Eden Prairie, MN—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has seized several UAS Laboratories’ probiotic products because the agency believes they are being marketed as drugs. This action follows a facility inspection from earlier this year when FDA found the company was making disease claims despite several warnings. In a...
Himalaya Herbal Healthcare broke ground on a LEED Gold Certified, eco-friendly business office, warehouse and training center in Sugar Land, TX. Stated CEO Nabeel Manal, “We are creating a green facility with a teaching organic herb garden, meditation labyrinth and large-capacity training rooms as a way of bringing a...
Rockville, MD—Companies will now have an easier time finding information about U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) facility inspections and court actions. As part of its Transparency Initiative, FDA has developed an online tool for finding information about inspections. Users can search for facilities’ names and addresses, inspection dates, which...
New York, NY—Researchers based at the University of Utah Brain Institute have collected data they believe supports the use of a branded citicoline (Cognizin from Kyowa Hakko, based here) for improving attention. For 28 days, either 250 or 500 mg of the supplement was given to 40 healthy women; a...
Bridgewater, NJ—National Starch, based here, completed a study indicating its Hi-maize resistant starch could benefit those with prediabetes. A team from Biofortis-Provident Clinical Research found that overweight men who consumed 30 grams of the starch (a dietary fiber) daily had nearly a 73% improvement in insulin sensitivity. Smaller doses yielded...
Chico, CA—Three large plastic bag makers are suing ChicoBag Company, claiming that the eco-friendly company has caused irreparable harm to their businesses. Hilex Poly Company, LLC, Superbag Operating, LTD., and Advance Polybag, Inc. have an issue with ChicoBag’s Learn The Facts page on its Web site. Here, the firm cites...
Austin, TX—Continuing an upward trend apparent since 2003, sales of herbal supplements grew in 2010, according to a report published in the HerbalGram (published by the American Botanical Council). 2010 herb sales were $5.2 billion, marking a 3.3% increase over 2009 figures. In health food stores, the top five standalone...
Rockville, MD—If the House of Representatives’ Committee on Appropriations has its way, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will have less cash in fiscal year 2012. FDA could be forced to take an 11.5% budget cut, which means the agency would have to make do with $285 million less...
Washington, D.C.—It’s déjà vu for hemp supporters as a bill supporting hemp farming in the United States has been reintroduced in Congress. If passed, the bill would end a 50+-year ban on hemp farming. Representative Ron Paul (R-TX) issued a letter to fellow Congressmen asking for their support of The...
Biothera of Eagan, MN received a Superior rating from AIB International during a good manufacturing practices audit of its distribution center. EPAX AS of Aalesund, Norway received a Top Supplier award from Pharmacaps, Inc. during its Partners in Success awards ceremony. In other news, EPAX has received a Friend...
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