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GMP Labs Earns Health Canada Reference Number
The company's foreign site reference number allows for numerous advantages in dealing with the Canadian market for natural health products.
NIS Labs’ CAP-e Assay Evaluates Cellular Antioxidant Protection
Unlike other tests like ORAC that simply demonstrate an ingredient’s antioxidant capacity, the CAP-e test evaluates whether natural products protect living cells.
NPA Welcomes Mark LeDoux as Chairman of Product and Label Integrity Committee
In his new role, LeDoux will focus on the development of NPA’s comments to FDA regarding new dietary ingredient draft guidance, as well as oversight of NPA’s self-regulatory programs.
Unibar Launches UniGold Free Lutein
The ingredient is manufactured from marigold flowers exclusively for Unibar by Synthite Industries, one of the largest cultivators and manufacturers of marigold oleoresin in India.
SunOpta to Expand Non-Dairy Beverage Capacity
Currently, the company produces natural and organic soymilks, rice beverages, almond beverages, hemp and milk broths.
NSF Expands Organic Personal Care Standard to Include EU-Certified Organics
The NSF standard now accepts ingredients adhering to both the U.S. National Organic Program (NOP) and EU organic standards.
FTC Requires Packaging Change for Four Loko Alcohol Beverage
The consent agreement requires Four Loko to clearly indicate its alcohol content and to be sold in resealable containers.
FDA Scolds Another Brand Marketer, Not Its Contract Manufacturers, for GMP Failings
FDA cites the company for GMP violations, including failing to establish specifications for identity, purity, strength, and composition for its components.
Testing Services Company Publishes GMP White Paper
Microtest Laboratories has posted a free white paper on dietary supplement good manufacturing practices.
E.T. Horn Changes Name, Opens New Corporate Facility
Specialty ingredients distributor E.T. Horn has changed its name to HORN.
Naturex Supports Local Education Project
The company's nonprofit arm is helping rebuild a school near the Naturex extraction site in Casablanca.
Synergy Flavors Buys Sensus LLC
Synergy Flavors (Wauconda, IL) has announced its acquisition of essence and extract manufacturer Sensus LLC (Hamilton, OH).
EPAX AS Renamed Epax Norway AS
The name change is just one announcement from the changing company.
CRN Sends Letter to JAMA Editor over Supplement Regulations Article
According to CRN, the letter has been rejected, but the association has made public the letter that it drafted.
New Website Addresses “Deceptive” Food Labeling
Nonprofit group Citizens for Health launched the website “to alert and inform Americans about misleading labeling on many food, beverage, and health products.”
New Licensing Deal Has Sulforaphane Ingredient Poised for Anti-Cancer Drug
According to the companies, Suforadex has potential for the prevention and treatment of prostate and other cancers.
Ecocert Acquires U.S. Organic Certifier
France-based organic certifier Ecocert has acquired Indiana Certified Organic.
CRN Publishes Updated White Paper on Supplement Regulations
The paper covers mandates including the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act, Good Manufacturing Practices, and the Food Safety Modernization Act.
Charles Ross Promotes Ultra-High-Shear Mixer
The company says that the unique geometry of the Delta rotor/stator generator results in accelerated dispersion and rapid turnover rates.
AHPA Releases Shelf-Life-Dating Guidance
The guidance document explains federal regulations for the use of shelf-life dates for U.S. dietary ingredients and supplements.
Chr. Hansen Partners with Japan-Based Amino Up
The companies plan to develop clinically documented products addressing conditions such as immune health and weight management.
UK’s Food Standards Agency Publishes Guidance for Switching to Natural Colors
Transitioning your food or drink products from synthetic colorants to naturally-derived colorants just got easier.
Danisco Lifts Price for Hydrocolloids
Raw material costs are partly to blame.
Demand for Floral Flavors Growing, Says WILD
The company says it now offers flavors like jasmine, lavender, cherry blossom, orange blossom, chamomile, mimosa, iris, rose, hibiscus, and chrysanthemum.
Danisco Premiers New Antifungals for Baking, Beverages, and More
Danisco USA has introduced its latest innovations in antifungal ingredients with Natamax B Plus and BioVia YM 10.
New VSI Plant to Boost Nutrition Bar Production
The Netherlands-based facility will boost VSI's nutrition bar production to an estimated 250 to 350 million bars each year.
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.