The Natural Products Association (NPA) announced that it will host The Big Natural on June 7-9th at the Linq Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Big Natural, a three day event of educational sessions and workshops, allows industry leaders and innovators to come together to share insights that will educate,...
London, England—In response to the growing demand for natural and organic products, a Natural Cosmetics Masterclass will be hosted by Organic Monitor in San Francisco on January 17th and 18th. The masterclass will be comprised of seminars and two workshops and will cover information regarding financing, marketing and technical issues...
Boulder, CO — New Hope Network, part of Informa PLC, has acquired the assets of San Diego, CA-based Nutrition Capital Network (NCN). NCN was found in 2007 and facilitates financing, partnering and asset sales for growth companies in the natural products, nutrition and health and wellness industry by connecting investors...
Springfield, VA — On December 14, 2016 the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) issued a Final Rule that adds a new drug code (7350) for marijuana extracts to the Controlled Substances Act’s Schedule I. According to the Federal Register, the drug code allows DEA “to better track these materials and comply...
Pittsburg, PA — GNC Holdings Inc., a leading supplier of vitamins and supplements, announced that it would soon be offering its customers an improved shopping experience, One New GNC. Current corporate stores will be closing their doors on Wednesday, December 28th and will be reopening on Thursday, December 29th with...
According to the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), packages of bacon, ham, hotdogs and other processed meat and poultry products should contain a warning label to inform consumers of its association with cancer. On December 1, 2016, CSPI filed a petition with the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture...
Salt Lake City, UT — The United Natural Products Alliance (UNPA) has appointed former U.S. Food and Drug Administration official Larisa Pavlick to the newly created position of Vice President, Regulatory & Compliance. In this new position, Pavlick will be responsible for overseeing and leading efforts by the association to...
Rockville, MD — Since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released its Revised Draft Guidance for New Dietary Ingredient (NDI) Notifications in August, industry has been working hard to understand how exactly it has changed since 2011, where it has improved and where further revisions should take place. It...
New York City, NY—After OmniActive Health Technologies, Inc., Morristown, NJ filed a complaint for declaratory judgment on Kemin Industries, Inc., Des Moines, IA in September and they filed a complaint against OmniActive Health Technologies, Inc. for infringing on its patents in October, the two parties now appear to have reached...
A new study published in the Journal of Nutrition suggest consuming high-quality proteins may help delay the onset of sarcopenia, an age-related decline in muscle mass and strength. In a double-blind controlled clinical trial, researchers from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, compared two groups of men ages...
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