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Cerilliant Introduces Certified Reference Standards for Stevia
July 1st 2009Cerilliant (Round Rock, TX), a producer and provider of certified reference standards and materials, announced the introduction of two new certified reference standards today, Rebaudioside A (Reb-A) and multi-component Rebaudioside-A Impurities.
Fusion Formulations Quadruples Liquid Manufacturing Output
June 29th 2009Fusion Formulations (Fusion; Phoenix) has announced an estimated quadrupling of its capacity for liquid manufacturing as a result of recent investments in production equipment that will create higher and faster output of products.
Chemi SpA Passes Inspection of Enhanced Brazilian Facility
June 29th 2009Chemi SpA (Chemi; Milan, Italy) has announced that its manufacturing facility, ITF Chemical Ltda, (ITF; Camacari, Bahia, Brazil) has been granted “acceptable status” after an inspection was conducted by HHS (Washington, DC) on its construction of new R&D and QC facilities.
UN Making Food Safer; Smaller Companies Feel at Risk
June 25th 2009A new United Nations report may have some small food companies feeling left in the cold. The World Health Organization (WHO; Geneva) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO; Rome) wrote a report that warns of the adverse effects that may occur impending food safety standards put on smaller companies.
Redpoint Developing a Sweet Alternative
June 24th 2009The biotechnology company Redpoint (Ewing, NJ) has announced that it has developed a new all-natural sweetener, RP44. Redpoint claims RP44 “demonstrated enhancement results” with common sweeteners, including sucrose, fructose, and high-fructose corn syrup.
ChemNutra Pleads Guilty in Toxic Pet Food Case
June 17th 2009Matt J. Whitworth, acting U.S Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that Sally Qing Miller and Stephen S. Miller, owners of pet food supplier ChemNutra, Inc. (Las Vegas), have pleaded guilty on federal charges for selling adulterated and misbranded pet food.
Advertising Claims: A Pandemic Outbreak
May 20th 2009H1N1, the influenza virus formerly known as Swine Flu, has made its way around the globe, leaving a trail of frightened consumers. They want to know how to protect themselves and their families-and whether there are any products they can buy to help.