Washington, D.C.—Television personality Mehmet Oz, M.D., testified in Capitol Hill on June 17, in front of a senate panel investigating how to protect consumers from false and deceptive advertising of weight-loss products. His television talk show, The Dr. Oz Show, is known for highlighting and popularizing numerous health products, including...
Alchem of Missouri City, TX, named Tom Schrier as vice president of business development and sales. Enzymedica of Venice, FL, hired Nancy Barnett as Eastern regional sales manager. Los Angeles, CA-based POM Wonderful hired Adam Rothenfluh as industrial sales representative. The Natural Products Association of Washington, D.C., hired Corey...
derma e of Simi Valley, CA, received a 2014 Selling Wellness Trailblazer Award from Grocery Headquarters for “innovation as a top natural health and wellness influencer.” The United Natural Products Alliance of Salt Lake City, UT, created a new Associate membership category for service companies and made not selling...
Daniel Fabricant, Ph.D., addressed the Ingredient Marketplace crowd in early June with a presentation entitled, “There and Back Again.” Reflecting upon his time as the director of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) division of dietary supplements, Fabricant, now executive director and CEO of the Natural Products Association (NPA),...
Manhattan, MT—Gluten-Free Prairie Bakery, co-owned by husband and wife Rick and Deb Wheaton and their son Jeremy, were in preparation to open their new healthy, gluten-free bakery in March. Two weeks before opening day, the store was flooded with the basement entirely under water, damaging the floors and the equipment...
South Plainfield, NJ—WholeFoods Magazine presented a Livestream video event in May featuring two experts on marketing and crowd funding: Nancy Trent, president of Trent and Company, and Samantha DelCanto, chief revenue officer at FundAnything. During the event, they gave valuable tips and practices for running a successful crowd funding campaign.
Tampa, FL—The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has charged a Florida-based operation for marketing a supplement called Pure Green Coffee using false claims and fake news sites. Green coffee bean extract has recently been touted as a powerful fat burner, particularly after being featured and promoted on The Dr. Oz Show.
Washington, D.C.— Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) has cosigned the Designer Anabolic Steroid Act (DASCA), legislation designed to give the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) authority to place designer anabolic steroids in the Drug Enforcement Schedules quicker. The act will also provide more ways to prosecute companies that develop and market anabolic...
Rich Vitamins of New York, NY, launched a non-GMO formula for its alternaVites Kids multivitamins & minerals. Marketing Maven of Los Angeles, CA, is now a Natural Products Association affiliate partner and is giving members discounted rates. Trace Minerals Research of Ogden, UT, announced that Utah Sea Minerals is...
Wichita, KS—WholeFoods Magazine has selected GreenAcres Market, based here, as its 2014 Retailer of the Year. This is the 25th year the award has been given. Barb Hoffmann, CEO of the chain, and her husband, John, founded GreenAcres Market 20 years ago with the hopes of “spreading alternative health education...
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