Karen E. Todd, RD, CSCS, EP-C, CISSN Registered Dietitian Vice President Global Brand Marketing Kyowa Hakko U.S.A., Inc., (Princeton, NJ) has announced that Karen E. Todd, RD, CSCS, EP-C, CISSN, and vice president of global brand marketing, has been named an MM+M 2024 Women of Distinction honoree. The 2024 Women of Distinction and Women to Watch honorees will celebrate 55 established and up-and-coming leaders at an in-person event on June 13 in New York, NY. The MM+M Women of Distinction and Women to Watch programs celebrate health care marketing executives who have ..read more

The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has announced the adoption of two sets of new voluntary guidelines: one focused on the formulation, labeling and packaging of melatonin-containing dietary supplements marketed for sleep support, and another dedicated to the labeling of gummy dietary supplements. The updated melatonin guidelines provide recommendations addressing intentional overages during manufacturing, child-deterrent packaging and precautionary label statements for melatonin-containing products. These guidelines are designed to ensure that consumers have access to products that ar ..read more

Natural ingredient supplier BGG (Beijing, China) has announced the establishment of a new global headquarters in Switzerland as part of a major restructuring plan. Operating as BGG World, the headquarters in Basel will be managed by newly appointed CEO Jürgen Nelis, supported by Thomas Adler, who joins as global commercial director to spearhead the company’s international corporate strategy. According to the company, the opening of the BGG World headquarters represents a significant leap forward for BGG’s global expansion efforts. The family-owned company is implementing a transformative pl ..read more

  Come Visit Us at Booth 129 For Free Show Survival Capsules! Meadowlands Exposition Center, Secaucus, NJ – April 16-17, 2024 For more information, visit hpingredients.com. These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Any information provided or opinions made in email advertisements are not necessarily those of VRM Media or its owners. Publisher is not liable for advertiser product claims or representations. Advertisers assume total responsibility for the contents of their ad ..read more

Nutrition Industry Executive (NIE) reached out to Jordi Riera, chief business development officer, Kaneka Probiotics (Pasadena, TX and Newark, CA) to talk more about the gut-brain axis. NIE: Talk about ingredient innovation, tips/ideas for manufacturers to keep in mind when selecting ingredients and/or formulating new products. Riera: With research in the gut-brain axis rapidly evolving, innovative product development requires the consideration of many crucial aspects, including: Quality probiotic strains: Selecting high-quality, clinically tested, and robustly validated probiotic strains is c ..read more

On April 3, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the availability of a draft guidance for industry titled “New Dietary Ingredient Notification Master Files for Dietary Supplements.” The draft guidance is the FDA’s response to the dietary supplement industry’s requests for specific guidance on recommendations about master files for new dietary ingredient notifications (NDINs). According to the FDA, NDIN Master Files are not required by statute or regulation, but the draft guidance explained that master files can be used to facilitate the submission of NDI-related identity, manu ..read more

Women In Nutraceuticals (WIN) will be active at SupplySide East (SSE), hosting a networking event as well as partnering on a session that is essential for anyone formulating products for women. The educational session Substantiating Products for Women – Building Trust Through Science is being held on Tuesday, April 16 at 1:45 p.m. in the Education Theatre on the show floor. Some of the topics addressed will be: Should we formulate using a branded ingredient? What are the specific requirements of clinical trials for women, and how does that impact our structure/function claims? How are those c ..read more

Sabinsa, the multi-national health science company founded by the late Dr. Muhammed Majeed 36 years ago, has named Dr. Anju Majeed as Sami-Sabinsa Group executive chairperson, assuming the role her father held until his death on March 13. The company also announced Shaheen Majeed as global managing director & CEO. Anju Majeed, PhD Anju Majeed, PhD, received Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Rutgers University in microbiology and molecular genetics, a further Master’s in biological sciences from Johns Hopkins, and her PhD. in microbiology from Bharathidasan University. She was a N ..read more

Supplement industry compliance struggles remain. Data recently released by FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) indicates that for the second year in a row, the number of dietary supplement current good manufacturing practices (cGMP) related inspections of dietary facilities remains steady following a severe decline in 2020 and 2021 because of the global pandemic. Consistent with pre-COVID-19 data, nearly one-half of inspections of domestic (U.S.-based) firms resulting in the issuance of an FDA Form 483—Notice of Inspectional Observations—calling on the firms in question to provide a formal ..read more

Nutraland USA, Inc. 9267 Research Dr. Irvine, CA 92618 Phone: (949) 988-7615 Nutraland USA is a pioneer in the development and manufacture of functional ingredients for nutraceutical, cosmeceutical and F&B industries. Established in Irvine, CA, in 2011, Nutraland USA has been dedicated to offering science-based and plant-based innovative ingredients not only good for the health, but also good for the Earth. Gene Bruno, a professor emeritus of nutraceutical science with Huntington University of Health Sciences currently serves as chief scientific officer of Nutraland USA, Inc. With graduate ..read more