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December, 2009

Transparent outline for sustainability

Natural-chemicals supplier Cognis has highlighted its long-term commitment to sustainability by creating an extensive 90-page section on its website outlining the company's sustainability achievements and goals.

December, 2009

Supply Spotlight: NEC

is the only dietary-supplements company designated by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) as VPP — a Voluntary Protection Program site.

November, 2009

Stevia: Good news for sustainability

The FDA's long-overdue approval of Reb-A from stevia as a sweetener is likely the hottest ingredient story of 2009, but the implications go beyond profits for the companies such as Pure-Circle that are in the forefront of providing Reb-A.

November, 2009

Supply spotlight: OptiPure

OptiPure tries to keep its focus on ingredients that can fulfil a unique niche.

September, 2009

Supply spotlight: NSF International

The nonprofit NSF International has been helping companies meet health standards for food, water, supplements and more for six decades.

September, 2009

Bogus herbal-supplement pusher gets busted

Police arrested a Las Vegas woman this week for falsely advertising and distributing what she called 'herbal alternatives' to recreational street drugs.

September, 2009

Danisco employs lifecycle analyses strategy

Copenhagen-based Danisco, a bio-based ingredients supplier, is no newcomer to the sustainability movement.

September, 2009

Supply Spotlight: Naturex

"The world is our backyard" might well be the motto for herbal-extracts supplier Naturex, headquartered in Avignon, France.

August, 2009

Boulder's naturals industry pioneers gear up for GMO fight

Frequently referred to as one of the epicenters of the organics and natural products industry, Boulder, Colorado, may soon become ground zero for the battle between the forces of organics and those of genetically modified organisms.

August, 2009

Study: baby-boomer men underserved

Although women still own the purse strings when it comes to health and household purchases, men are more opt to impulse buy, they worry less about the recession and they are in dire need of information to help them make healthier decisions.

July, 2009

Real men take supplements

Considering that one third of the purchasers of dietary supplements are men, and that men are more likely than women to stay on a supplement programme once started, there is a significant opportunity for expansion.

July, 2009

Less stress, deeper sleep

According to Nutrition Business Journal, two thirds of Americans report having trouble sleeping several times a week, and some 44 per cent report problems sleeping nearly every night.

July, 2009

The better to see you with...

Eye health is increasingly important to the rapidly ageing world's population, providing opportunity for ingredients suppliers.

July, 2009

Government does listen, AHPA reports

The American Herbal Products Association announced recently that its comments to the US Food and Drug Administration concerning the agency's ruling on serious adverse event reporting and recordkeeping for dietary supplements apparently were heeded.

June, 2009

Canada debuts new organics seal

On the first of July, Canadian consumers should expect to see begin seeing a new seal for organic products on store shelves.

June, 2009

Smart Choice program set to begin

Come August, consumers will have a new front-of-pack label to consider when perusing grocers' shelves.

June, 2009

Out of Africa, an entrepreneurial mission

Victor Lulla's Out of Africa mission

June, 2009

Nutricap Labs lives the CM quality mantra

Today's tough economy highlights the desire for marketers and retailers of supplements, powders and beverages to consider the ways they can trim expenses.

April, 2009

Supply Spotlight: BI Nutraceuticals

Herbs … and more … for the world

April, 2009

Pepsi's 'throwback' to natural sugar

PepsiCo quietly announced in December that for an eight-week run beginning April 20, it would make available Pepsi Throwback and Mountain Dew Throwback, "retro" drinks sweetened with real sugar instead of high-fructose corn syrup.

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