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ESM Technologies Becomes Corporate Affiliate Member of the Jordan Valley Innovation Center

May 17, 2013
  ESM Technologies, Carthage, MO, along with joint venture partner Stratum Nutrition,St. Charles, MO, has unveiled that they have become a corporate affiliate member of the Jordan Valley Innovation Center (JVIC) located in Springfield, MO. …  Read More »
Boulder Brands Acquires Davies Bakery

May 17, 2013
Boulder Brands, Boulder County, CO,a global health-and-wellness company, today announced that it has acquired Davies Bakery, one of the UK’s top gluten free baking businesses. The deal combines a leading UK gluten free bakery operation wit…  Read More »
Biova Signs Distributor Agreement with Maypro

May 16, 2013
  Biova LLC, Johnston, IA, a leading supplier of water-soluble egg membrane, has finalized an agreement with Maypro Industries to be the preferred distributor of Biova's ingredient portfolio in Japan and Taiwan.   Matt Stegenga, Biova&#…  Read More »
AOAC Approves ORAC as First Action Official Method for Measuring Antioxidants

May 16, 2013
Brunswick Laboratories, Inc., Southborough, MA, has unveiled that AOAC International, a global leader in the development and standardization of validated analytical methods, has approved the ORAC method, jointly developed by Brunswick Labor…  Read More »
HEPI Partners with AzCATI & ATP3

May 16, 2013
Health Enhancement Products, Inc. (HEPI), headquartered in Michigan, investigates and licenses high-value bioactive molecules derived from algae that benefit human and animal health. The company has executed a formal partnership with the Arizona Cent…  Read More »
Indonesia Adopts of ASEAN Health Supplement Terminology

May 10, 2013
Dra Lucky Slamet, head of Indonesia’s food and drug agency (BPOM), has announced that Indonesia will adopt a health supplement category separate to food and pharmaceuticals, which will bring the country another step closer to implementing ASEAN…  Read More »
Webinar on Mercury Testing in Nutraceutical Products

May 10, 2013
Milestone, Shelton, CT, will be hosting a free, educational webinar that will focus on direct mercury analysis for a wide range of nutraceutical samples.   Due to a rise in the level of health consciousness among consumers, manufacturers produci…  Read More »
Cargill Opens Indonesian Cocoa Facility

May 10, 2013
Cargill,Minneapolis, MN, has broken ground on a U.S. $100 million investment to construct a state-of-the-art cocoa processing facility in Gresik, in the East-Java region of Indonesia. Cargill stated that the new facility is to meet the growing demand…  Read More »
DSM Acquires 19% Equity Interest in Andre Pectin

May 8, 2013
Royal DSM, Heerlen, Netherlands, the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company, has signed agreements to acquire a 19% equity interest in Yantai Andre Pectin Co. Ltd. (Andre Pectin), a China based producer of texturing ingredients. In addit…  Read More »
New CITES-ITTO Documentary Discusses Sustainability of Prunus africana

May 8, 2013
Milan-based Indena has announced that CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) and ITTO (International Tropical Timber Organisation) released the documentary “Custodians of the Forest.” I…  Read More »
Pines International Partners with Avatar for Sales & Marketing

May 8, 2013
Pines International, Lawrence, KS, has partnered with Avatar, Kailua-Kona, HI, a sales and marketing company with more than 30 years experience in the natural products industry, to lead its national sales efforts as it plans to expand it’s prod…  Read More »
Codex Endorses IADSA Call for Magnesium Stearate Evaluation

May 1, 2013
The Codex Committee on Food Additives (CCFA) recently agreed with recommendations from the International Alliance of Dietary/Food Supplement Associations (IADSA) that magnesium stearate deserves priority status for evaluation and inclusion in the Gen…  Read More »
Consumers Still Confused About Sodium

May 1, 2013
While almost six in 10 Americans (58%) said they watch their sodium intake, new research from Mintel on consumer attitudes toward sodium reveals that there may be some confusion about the source of their sodium. About 72% of consumers who are current…  Read More »
80% of U.S. Parents Report Buying Organic

May 1, 2013
Trust in the USDA Organic seal reaches an all-time high among organic buyers.  Read More »
GAO Report Examines Adverse Events from Supplements

May 1, 2013
FDA received 6,307 reports of health problems associated with dietary supplements from 2008-2011.  Read More »

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