News in Brief 52312

The Association of African Medicinal Plant Standards was awarded a major grant by the EU PROINVEST program to help it develop botanical quality assurance standards and Africa’s first herbal pharmacopoeia. ... The AHPA Foundation for Education and Research on Botanicals received a $10,500 pledge from Herbs Etc. to help fund the revision of the Botanical Safety Handbook. ... Biocodex Inc., a French pharmaceutical firm, contracted with market consultant Big Arrow Group to evaluate how Biocodex may launch its Stimol dietary supplement to the U.S. market. ... Delfino Marketing Communications moved into larger quarters at the same business location in Valhalla, N.Y. ... derma e ® Natural Bodycare selected public relations firm CarryOn Communication Inc. to develop a new media strategy for the company. ... Contract manufacturer DMI launched a redesigned Web site (DMInj.com). ... New Sun Nutrition changed its name to The FRS Co., and announced its FRS energy products are being carried via Amazon.com and in 7-Elevens on the West Coast. ... The Dietary Supplement Education Alliance (DSEA) previewed its new “Just Like Me” TV commercial at the Newport Summit, Natural MarketPlace and the Efficient Consumer Response Management (ECRM) conference. ... To ensure compliance with the new dietary supplement GMPs, Maxx Performance is promoting its microencapsulating technology to dietary supplement manufacturers to ensure finished products meet label claims. ... Orgenetics Inc. was certified organic by Organic Tilth, a USDA-approved certifying agency, in accordance with the National Organic Program (NOP). ... Overnight Labels Inc. recently donated 40,000 Children’s Multi + Cal/Mag printed labels to Vitamin Relief USA; Tishcon Corp. donated the vitamins for the project. ... Lonza Inc. announced a worldwide price increase of up to 12 percent on niacin and niacinamide for food and dietary supplement applications, effective Oct. 1; the company attributed the increase to rising energy, raw material and transportation costs. ... Robinson Pharma Inc. announced it has grown to over 400 employees, reflecting growth in almost all departments, with specific focus on production, quality control and plant support. ... Proprietar y Nutritionals announced the Celadrin Tigerettes basketball team, made up of six senior women, won their third gold medal at the Senior Olympics in June 2007. The team is sponsored by Celadrin, and its members will be on hand at SupplySide West in Las Vegas to sign autographs at the Pacific Rainbow International booth (#1701). ... Zia Natural Skincare received a 2007 Excellence Award for achievement in packaging, presented by the Paperboard Packaging Council; Curtis Packaging developed the eco-friendly packaging for Zia’s Brilliance and Natural Microdermabrasion line. The FSC-certified, 50-percent post-consumer recyclate paperboard was produced by Mohawk Paper Mill using wind power. ... Larry A Hutchins & Associates will represent the American Health®, Home Health™ and Ester-C® brands in Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Arkansas. ... Soy Labs LLC announced a strategic alliance with Revolutionary Ingredient Technologies to expand its range of proprietary soy ingredients for nutraceutical, cosmeceutical and food/beverage formulation. ... Verdure Sciences announced it has reviewed its operations and found the company is in full compliance with the new federal GMPs (good manufacturing practices) for dietary supplements. ... Vitamer Labs joined the Organic Trade Association (OTA) following the company’s organic certification by Quality Assurance International (QAI); the company also launched the Ultimate Organics™ product line, which includes organic spirulina tablets, high-lignan flax oil, soy protein powder, and several herbal extracts such as echinacea, valerian, nettle leaf and green tea.