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News in Brief

Tecumseh Holdings acquired majority ownership of Stryka Botanics; thenew corporation of Stracq Inc. will continue to do business as Stryka (www.stryka.com).... NSF International (www.nsf.org)certified Amerifit Nutritions Estroven dietary supplements as meeting labelclaims and being produced in a GMPcompliant facility. ... Roche Vitamins (www.nutraaccess.com)increased prices on its vitamins, carotenoids and selected fine chemicals by 12percent. ... AMINO GmbH (www.amino.de)selected S.A. Pharmachem Pvt. Ltd. as its distribution partner for AMINO Activesproducts in India. ... ZANDs flagship product, Insure Herbal, iscelebrating 25 years in business; ZAND (www.zand.com)is part of the consumer products division of Botanical Laboratories. ...Nature*4*Scienceupdated its Web site (www.nature4science.com)to include a comprehensive information center about nutraceutical garlic. ... Fortitech(www.fortitech.com) South Americareceived the Brazil Premium prize for its custom premixes for human nutrition.The prize was created by the Brazillian government to promote superior quality,Brazilian-made industrialized products. ... The U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP)received the 2003 Bronze Anvil Award in the Video News Releases (VNR) categoryfrom the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). The award recognized USPfor the launch of its Dietary Supplement Verification Program (DSVP)certification mark. ... Wisdom Herbs (www.wisdomherbs.com)hired Integrated Marketing Group (www.imgbranding.com)to design and implement a comprehensive marketing plan. ... Heel/BHI hiredChristie Communications to provide marketing support to promote Heelsnational branding efforts for its consumer and professional divisions. ... OrthoMolecular Products Inc. expects its 30,000-square-foot manufacturingfacility expansion to be operational by September. ... Advitech Solutions enteredan exclusive agreement with Pierre Jouan Biotechnologie SA, giving Advitechexclusive rights to technology the French company developed for treatment ofpsoriasis and other immune system disorders. The agreement covers the NorthAmerican and Japanese markets. ...Conscious Media (www.LohasJournal.com)presented its 2003 LOHAS Leadership Awards to Co-op America, McDonough BraungartDesign Chemistry, Patagonia Inc. and White Wave Inc. ... The Emergen-C RescueCrew will drive the new Energize America van to a range of eventsthroughout the United States to raise the profile of the Alacer vitamin Cproduct. ... Integrated Biomolecule (www.integratedbiomolecule.com)opened a new laboratory for ICP-MS to test minerals and metals with a detectionlimit for most elements in the range of parts per trillion. ... FrontierNatural Products Co-op donated its National Center for the Preservation ofMedicinal Herbs to the nonprofit community revitalization group Rural Action.... In its July issue, Consumer Reports reviewed the sciencebehind omega-3 fatty acids and recommended most people with normal heart riskeat at least two small servings of fish or consume about 2 g of omega-3s in fishoil supplements per week. ... Caterham Herbs established an organic herbgrowing business near Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). The company willharvest both wild and cultivated organic herbs and will distill essential oilsin BiH. ... BioCalth International Corp. (www.biocalth.com)announced its BioCalth bone and joint care supplement is receiving anenthusiastic response from mass market and drugstore chains, including Osco/Savon,Longs and Eckert. ... Vitamin World retail stores are now offering Neptune KrillOil softgels from CPB International. ... Baywood International appointedAdvantage Sales & Marketing Specialty Division as its salesorganization across the Central United States for specialty, natural foods andgrocery stores and wholesalers in 14 states.