CBD has a huge following, and the pace of growth shows no signs of slowing: CBD, hemp, phytocannabinoids, endocannabinoids, full-spectrum extract, CBD isolate—as the hemp plant gets more popular, the debate over what forms are best, how to best label it, how to sell it and how to handle legal issues...
Sugar Land, TX—Joyce M. Barrows, founder & chief financial officer of Bluebonnet Nutrition Corporation, passed away from prolonged surgical complications on Sunday, February 10, 2019. She was 83. Joyce's dedication to her family, including her three sons Bob Jr., Steve and Gary, as well as to her company and the...
Washington, D.C.—Dr. Norman E. Sharpless, director of the National Cancer Institute, will serve as acting commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, according to the New York Times, which cited an announcement by Alex M. Azar III, the secretary of Health and Human Services. Dr. Sharpless has been director of...
Washington, D.C.--The Organic Trade Association’s Annual Spring Policy Conference which is focusing on Bold Ideas and Critical Conversations, will host political analyst David Wasserman as keynote speaker, according to a press release. The release states that David Wasserman, the U.S. house editor for the non-partisan The Cook Political Report and influential political...
Supplier products are heading towards one thing: sustainability, often represented by clean-label products. As consumers are making it clear that they’re looking for safety, simple ingredient lists, and products that work, all while moving towards a cleaner, greener world, suppliers are taking steps to ensure that they can deliver innovative...
Marina Del Rey, CA—Axiom Foods has enlisted Univar Solutions to be its official ingredient distributor in the U.S., according to a press release. As part of this agreement, the release says, Axiom will benefit from Univar’s reach within the plant protein market and technical expertise. The agreement marks a milestone...
Fruit d'Or, an international company that specializes in cranberry and blueberry processing, is holding cranberry manufacturers to higher standards by performing a multitude of tests encompassing the entire cranberry manufacturing process this year. The company's goal is to influence cranberry suppliers to establish higher quality testing standards, be accountable for safety,...
Silver Spring, MD—Eleven members were elected to serve three-year terms on the American Herbal Products Association’s board of trustees, according to a press release. The election occurred during the Annual Member Meeting on March 6 in Anaheim, CA. The new members include Alessandra Storzini of Indena, Brandon Beatty of Bluebird...
An overarching trend in the dietary supplement category? Plant-based. This won’t come as a surprise, if you’ve been following the trends at all: as health and environmental research comes out, with all of it pointing towards the importance of plants, demand is rising. And it’s rising in unexpected places. This...
Walking through the aisles of 2019 Natural Products Expo West shows that plant-based diets are in demand, and there is no shortage of plant-based alternatives to meat to help people make the dietary shift. But as more people seek out meat alternatives, a question has been raised: Should there be...
