Washington, D.C. — On April 18, the Natural Products Association (NPA) held its annual Natural Products Day, during which NPA members lobby their representatives and senators on behalf of the natural products industry. The “asks” this year were similar to last year’s, with a few new additions to the agenda.
Raleigh, NC - North Carolina’s Industrial Hemp Pilot Program is one step closer to fruition. Last week, Bob Crumley, CEO and president of Founders Hemp and chairman of the board for the North Carolina Industrial Hemp Association (NCIHA), Marty Clemons, president of the NCIHA, Gary Sikes, president of Bio-Regen, and Blake Butler,...
By Whitney C. Gibson and Daren Garcia of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP As virtually all consumer product manufacturers and brand owners by now realize, the world is becoming increasingly ecommerce driven. While this paradigm shift has ushered in numerous opportunities for businesses, it also presents significant challenges. One...
Cincinnati, OH - Procter & Gamble Co. (P&G) has agreed to acquire the consumer-health business from Germany’s Merck KGaA. The $4.4 billion deal adds vitamins and food supplements to the company's lineup of over-the-counter medicines, which include Vicks, Metamucil, Pepto-Bismol, Crest and Oral-B. “We like the steady, broad-based growth of...
Terry Moody is new CEO of Alpha Packaging, St. Louis, MO. He had been CEO of the Metal Cutting & Composites business unit of Fives Group and has more than 30 years of experience in specialty manufacturing. Mike DiBiasa, general manager, U.S. nutritionals and digestive health at Bayer Consumer Health...
Within the past 6 months, $10.5 billion has been spent on branded vitamin, mineral and supplement (“VMS”) businesses by some of the largest and best-known CPG companies and private equity firms in the world. This is more money than in any calendar year historically. Since September 2017, Procter & Gamble announced...
Piscataway, NJ - Sabinsa Corporation has successfully ended its patent infringement lawsuit against Olive Lifesciences Pvt. Ltd. On April 5, the United States District Court in New Jersey entered a judgment awarding Sabinsa over $850,000 in damages, enhanced damages, attorney’s fees, costs, and interest, according to a statement from the...
Wausau, WI — UAS Laboratories LLC has acquired Nebraska Cultures, Inc., a company which specializes in custom manufactured probiotic solutions. Through this transaction, UAS Labs will accelerate its leadership in the fast-growing probiotic industry. UAS will now offer its global partners a complete portfolio of stable products including exclusivity to...
Washington, D.C. - A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel yesterday unanimously recommended approval of an epilepsy medication made with CBD oil. If the agency follows the recommendation, as is expected, the drug would be the first pharmaceutical formulation of purified, plant-based CBD, a cannabinoid lacking the high associated with...
America likes celebrations. In April alone, besides the biggies, like Easter and Passover, there’s National Ferret Day, National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day, and National Hug a Newsperson Day. The marijuana users of America also have their day Friday, April 20th. Called - unsurprisingly - 420, its celebrants say it’s...
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