According to the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), packages of bacon, ham, hotdogs and other processed meat and poultry products should contain a warning label to inform consumers of its association with cancer. On December 1, 2016, CSPI filed a petition with the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture...
Salt Lake City, UT — The United Natural Products Alliance (UNPA) has appointed former U.S. Food and Drug Administration official Larisa Pavlick to the newly created position of Vice President, Regulatory & Compliance. In this new position, Pavlick will be responsible for overseeing and leading efforts by the association to...
More than most maladies, cancer can strike without warning — disrupting lives and devastating health. Yet new thinking suggests we can live with small cancers; some go away and others may never cause trouble. Furthermore, with sophisticated imaging, benign nodules can be found in screenings, without symptoms or suspicions, which...
Rockville, MD — Since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released its Revised Draft Guidance for New Dietary Ingredient (NDI) Notifications in August, industry has been working hard to understand how exactly it has changed since 2011, where it has improved and where further revisions should take place. It...
A new study, published in the European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, suggest taking a branded boswellia serrata extract (Bosellin Super (BS) by Sabinsa, East Windsor, NJ) for 8 weeks may help alleviate pain in those suffering from rheumatoid arthritis. The double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, which was conducted and funded...
New York City, NY—After OmniActive Health Technologies, Inc., Morristown, NJ filed a complaint for declaratory judgment on Kemin Industries, Inc., Des Moines, IA in September and they filed a complaint against OmniActive Health Technologies, Inc. for infringing on its patents in October, the two parties now appear to have reached...
Updated 1/5/17 Basel, Switzerland — Lonza Group LLT formally announced the acquisition of Capsugel for $5.5 billion in cash, including refinancing Capsugel's existing debt of $2 billion. Capsugel creates and manufactures a wide variety of innovative dosage forms for biopharmaceutical and consumer health and nutrition industries. As one of the world’s...
Seattle, WA — According to a Washington Post article, Washington has become the first state to sue Monsanto for pervasive pollution from polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). PCBs were used in many industry and commercial applications, including paint, coolants and hydraulic fluids. Monsanto, St. Louis, MO, produced PCBs from 1935 until 1979,...
A new study published in the Journal of Nutrition suggest consuming high-quality proteins may help delay the onset of sarcopenia, an age-related decline in muscle mass and strength. In a double-blind controlled clinical trial, researchers from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, compared two groups of men ages...
The holidays are always a difficult time to maintain or pursue health and wellness, what with the cornucopia of rich foods, drinks (alcoholic and non-alcoholic alike), pastries, potatoes, stuffing, gravy, and a surplus of pies, cakes, ice cream, sundry desserts and sauces. The good news is that you can eat...
