More than 20,000 industry members headed to Baltimore for the chance to learn and grow at Natural Products Expo East. Once again co-located with All Things Organic-BioFach America, the Organic Summit, and Healthy Baking, the show was held at the Baltimore Convention Center from September 21 to 24. The return...
The hearts of many were heavy with news of the passing of John R. Carlson. He was 77. A pioneer of the natural products industry, Carlson co-founded J.R. Carlson Laboratories, Inc. with his wife, Susan in 1965 and served as its president for 45 years. “The industry has lost...
West Palm Beach, FL-based Lor-Ed Enterprises, LLC (manufacturer of Dr. Neuzil’s Irrigator nasal cleansing spray) gave 250 bottles of its saline-based spray to Operation Homefront-Florida. The sprays will be used in care packages for U.S. troops. Source Naturals of Scotts Valley, CA will offer travel-size blister packs for its...
RidgeCrest Herbals of Salt Lake City, UT hired Chris Herbert to be its new retail sales manager of the Mid-West and West Coast. He has 12 years of experience in the industry. Naturopathic physician, author and educator Holly Lucille, N.D., R.N., joined the scientific advisory board of EuroPharma of...
Dulven, Netherlands—Market research firm Innova Market Insights says the superfruits craze shows no signs of slowing down, as more companies are using such ingredients in a broad range of foods and drinks. The group, which monitors activity in the market segment, says there were 10% more products launched with superfruit...
Austin, TX—Renowned in the field of pharmacognosy and a mentor to countless other researchers, Norman R. Farnsworth, Ph.D. passed away at the age of 81 at a Chicago hospital on September 10, after a period of declining health from congestive heart failure and type 2 diabetes lasting several months. Born...
Ojai, CA—As communities struggle to regain a footing after Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee, Nourish America is providing needed support via $1.5 million in nutritional products donated by various companies. Throughout the Northeast and North Carolina, continuous heavy rain has meant record flooding and widespread evacuations, including a mandatory...
The natural products industry has been dissecting the proposed guidelines for new dietary ingredients (NDIs) since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) made them public in July. Last month, WholeFoods explained some of the technical parts of the document and what they could mean for supplement makers. But, there’s...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) now has broader authority to levy fees for the re-inspection of imported food. The new fee structure comes as a result of certain sections of the recently passed Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), and some parties fear it may result in burdensome fees...
For two decades, one company has advanced our appreciation of mushrooms and their health benefits. Though they founded a pioneering mushroom supplements company called Mushroom Wisdom, president and CEO Mike Shirota and vice president Tomoko Nakamura are no mycologists (fungi specialists). Instead, they were initially inspired by a simple truth:...
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