Washington, D.C.—For the 20th straight year, the Natural Products Association (NPA) will honor several individuals’ and businesses’ contributions to the natural products sector with the Annual NPA Awards. The awards will be given out at Natural Products Expo East in September. This year’s recipients are as follows: * Scott Bass...
Be sure to stop by the booths of all the advertisers in the March 2013 issue of WholeFoods Magazine. Exhibitor Booth Number Albert’s Organics, Inc. – #2331 American Health – #1716 Bass Brushes – #4132 Bio-K Plus International, Inc. – #1209 Bioforce USA – #3420 Bluebonnet Nutrition Corp. –...
Alexandria, Egypt--Lupus is an autoimmune disease that causes one’s immune system to attack healthy tissue. Lupus patients on traditional therapies often take corticosteroids and anti-inflammation drugs to relieve symptoms, but the condition has no cure. A group of researchers from the University of Alexandria believe, however, that one’s vitamin...
Vitamin Angels’ Precious Cargo campaign, launched in December, raised over $250k during the month of December, exceeding their goal of raising $200k by the end of the year. The campaign’s mission was to raise money to help deliver micronutrients to 30 million children lacking the resources to receive proper nutrition.
Battle Creek, MI—Here’s a new reason why you shouldn’t pass on the avocados during your next meal. Data collected in the 2001–2008 National Health and National Examination Survey (NHANES) suggest that avocados improve diet quality among other positive factors. The NHANES data comprised 17,567 U.S adults over the age of...
Rajinder K. Bammi, Ph.D., friend and mentor to Sabinsa Corporation of East Windsor, NJ, passed away in mid-December. Sabinsa credits Bammi with being “one of the primary people responsible for Sabinsa’s portfolio of health-enhancing ingredients” Bammi played several important roles at Sabinsa and Sami Labs throughout his tenure there, which...
Sherbrooke, QC, Canada—Neptune Technologies & Bioressources Inc., which suffered the loss of its krill oil production plant and three employees in November due to an explosion and fire, says its new plant will be up and running within six to nine months. At this time, krill oil production is said...
Santa Barbara, CA–Thanks to the generosity of numerous industry members, Vitamin Angels now has extra funds with which to do its good work distributing vitamins to those in need around the world. The First Annual Charity Poker Game (hosted by Neptune Technologies & Bioressources Inc.) at the Venetian Hotel in...
Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada—A horrible disaster struck a production plant owned by Neptune Technologies & Bioressources Inc. (maker of Neptune Krill Oil [NKO]) on the afternoon of November 8. An explosion and fire reduced the production facility to rubble, killing three workers. At least 18 others were injured, some with severe...
Las Vegas, NV—We continue our coverage of Day Two at SupplySide West, with insights and observations from the show floor theater. * Name five people who changed the natural products industry. Well, Loren Israelson, executive director of United Natural Products Alliance (UNPA), gave his picks: Bernarr McFadden (inventor of sports...
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