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Nuriche of Draper, UT appointed Manuel Ramirez as its new vice president of Latin America. Reid Aranda is now the director of procurement and Lindsay Monsivaiz is a buyer for BI Nutraceuticals of Long Beach, CA. And, Betsy Fallon is BI’s West Coast regional sales manager. Himalaya Herbal Healthcare...
The Natural Products Association (NPA), headquartered in Washington, D.C., will now be e-mailing an NPA Fact of the Week to members of Congress. Facts will covered news and research about dietary supplements in an effort to educate the 112th Congress about our industry. In separate news, the NPA renamed...
Chicago, IL—According to Mintel International, private label products are more popular among consumers, compared to recent years. Sales have increased in correspondence with private labels’ conscious effort to provide healthier products that are cheaper than name brands. Mintel found that 44% of grocery shoppers report that store brand products...
Washington, D.C.—The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking comments on a new guidance for foods bearing the “made with organic…” label. The modification is being designed in response to the USDA National Organic Program (NOP) stating that labels that read, for example, “made with 70 percent organic ingredients”...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) releases its most recent dietary guidelines for Americans “at a time of rising concern about the health of the American population.” More than one-third of children and two-thirds of adults are overweight or obese in this country. Plus, many Americans are not getting...
Washington, D.C.—Members of the natural products industry who are interested in furthering their education may have a new source of funding. The Natural Products Association is now offering scholarships for students to attend educational programs in a field related to natural products. Stated the group, “By assisting members...
In today’s digital world, any expansive new trend is inevitably going to need support from various media platforms. This is especially the case for environmentalism, at it launches further into the stratosphere of public consciousness. For it to make its final, decisive bid at becoming the mainstream sensibility of...
Cambridge, MA—A study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine suggests that trans-palmitoleic acid, found in dairy products, may reduce one’s risk of developing type-2 diabetes. Lead by Dariush Mozaffarian, researchers at Harvard School of Public Health examined 3,736 individuals who participated in a National Heart, Lung and Blood-Institute-funded...
The Alternative Medicine Review recently published a study on Meriva (from Indena of Milan, Italy) showing that the curcumin¬–soy phospholipid ingredient helped reduce inflammation, stop pain and increase mobility in osteoarthritis patients. These results were seen in patients taking a dose of 200 mg/day. Wild Flavors of Erlanger, KY...
