The International Probiotics Association (IPA) Europe conducted its first meeting as an official association in Brussels. Representatives from Danone, Dupont, Yakult, Chr. Hansen, Probi, Lallemand and the IPA were present. Reviva Labs, Inc. of Haddonfield, NJ, and its founder/president Stephen Strassler received the Chapel of the Four Chaplains, for...
NBTY of Ronkonkoma, NY, made several additions to its leadership team. Andre Branch joined the company as chief marketing officer; Derek Bowen was named senior vice president and general manager for vitamins, minerals, herbals and supplements; Bradley Charron is now senior vice president, general manager for sports and active...
New York, NY—The American Conference Institute’s 3rd Annual Legal, Regulatory and Compliance Forum on Dietary Supplements is taking place from June 24–25 in New York, NY. Co-chaired by Scott Bass, partner and head at Global Life Services, and Steve Mister, president and CEO of the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN),...
Washington, D.C. – Not even two weeks after the U.S. Drug and Food Administration (FDA) issued warning letters to five companies for mislabeling BMPEA (R-beta-methylphenethylamine) as a dietary ingredient; some members of the Senate are calling for the source of the BMPEA, Acacia rigidula, to be looked into by the...
Pittsburgh, PA—In the face of the controversy regarding the New York Attorney General’s targeting of major retailers , GNC Holdings, Inc. held an earnings call to discuss the company’s financial results in the first quarter of 2015. People present for the call included CEO Mike Archbold, executive vice president...
The leader of Solgar Vitamins' production facility for 30 years, Nathan “Nat” L. Skop passed away on Friday, April 24 at the age of 89. Skop started his professional career in the pharmaceuticals industry. He brought his high standards with him to Solgar Vitamins in 1972. His standards, which “far...
Silver Spring, MD – As of Thursday, April 23, five dietary supplement companies received warning letters for their use of an unapproved stimulant in their products. The companies were accused of using BMPEA (R-beta-methylphenethylamine) as a dietary supplement ingredient. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given the firms...
Private label products are not an area retailers tend to dabble in lightly. Store brand dietary supplements are often an integral part of the business, and not just a sort of bonus option for customers that can be tacked on to the vitamin department without any planning or forethought. Innovative...
The Friday keynote address from David Perlmutter, M.D., focused on the impact of gut health on disorders of the brain. “The set point for inflammation happens not to be in the brain, but in the gut,” he said. Dietary changes like GMO and pesticide ingestion may alter the microbiome...
Natural Vitality showed off its recently redesigned company Web site (http://naturalvitality.com), which toggles with Organic Connections (http://organicconnectmag.com), now an electronic-only magazine that focuses on positive news and healthy living. Said company president Ken Whitman, “Being healthy is not just about taking a supplement; it’s also about lifestyle.” Stressing the...
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