Kailua-Kona, HI— Synthetic astaxanthin, an illegal and untested antioxidant carotenoid supplement ingredient, may have entered into the U.S. market to be sold as natural astaxanthin. Cyanotech Corporation, based here, a company which produces microalgae products including BioAstin Natural Astaxanthin, tested raw materials from Asian suppliers after suspecting issues with their...
Election Day on November 5 brought a setback to the GMO labeling movement, as the state of Washington’s ballot Initiative 522 was voted down. The vote as of November 7 was 54% No to 46% Yes, though votes were still being counted. Earlier polls had staked the initiative to a...
Washington, D.C.—Certain supplement ingredients may have entered the U.S. market without accompanying new dietary ingredient (NDI) notification as is required by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). U.S. Representative Steve Stockman (R-TX) sent a letter expressing his concern on the matter to Margaret A. Hamburg, M.D., FDA Commissioner. According...
Silver Spring, MD—The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) has petitioned the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to change how it writes Form 483s. Form 483s are a normal part of the FDA good manufacturing practices (GMPs) inspection process for food and supplements plants. After visiting a facility, inspectors describe their...
Watsonville, CA—Nordic Naturals of has partnered up with Nutrasource Diagnostics (NDI) to create a testing methodology for analyzing the p-Anisidine levels in flavored omega-3 dietary supplements. p-Anisidine levels are used to measure oxidation. The True Anisidine Value (TAV) test is said to be an improvement over standard methods, which are...
In October, NeoCell of Irvine, CA, began a three-month campaign whereby the firm promised to give 25 cents for every unit that shipped from its warehouse to Vitamin Angels. Neocell has partnered with Vitamin Angels for three years, and hopes to reach 500,000 children this year. Recently, Jessica Mulligan,...
Aker BioMarine, with headquarters in Oslo, Norway, expanded its research team with eight new scientists. They are: Finn Myhren, Ph.D., Wenche Rasch, Ph.D., Petter-Arnt Hals, Ph.D., Stefan Hupfeld, Ph.D., Tore Duvold, Ph.D., Trygve Bergeland, Ph.D., Hanne Loken, Ph.D., and Tove Flem Jacobsen, M.Sc. Vitalah of Watsonville, CA, appointed Stuart...
After a two-month fight with esophageal cancer, Bernard “Bernie” Lucich passed away at the beginning of October. A staple at industry events for decades, Lucich was the sales manager for World Organic Corp and Licata Enterprises. He greeted many a tradeshow attendee at the Licata booth with a smile and...
Speaking at Natural Products Expo East, Arran Stephens, co-founder of Richmond, BC, Canada-based Nature’s Path Foods, expressed gratitude for the recognition he and his wife and fellow co-founder Ratana were about to receive from the Organic Trade Association. “I’ve been doing this so long. I was involved in the organic...
Orange and apple growers are battling two major scourges that threaten their crops: citrus greening, a bacterial disease spread by tiny insects called psyllids, and fire blight, a contagious disease that attacks apple and pear trees. But, while these dangers indiscriminately affect both conventional and organic farmers, organic farmers have...
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