chopped 1/3 cup green olives, such...
One of the most important questions a company can ask is: how can I truly help my customers? This can come in many forms—from delivering a great product, to anticipating market need, or simply serving as a trusted advisor. At Bioriginal, we take all of these roles seriously and it...
Bloomingdale, IL – To ensure the identity and purity of key probiotic products, NOW Foods, a family-owned business that supplies and markets vitamins, herbs, cosmetics and natural foods, has installed the Dupont RiboPrinter System, which uses “DNA-fingerprinting technology to identify specific strains of bacteria as well as unknown microorganisms.” Although...
Washington, D.C. – For the 23rd year, the Natural Products Association (NPA) will honor individuals in “government and business that have made valuable contributions” to the natural products industry during the Natural Products Expo East on September 23rd in the Baltimore Convention Center. “The Natural Products Association is once again...
Iodine is absolutely vital for the proper functioning of the thyroid gland. And the proper functioning of the thyroid gland is essential for a healthy metabolism. When there’s not enough iodine in the diet, it frequently causes a swelling of the thyroid gland known as goiter. Around the turn of...
Washington, D.C. – On Friday, October 28th, Sally Hogshead, a New York Times best-selling author and creator of the Fascination Advantage Assessment, will share insights from her book, Fascinate: How to Make Your Brand Impossible to Resist, at the Council for Responsible Nutrition’s (CRN) educational and networking event, The Conference:...
London, UK—In a deal worth about $1.56 billion, Informa Exhibitions has purchased Penton from private equity firms MidOcean Partners and Wasserstein & Co., according to Reuters. The move strengthens the British company's reach into the natural products industry in the process of creating one of the largest tradeshow and media...
On August 11, 2016, FDA issued an updated revised draft guidance on new dietary ingredients used in dietary supplements which replaces draft guidance the agency issued in 2011. FDA developed the draft guidance to address confusing issues involving new dietary ingredients, synthetic dietary ingredients, botanicals, and requirements for New Dietary...
