Austin, TX—The Sustainable Herbs Program (SHP) has announced the publication of the SHP Sustainability & Regenerative Practices Toolkit, according to a press release, as well as a video explaining the toolkit's purpose and content. The SHP Toolkit is an online collection of resources and best practices for the herb and...
Chicago, IL—Ingredion Inc. and PureCircle Ltd. have announced that they have reached agreement on the terms for Ingredion to acquire a controlling 75% stake in PureCircle, a producer of stevia sweeteners, according to a press release. The acquisition has been approved by the boards of both companies. The transaction is...
Lycored announced that it is partnering with the Food Bank for Monterey County to spread positivity in communities throughout the U.S. with their "Letter to a Stranger" initiative. The campaign calls on industry professionals to write anonymous notes of encouragement, appreciation, and positivity that will be included with meals delivered...
Phoenix, AZ—SupplySide East 2020, originally scheduled for April and then postponed to June as cases of COVID-19 began to spread across the country, has now officially been cancelled as a result of the pandemic. Informa Markets announced in a press release that the event will return in 2021, from April...
Silver Spring, MD—The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) has reported a range of supply chain issues to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), according to a press release. The issues were submitted by members and by others in the herbal community. AHPA is continuing to collect supply chain data to...
Oslo, Norway, and Edison, NJ—Vitamin K supplementation may be an option to inhibit vascular micro-calcification, according to a new review paper published in The European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. The review paper is the result of an INTRICARE grant awarded to NattoPharma’s International Research Network by the European Union. The...
Austin, TX—Pharmactive Biotech Products has adopted saffron through the American Botanical Council’s (ABC) Adopt-an-Herb botanical research and education program, according to a press release. Saffron (Crocus sativus) is an autumn-flowering perennial, and one of the most expensive spices in the world: The part of the plant used medicinally and as...
Austin, TX—The ABC-AHP-NCNPR Botanical Adulterants Prevention Program (BAPP) has announced the publication of a new Laboratory Guidance Document (LGD) on turmeric raw material and products, according to a press release. While turmeric has a long history of use, the release notes, its popularity has only recently surged in countries outside...
Nearly four in ten consumers are more likely to buy products backed by credible data, according to a new report from Kerry, makers of Wellmune. According to a press release, the report—compiled using data gathered before the COVID-19 pandemic—finds that the supplement market is booming. Over the past five years,...
Chicago, IL—ADM has announced in a press release a plan to reduce its absolute greenhouse gas emissions by 25% and its energy intensity by 15% by 2035. The goals follow ADM’s original “15x20” plan, unveiled in 2011, in which the company committed to per-unit improvements in energy use, greenhouse gas...
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