Arlington Heights, IL—After 35 years in its previous facility, Carlson Laboratories moved to a new site in mid-June. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held June 14, with many business partners, guests, and the Arlington Heights mayor in attendance. Over the years, the firm expanded to several different facilities in close proximity...
In a lengthy speech laying out his administration’s current vision for climate change policy and the urgency with which it needs to be approached, President Barack Obama may have set an ambitious course for the United States as a global leader in the cause. “When President Kennedy said we’d go...
Chicago, IL—The American Medical Association (AMA) adopted several new policies in June at its annual meeting, held here, several of which intersect with the food and nutrition industries. First, AMA said it now considers obesity to be a disease “requiring a range of medical interventions to advance obesity treatment and...
Leetsdale, PA; Anderson, SC—Continuing its push to remove dimethylamylamine (DMAA) supplements from the U.S. market, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is now attempting to confiscate 3,200 cases of product from GNC. Prosecutors have asked judges in Pennsylvania and South Carolina—where GNC warehouses are located—to allow for the seizure.
Seattle, WA—New research published in JAMA Neurology gives us yet another reason to limit saturated fats in the diet. A research team lead by Angela J. Hanson, M.D., of the Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System and the University of Washington, Seattle, and colleagues pulled together a group of...
Bethesda, MD—The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Dietary Supplements and the National Library of Medicine have put together a free online database intended to give shoppers and health care providers more information about dietary supplements. Called the Dietary Supplement Label Database (www.dsld.nlm.nih.gov), the tool contains the supplement facts...
Chicago, IL—At its annual Holiday Show, held here June 10–11, KeHE Distributors, LLC of Romeoville, IL, announced it is rebranding and dropping the name Tree of Life in its U.S. operations. President and CEO Brandon Barnholt stated that nothing in its day-to-day relationships with suppliers and retailers will change. But,...
It’s no secret the natural products industry landscape is changing and has been for quite some time. The way our industry forefathers defined a natural products retailer is very different from what we see in the marketplace today, with 60% of all natural products now sold outside of the...
The Spices Board of India named Benny Antony its 2012 Innovator of the Year for his work developing high-absorption BCM-95 Curcumin. This ingredient is marketed by Dolcas Biotech of Chester, NJ. Fruit d’Or of Quebec, Canada, is in discussions with Rutgers University of New Brunswick, NJ to explore a...
Several high-profile acquisitions in the organic baby food market have taken place recently. The Hain Celestial Group, Melville, NY, acquired Ella’s Kitchen Group Limited, forming a new division under Hain Celestial US. Ella’s Kitchen manufactures and distributes premium organic baby food. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Yogurt...
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