News in Brief 61072

Hansen Beverage Co. relaunched its Natural tea line in 16-oz. long-neck PowerFlex™ polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles from Amcor PET Packaging. ... Biothera is now operating under certified GLP (good laboratory practice) guidelines, in compliance with a quality assurance program from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). ... The city of Edmonton, Alberta, reached an agreement with CV Technologies Inc. to add the company’s COLD-fX® product to its pandemic preparedness plan; a $250,000 supply of COLD-fX will be available to the city through a cost-sharing arrangement with CV Technologies, making the product available to all key city employees. ... The E.T. Horn Co. was selected as BASF’s 2006 Distributor of the Year, for its work in the specialty chemicals, coatings and materials industry. ... More than 300 participants attended the HBA’s Midyear Technical Conference on Anti-Aging and Natural Beauty, held in New York in March; the two-day event included 30 tabletop exhibitors and a number of educational seminars and keynote speakers. ... Reliv International added 7-Keto®, a branded ingredient from Humanetics Corp., to its new Slimplicity™ Weight Loss System, which includes Accelerator thermogenic/appetite suppressant capsules and a meal replacement shake. ... ITO EN Ltd. is continuing its support of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Scholar-in-Training Awards; the awards enabled 27 students to attend and present at the AACR annual meeting in April. ... Jones Soda Co. is supporting Vitamin Angel’s Operation 20/20 campaign through funds raised through contributions from its 24C vitamin-enhanced water, the MyJones.com Web site, Jones Soda’s under the cap program, and a “viral” marketing campaign. ... Labeltronix created a team of Label-Aire label applicator experts, who will be available to consult with customers in the Southwest to develop custom labeling solutions. ... Creative Press Inc., a subsidiary of Cortegra Group, broke ground on a 62,000-square-foot manufacturing facility; completion of the $6 million project is expected by the end of 2007. ... Multisorb Technologies International acquired Silgel Packaging Ltd., in Telford, England, bolstering its packaging and global support capabilities. John Waddicor, previously managing director at Silgel’s parent corporation, is joining Multisorb as the new managing director of the combined Silgel and Multisorb UK facilities. ... Natrol Inc. is now including MEG-3® omega-3 docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)/eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), from Ocean Nutrition Canada, in its Lemon- Flavored Omega-3 Fish Oil supplements; the product will carry the MEG-3 logo on the front of the package. ... Institut Rosell will launch dietary supplements with Probis’ probiotics into Greece, the Czech Republic and Slovakia this fall. ... Qosmedix released its 2008 product catalog, featuring a range of packaging, measuring, skin care and spa supply products. ... Lipid Nutrition’s PinnoThin™ ingredient was named “most innovative ingredient” at the Slimming Ingredients Germany 2007 conference, and was “highly commended” at the 2007 Dairy Innovation Awards in the new health initiative category. ... American Health hired Christopher DeSenzo as Southeast territory manager, and tapped three brokers for regional coverage: Pacific Natural Sales, PCC International Inc., and Rocky Mountain Presence. ... Tetra Pak is investing $44.3 million in two new buildings in Lund, Sweden, encompassing 18,000 square meters; construction should start by early 2008 with completion scheduled at the end of 2009. ... Overnight Labels Inc. donated 10,000 printed labels for a vitamin A product for the Vitamin Angel Alliance; the company worked with Tishcon Corp. and Next Generation Design on the finished product contribution of 10,000 100-softgel count bottles of vitamin A. ... Gadot Biochemical Industries and Jiangsu Nuobei Biochemical Co. Ltd. established a joint venture to build and operate a new citric acid and citrate salts production plant with a 60,000 ton annual capacity in Jiangsu, China; total cost is estimated to be approximately US$30 million, and completion is targeted for 2008. ... Nordic Naturals filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in the Northern District of California against J.R. Carlson Laboratories Inc. and Metagenics Inc. alleging patent infringement (associated with flavored capsules) and unfair competition.