We have a hard time trusting our institutions, and breaches seem to occur frequently and everywhere. We must have multiple layers of protective filters on our computers to keep malicious intruders from compromising our data. We buy “insurance” designed to monitor our online personas to ensure no one has stolen...
Mom Made Foods, Alexandria, VA, is celebrating its 10-year anniversary. CEO Heather Stouffer created this healthy store-bought alternative to a home-cooked meal after being unable to find one for her kids. Since that time, Mom Made Foods has become available nationwide in major retailers. Hershey Co. purchased Ripple Brand...
American Botanical Council of Austin, TX, now offers Herbal MediaWatch on its website. This free new feature offers headlines from media stories about herbal medicine. Organic Soaps and Balm LLC (maker of Brigit True Organics) of Charlottesville, VA, announced that its olive oil-based skincare products are now USDA-certified organic.
Aker BioMarine of Oslo, Norway, hired Cilia Holmes Indahl to be its new director of sustainability, and Katrin Berntsen as its new director of communications. PLT Health Solutions of Morristown, NJ, has a new director of marketing: Steve Fink. National Enzyme Company of Forsyth, MO, welcomed David Lermy as...
On May 10, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a statement in which it officially allowed KIND, LLC to use the term “healthy,” within the phrase “healthy and tasty” on its labels following the company’s cooperation with FDA after a March 2015 warning letter to the firm.
Salt Lake City, UT—The Natural Algae Astaxanthin Association (NAXA), headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT, has expanded its verification program to include retail product testing. The program, introduced in 2015, puts astaxanthin materials through testing at independent labs to confirm that they are indeed derived from Haematococcus pluvialis algae. Testing...
Guangzhou, China—Shoppers know that calcium and vitamin D support healthy bones. But does carotenoid intake play a role in bone mineral density (BMD)? Yes, according to new research from a group of Chinese investigators. In a large study of 1,898 women and 933 men (averaging 6o years old), researchers took...
For the second straight year, entrepreneurs and investors came together for adVentures Academy, an investment summit that helps build skills that can be applied to growing young businesses. Intended to address the frustration of growing companies hitting the same “bumps and bruises,” Alissa Sears, co-founder of adVentures Academy and...
New Port Richey, FL—Building upong the success of its 2015 event, Southeast Natural Products Association (SENPA) is again visiting several cities with its Strategies for Success Road Show and Education event. SENPA hopes visiting several cities in its region Atlanta retailers at a 2015 Strategies for Success Road Show and Education event.
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