This time of year, having a strong immune system is more important than ever. The best way to support immune health is with a health-promoting diet, consistent physical activity and targeted dietary supplements. For centuries, healers have turned to mushrooms to not only support a healthy immune system, but also...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Justin Farmer and Ken Whitman: The Complete Wellness Package A digital magazine, a top-selling supplements line, a soil remineralization program, tons of support for non-profits…it’s hard to believe that one company can do all these things, and do them extremely well to boot. Natural Vitality, headed by Justin Farmer,...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] What’s Selling is a monthly review of the best-selling products determined from unit sales at six natural products stores around the country, rotated from a base of selected stores. The intention is to provide indications of sales trends. If your store is interested in being included in our What’s...
Daabon Group has achieved the first-ever Fair Trade USA certification of a palm oil product for Hain Celestial’s Spectrum Organic All-Vegetable Shortening which comes from rural, small scale farmers in the Magdalena Region of Colombia. Back to Nature Foods Company announced that 70 products, about 80%, have been Non-GMO Project...
Following the acquisition of Merical Inc., Linden Capital Partners LLC has named Operating Partner Brian Smith as the interim CEO. EAS Consulting Group, LLC has hired Domenic Veneziano as advisor for import operations. He is a veteran FDA specialist with over 24 years of experience. Krista McCay has been appointed...
Orange, CA-based Merical Inc., a leading developer, manufacturer and packager of probiotics and nutritional supplements has been acquired by Linden Capital Partners LLC, based in Chicago, IL. Los Angeles, CA-based Axiom Foods has designated April 2017, the first Plant Protein Month. In honor of the new month, a “Plant Protein...
Silver Springs, MD—The U.S. Foods and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a proposed rule for the use of the term “healthy” on human food products and opened the issue up for public comment for 120 days. Under section 403(r)(1)(A) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C), a food...
New Brunswick, NJ—Natreon Inc., the maker of Sensoril ashwagandha, based here, has filed a lawsuit against Ixoreal Biomed Inc., Los Angeles, CA, maker of KSM-66 ashwagandha and its parent company Shri Kartikeya Pharma, Ltd., Hyberadad, India, for false advertising, unfair competition and trade libel, among other counts. The complaint was...
Des Moines, IA—On October 6, 2016, Kemin Industries, Inc., announced that it had filed a complaint with the International Trade Commission (ITC) against OmniActive Health Technologies, Inc., and is seeking an investigation and exclusion order to stop OmniActive from importing products that infringe Kemin’s patents. Kemin’s complaint is in response...
The United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has created a Mountain Partnership Product label for products grown in remote mountainous regions, says a report by Reuters. This label would be placed on products such as purple rice from the Himalayas, hairless apricots from Kyrgyzstan and black amaranth grain from...
