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Sabinsa Obtains IFS Certification
Sabinsa Corp. (Payson, UT) reports that it's Payson, Utah facility earned International Food Standard (IFS) certification in September following an audit performed by Det Norske Veritas.
AHPA to Present CGMP Variances Tele-seminar on November 1
Variances occur and have to be prepared for and managed under federal good manufacturing practices (cGMP). Dial in to this seminar to learn more.
Aenova Boosts Tablet Production with New Facility
The move should increase Aenova's production of tablets by an estimated 10 billion tablets each year, according to Aenova.
Salt Institute Letter to USDA Says Reduced-Sodium Dietary Guidelines Should Be Withdrawn
Citing the Freedom of Information Act, the Institute has requested that USDA make public all of the documents and other evidence it used to set the reduced-sodium recommendations.
IADSA Creates Latin American Responsible Nutrition Alliance
The Latin American Responsible Nutrition Alliance (ALANUR) is an industry and consumer advocacy group for food supplements produced and marketed in Latin America.
Sabinsa Expands to South Korea
The company's new facility will support ingredient manufacturing and R&D services.
NHK Laboratories Recertified QAI Organic
The company said that QAI found it to be compliant with the USDA’s National Organic Program standards.
Cantox to Host Symposium on Structure/Function Claims on November 2
Cantox Health Sciences International, a scientific, toxicology, and regulatory consulting firm, will host the one-day symposium on November 2 in Arlington, VA.
Naturex Gets Top Scores in BRC Audit
Naturex’s global facilities were audited, including its sites in Birmingham, UK; Avignon, France; Bischofszell and Burgdorf, Switzerland; and New Jersey.
Danisco Launches Online Guide for Healthier Foods
The new tool is designed to make it easy for visitors to navigate through Danisco’s application-specific solutions.
Natural Bitter Orange Component Twice as Active as Synthetic, Review Says
A new scientific review states that the naturally occurring form of p-synephrine exhibits at least twice the physiological activity as does the synthetic form.
Yellow Emperor Certified Organic
Liquid herbal manufacturer Yellow Emperor Inc. has been certified organic by Oregon Tilth, a leading organic certifier.
Ashland Inc. Debuts Natural Colors for Nutraceutical Tablet Coating
Derived from vegetable, animal, and mineral sources, the organic and inorganic compounds will debut at the upcoming SupplySide West trade show.
PureCircle Closes In on First Commercial U.S. Stevia Harvest
S&W Seed is close to completing PureCircle's first harvest. More harvests are scheduled.
Chengdu Wagott Launches Private Label Tabletop Stevia
The company is offering its tabletop stevia for U.S. and EU markets, according to marketing partner Brenner Pharma/Food.
Charles Ross Debuts New Laboratory Mixer Model
The bench-top unit is designed for a variety of mixing tasks, such as powder dispersion, deagglomeration, pureeing soft solids, solubilization, emulsification, and homogenization.
Consumers May Spend More on Tooth-Friendly Chocolate, Beneo Survey Says
Beneo touts its Palatinose isomaltulose as a tooth-friendly ingredient.
NIH Study Raises Doubt over Saw Palmetto for Male Urinary Health
At three times the standard dosage, supplementing with saw palmetto may be no more effective than placebo for improving urinary health.
GOED Announces New Staff, Member Companies
The Global Organization for EPA and DHA Omega-3 (GOED; Salt Lake City) is celebrating continued success with an expanded management team and more member companies than ever before.
NP Nutra Launches “Preferred Customers” Website
By creating an account through the website, customers have 24-hour access to certificates of analysis, specification sheets, and more.
Aker BioMarine Offers to Purchase Krill Trawl Vessel
Aker BioMarine adds that the Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries has given its condition consent for the sale.
Company Launches Pterostilbene Nutrition Bars and Cookies
A line of certified-organic snack foods has been launched with Chromadex's pTeroPure pterostilbene.
Deerland, Thione Jointly Debut First Antioxidant, Enzyme Development
The ingredient, ThioZyme, combines antioxidants with “their vital partners,” antioxidant enzymes.
IronKids Gummy Vitamins Top List of Canadian Children’s Vitamins
Marketed by Life Science Nutritionals (LSI; Burlington, ON), the IronKids vitamin line includes omega-3 bursts and calcium, multivitamin, and vitamin D gummies.
FDA “Underestimates” the Time Needed to Create an NDI Notification: Complaint Sent to White House OMB
CRN has taken its complaint to the Office of Management and Budget.
Taura Ingredients Launching Concentrated Vegetable Ingredient Blends
The ingredients can be used in applications such as snack food.
Probiotic Supplement Targets Kids’ Ear Infection, Sore Throat
The supplement features BLIS K12, a probiotic strain from Frutarom Ltd. (North Bergen, NJ).
Ingredients by Nature Launches Highest-ORAC Citrus Blend
The company says it is the highest-ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity) citrus formula available.
SupplySide West Preview: High-Purity Mineral Salts
For more than 26 years, Jost Chemical Co. has manufactured high-purity mineral salts for the nutritional market.
SupplySide West Preview: New Minerals Line
Kelatron has introduced a new line of premium mineral products called K-Pure.