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News in Brief

New Jersey Packaging Executives Club launcheda Web site (www.njpec.com) with information about packaging opportunities andupcoming events. ... The Living Well to 100 Conference willbe held Nov. 15 and 16 at Tufts University, and participants can register online(www.wellnessto100.org); the conference is supported by educational grants fromthe Nutrilite Health Institute and Interleukin Genetics. ... The 53rdAPI China will take place at Kunming InternationalConvention & Exposition Center in China from Nov. 24 to 26. ... AmericanLongevity acquired the MLM company Bio-luminEssense and will add its five products (systemicenzymes and probiotics) as an independent brand for American Longevity. ... ActivesInternational unveiled a new Web site(www.activesinternational.com) for formulators interested in naturalingredients, which includes online sample ordering, descriptions of blendedproducts, and effects of active ingredients. ...Global nutraceutical sales are currently $7.1 billion, anddemand is expected to grow 6.1 percent annually through 2008 based on increasingevidence of health benefits, widening acceptance and improved quality, accordingto a new report from The Freedonia Group (www.freedoniagroup.com).... Jane Brody, health writer with The New York Times tookon conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) in her Sept. 28 column, noting that animalstudies have shown CLA has positive benefits, but that those results have nottranslated in human studies. She advised consumers to hold off on supplementingwith CLA until scientists have more data on its risks and benefits in humans.... Weaver Law Group launcheda new client-focused Web site (www.weaverlawgroup.com), which now includespassword-protected access to Web site areas for data file exchange. ... MarthaStewart Living Omnimedia made two media acquisitions,picking up Body & Soul magazinefrom New Age Publishing, and Dr. Andrew Weils SelfHealing newsletter from Thorne Communications. ... NewZealand extract supplier ESL launcheda new Web site (www.extractsolutions.co.nz) to educate visitors about itstechnology, products and capabilities. ... FrontierNatural Products Co-op donated $64,000 in personalcare items to Feed the Children to assist in hurricane aid efforts in Florida. ... Barry-Wehmiller Design Group mergedwith Stahlman Group Inc., adesigner of food and beverage production and distribution plants.