In a SupplySide West talk entitled, “Regs and Legs,” Daniel Fabricant, Ph.D., executive director and CEO of the Natural Products Association (NPA), provided an update of regulatory and legislative matters of interest to this industry. For starters, he commented that the industry is losing many long-time Congressional friends, including Senators...
SupplySide West 2014 Wrap-UpJohn P. Richie, Jr., Ph.D. professor of Public Health Sciences and Pharmacology at Penn State University School of Medicine, was on hand at the Kyowa Hakko SupplySide West booth to discuss new research published in the European Journal of Nutrition. Richie’s interest in aging and the role...
SupplySide West 2014 Wrap-UpA SupplySide West panel discussion offered insight about “Current Issues Regarding New Dietary Ingredient (NDI) Notifications.” Kicking off the discussion was Cara Welch, Ph.D., acting team leader of the dietary supplements regulations implementation team in the division of dietary supplement programs at the U.S. Food and Drug...
Aker BioMarine Antarctic AS recently secured approval for Superba krill oil from the Food Safety Standards Authorities of India. The company also received three Australian Innovation Patents for producing and extracting krill oil from fresh Antarctic krill. Carlsbad, CA-based Glanbia Nutritionals, Inc. will now distribute MenaQ7 PURE from Nattopharma...
Allendale, NJ—Lonza Inc., based here, has received a patent for their branded larch arabinogalactan immune support ingredient.Made via a patented water-extraction process from the common larch tree, the purpose of the ingredient is to elicit a beneficial response from the adaptive immune system when administered alongside a vaccine. In a...
Munich, Germany—A branded eggshell membrane supplement has recently been tested for joint support in an independent clinical trial.The 44 selected trial subjects, all between the ages of 35-95, were seeking relief for moderate and persistent knee/hip discomfort. Studies in the past have linked eggshell membrane to pain relief in osteoarthritis...
Edison, NJ—A recent study has shown that gamma-tocotrienol from red palm oil can potentially slow obesity in mice by accumulating in adipose tissue.This study, administered by researchers from the University of Florida, centered around three different diet groups of mice, one with a low fat diet, one with a high...
City of Industry, CA—Best Formulations’ philosophy is “together we grow,” and growth has certainly been accomplished over its 30-year history. Founded by Charlie Ung in 1984, the company was originally intended to provide formulation services and some specialty ingredients. But Eugene Ung, the company’s CEO and son of Mr. Ung,...
Benicia, CA—InterHealth recently expanded its portfolio with the purchase of the 7-Keto ingredient business from Humanetics Corporation. According to information from the company, this healthy weight support ingredient has sold more than one billion dosage units to date. InterHealth is no stranger to the weight management segment, as the firm...
Contract Manufacturer Herbally Yours, Inc. of Gilbert, AZ, has created a Survival Kit for SupplySide West. The kit includes eight single servings of products intended to help show attendees get through the conference more comfortably, and will be distributed to the show's first 3,000 visitors. The kit includes Aker...
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