Natural Products Industry

Tate & Lyle’s US food ingredients team (based in Decatur, Illinois), will be demonstrating its latest prototypes at the Institute of Food Technologists trade show (IFT) at the New Orleans Morial Convention Center in New Orleans from June 28 – July 1 2008. Tate & Lyle will be at booth number 1633.

Food supplement manufacturers must move towards self-regulation to achieve a consistency in quality control across the European Union’s (EU) Member States, an industry expert has said. The recently published EHPM Quality Guide for Food Supplements, aims to help industry comply with EU-wide rules by detailing both legislative requirements and recommended best practices across the EU.

Canada-based ingredient company UniChem Enterprises Inc. has announced that it has donated $10,000 to the Red Cross to help support ongoing relief efforts in China after the devastating earthquake that hit the Sichuan province.

Nourish America has announced that it has partnered with ECHOage.com, an online children’s party planning website, to directly reach children and encourage the act of giving to help those in need.

Health Plus, Inc. is celebrating its 25th year serving natural products retailers, and has revamped its look, including a new logo that reflects its mission.

Sunil Kohli, Vice President for Health Plus, Inc. has announced the return of Katie Zimmer to the company as Inside Sales and Customer Service Representative.

Some of The Hottest International Food & Beverage Trends Will Be Featured At One Pavilion Including: Organic Acai, Yerba Mate, Hemp Foods, Cacao, Jungle Honey, Wheat Grass and Green Superfoods, May 17 and 18 at the Navy Pier in Chicago.

BI Nutraceuticals has announced the hiring of Carolyn Micheli as Midwest Regional Sales Manager. In this position, Micheli will be in charge of growing sales and expanding the company's customer base in the Midwest region.

Galam Group will be exhibiting in the upcoming IFT in New Orleans, featuring its line of products and particularly its premium sweetener, Fruitose® (crystalline fructose).

Optimum Nutrition has constructed an online Complete Guide To Protein that explains the often subtle differences between whey, egg, milk, casein and other varieties of powdered protein sports supplements at www.ProteinReport.com.

Ultra-distance desert racers Gavin and Shelley Phillips, the husband- and wife- team sponsored by elete Electrolyte Add-In, have completed the grueling 23rd Marathon des Sables, a seven-day, 150-mile, water-rationed footrace across the Sahara Desert in Morocco. In conjunction with completing the footrace, the Phillipses have raised more than $12,000 for Facing Africa.

Wise Consumer Products, founded by Bill Wise, is a new manufacturer in the natural health industry that is creating a new niche in homeopathic healing remedies, presenting new Frankincense & Myrrh brand.

Fuji Health Science, Inc. announces that Fuji Chemical Industry Co., Ltd, maker of AstaREAL astaxanthin will showcase the concept of natural astaxanthin for health at the 15th International Symposium on Carotenoids in Okinawa, Japan, between June 22 and 27.

The “Actifs Innovants” Division of Naturex – previously a division of Berkem, has developed its strategy and becomes NAT’ Life, bringing to its customers a line of innovative trademarked plant extracts.

Scientists from the Midwest Area of the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) - the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) chief in-house scientific agency - and Cargill will receive an "Award for Excellence in Technology Transfer" from the Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC) on May 8 at the FLC National Meeting in Portland, Ore. recognizing the collaboration between the ARS and Cargill on the food and beverage ingredient sucromalt.

Fenchem has announced that it is expanding the production capacities with a $5 million investment at its plant in China.

NSF Congratulates Dome Corporation for successfully completing the requirements of the NSF Athletic Banned Substances Certification Program for Pro-X Apple Flavored and Pro-X Mango Flavored.

Pharmline, Inc., has been granted ISO-9001 certification by IQ Net as part of a strategic move to toughen its quality assurance procedures.

Canadian Health Food Association (CHFA) has received notice that its National Health Food Month Campaign was awarded the 2008 Summit International Bronze Award in the Community Relations Category.

Natural Products Expo Asia has received U.S. Department of Commerce certification as a premier trade show for U.S. natural, organic, and nutrition product companies seeking international buyers and strategic partners. The upcoming Natural Products Expo Asia event will be held June 26-28 2008 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center.