Auburn, WA—In the last two months of 2019, The Gluten-Free Certification Organization (GFCO) certified 103 products from 21 brands, according to a press release. Products carrying the GF logo have met strict gluten-free standards; GFCO performs desk audits of ingredients and suppliers, as well as regular on-site inspections and monitoring...
Lake Success, NY—The Hain Celestial Group has reported financial results for the second quarter ended December 31, 2019, in a press release. Highlights include: Net sales of $506.8 million decreased 5% compared to the prior year period. When adjusted for foreign exchange, divestitures, and SKU rationalization, net sales decreased 1%.
Washington, D.C.—The Natural Products Association (NPA) is fighting Illinois on two different battlegrounds, as the state tries to pass two bills that would make it increasingly difficult for consumers to purchase supplements. The first: a piece of legislation that would require businesses to put nutritional supplements under lock and key.
Evanston, IL, and Pennsylvania—Eating red meat and processed meat drives risk of heart disease up, according to new research from Northwestern University and Cornell—and eating a plant-based diet drops that risk, according to separate research from Penn State. The study from Northwestern and Cornell, published in JAMA Internal Medicine, pooled...
Antarctica—Aker BioMarine is launching an unmanned solar-powered ocean data drone (Sailbuoy) as part of its operations in the Antarctic to advance a new data-driven era of sustainable fishery and fishery management, according to a press release. The two-meter-long data drone collects, processes, and transmits density and distribution data from wherever...
Bengaluru, India—Sami-Sabinsa Group hosted a ground-breaking ceremony on January 20, 2020, for a new Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) manufacturing unit at Pharma SEZ Industrial Area, Hassan, Karnataka, according to a press release. It is part of the group’s strategy to expand existing ingredient growth and focus on innovative new products.
Walnut, CA—Farlong Pharmaceutical has completed a three-year clinical trial to determine the effects of Farlong NotoGinseng, according to a press release. The randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, parallel study was performed on 100 adults between December 2016 and June 2019. It sought to determine the effect of Farlong’s branded Panax notoginseng extract...
Baltimore, MD—Kratom "may have therapeutic effects and relatively low potential for abuse or harm." That's the word from Johns Hopkins Medicine in a press release announcing new findings published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence. Using the results of a survey of more than 2,700 self-reported kratom users, the researchers concluded...
Sarasota, FL—Sovereign Silver is celebrating its 20th anniversary manufacturing and distributing its Bio-Active Silver Hydrosol to health stores and pharmacies nationwide, according to a press release. Founded in 1999, the release says that Sovereign Silver has been “the #1 selling silver brand for the past 15 straight years in the...
Boston, MA—On January 29, The Boston Globe published an article titled “Dietary supplements, largely unregulated, deserve the state’s skepticism.” The article, written by Yvonne Abraham, called the dietary supplements aisle the “Wild West section of your local pharmacy… a place so dangerous, and unregulated, that it would try the most...
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