PLT Health Solutions has appointed Judith Hufnagel as director of regulatory affairs and compliance as part of the company’s regulatory team. Before joining PLT, Hufnagel spent nearly 10 years in a variety of roles at GNC, most recently as director of research and development. During her tenure she helped to develop new ingredients that carried competitive claims and supported innovative products, and oversaw research and product development, all with the regulatory requirements of global markets in mind. This included activities with GNC Pets for companion animal formulations and regulations.
 
In her new role at PLT Health Solutions, Hufnagel will work closely with the company’s product development, scientific, marketing, and quality groups in developing regulatory profiles for ingredients and managing messaging and claims globally. She will also work with PLT customers to help them navigate global regulatory issues related to PLT ingredients.
 
According to Rima Patel, director of quality for PLT Health Solutions, Hufnagel’s experience managing regulatory issues, claims, and messaging for global consumer products will strengthen PLT’s ability to act as a commercialization partner for its customers, and help these customers develop strong, credible, and acceptable messaging for products featuring the company’s ingredients.
 
“Today, PLT operates in more than 60 countries and has customers for our ingredients in over 30,” Patel said. “As we expand our footprint globally, navigating the regulatory environments of our customers is allowing us to speed their product launches. A strong regulatory understanding also helps inform the types of ingredients we are likely to bring to market. Judy brings world-class experience in developing and launching nutraceutical and functional food customer products. We think she will be a great asset to our company and our customers.”
 
“It’s an exciting time to be joining PLT as the company expands into global markets. We have a diverse ingredient portfolio with a number of best-in-class ingredient solutions,” Hufnagel said. “I’m looking forward to helping PLT’s customers incorporate these ingredients – along with strong consumer messaging – into their products.”