Washington, D.C.—The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has added 17 new companies to its membership rolls, and has elected five executives to its Board of Directors. The newly elected and re-elected board members are Mike Finamore of Gemini Pharmaceuticals (2nd term); James Hyde of Balchem Corporation; Micah Osborne of Stratum...
Silver Spring, MD—Industry associations have submitted comments to FDA regarding the agency’s tentative responses to the citizen petitions from Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) and Natural Products Association (NPA) regarding the legal status of NAC. The American Health Products Association (AHPA) submitted comments, focusing on identifying NAC-containing products sold pre-DSHEA.
Virtual—Members of the natural products industry expressed frustration with FDA, calling interactions “disheartening.” At the 2022 NYSBA Annual Meeting, a panel discussion focused on intellectual property and FDA’s protection of it, or lack thereof. Mark Ullman, Of Counsel, Rivkin Radler, moderated the meeting, and opened with an anecdote regarding Mitsubishi...
Washington, D.C.—UPDATED 1/27/22: The Natural Products Association (NPA) shared that the California Assembly passed AB-1341: Dietary supplements for weight loss and over-the-counter diet pills by a vote of 44-12. The bill would place age restrictions on nutritional supplements. NPA warns that the bill, which will now go through the committee...
Chicago, IL—Consumers prioritizing wellness in COVID times explore retail channels to discover and learn about products that meet their needs. And as SPINS points out, consumer shifts have left data blind spots for brands and retailers. Thanks to a new partnership, SPINS says it is able to access the broadest...
London, England—Unilever is simplifying its business structure, according to a press release, in order to focus more on individual categories. The company will move away from its current matrix structure, and organize around five business groups: Beauty & Wellbeing, Personal Care, Home Care, Nutrition, and Ice Cream. Each group will...
Goleta, CA—By the end of 2021, Vitamin Angels reached a total of 70 million underserved pregnant women and children in 65 countries, including all 50 U.S. states and Puerto Rico, through their network of 1,200 program partners—a wider reach than ever before. "Although 2021 was a tough year for our...
Washington, D.C.—The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) Educational Foundation has launched an interactive Supplement Facts label on its consumer-facing website KnowYourOTCs.org, in order to highlight for shoppers what information they can find on a label. Supplement Facts labels are required to identify basic product information including ingredients, amounts of each...
Denver, CO—HempFusion Wellness has announced that its exclusive and proprietary hemp-derived CBD extract has achieved self-affirmed GRAS, which the company expects to drive significant incremental revenue growth at retail, according to a press release. “Self-affirmed GRAS status is a major milestone that only a select few highly responsible CBD companies...
Green Roads has launched its first-ever brand campaign, as part of its growth strategy following the recent acquisition by The Valens Company. The first phase of the campaign is titled “Own the Day,” which will work through a host of channels throughout the year, initially on digital and social displays...
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